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Government


SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Superior Court judge Wednesday signed the final judgment that commits the state of California, its ci...


Judges and Judiciary


San Bernardino Looks at Building Outlying Courts

Dec. 11, 1998
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SAN BERNARDINO - Building a new San Bernardino County courthouse and converting the old building into office space are among ...


Civil Rights


Pasadena Attorney Denies Client-Rape Allegations

Dec. 11, 1998
By Anne La Jeunesse

A Pasadena attorney testified Wednesday that he had sexual relations with a client and former law school student at various t...


WASHINGTON - President Clinton did not lie under oath in the Monica Lewinsky matter, White House counsel Charles F.C. Ruff to...


Litigation


Drug Maker Sued for Diabetes-Related Claims

Dec. 11, 1998
By Denise Levin

The maker of Rezulin, a drug said to correct the cause of diabetes, has been sued in Los Angeles Superior Court for unfair co...


Litigation


The Los Angeles City Council approved spending more than $1 million Wednesday to settle lawsuits filed by four teen-agers who...


Criminal


The incoming Los Angeles Superior Court supervising judge has previewed how he will administer the criminal courts for the ne...


Civil Rights


Justices Gang Up on Anti-Gang Law

Dec. 11, 1998
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed deep skepticism about the constitutionality of a unique Chicago ordinan...


Public Interest


Giving Hope a Chance

Dec. 11, 1998
By Stephanie Francis Cahill

As the child of Israeli intellectuals working in Ethiopia, Daniel Grunfeld lived a fairly privileged life. Still, his parents,...


Elder Law


SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it will allow abused elders to recover damages for pain a...


Large Firms


Woman Partner in Brussels May Be Bakers Next Leader

Dec. 10, 1998
By Wendy B. Schatzman

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At 42, Christine Lagarde is one of the women in the legal profession who epitomize sophistication, profes...


Government


Group Votes on Police Inspector's Clout

Dec. 10, 1998
By Lauren Blau

The Los Angeles police inspector general would have the authority to conduct investigations of all aspects of the department ...


Energy Law


Bay Area Utility Braces for Suits After Blackout

Dec. 10, 1998
By Vivien Lou Chen

SAN FRANCISCO - Consider the fact that San Francisco's estimated economic output each month is $2.5 billion, or $60 million a...


Government


Knabe Proposes Inspector for Risk Management

Dec. 10, 1998
By Lauren Blau

Creating an independent inspector general to review county claims, settlements and judgments is one of the policy changes Los...


Government


WASHINGTON - President Clinton's conduct in the Monica Lewinsky matter was "sinful but not impeachable," his special counsel ...


Juvenile


SAN DIEGO - The teen-ager sitting in Margaret Hillenbrand's chambers appeared uncomfortable. Arrested on a petty theft charge,...


Judges and Judiciary


BofA Lawsuit Dredges Up Bad Memories

Dec. 10, 1998
By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO - Ugly allegations - including bribed witnesses and misconduct on the part of a U.S. attorney - are emerging as Ban...


Criminal


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Fourth Amendment is violated by a unique Iowa law that allow...


Law Practice


Attorneys representing Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro began presenting their defense in a preg...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy Attorneys Meet in Desert

Dec. 9, 1998
By Douglas Fabrick

Bankruptcy Attorneys Meet in Desert Nearly 450 bankruptcy attorneys and professionals met at the recent American Bankruptcy In...


Government


After hearing several hours of testimony, the Public Safety Committee voted Monday to ask the Los Angeles City Council to con...


Judges and Judiciary


Pedaling for Profit

Dec. 9, 1998
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - Mattzilla, Messenger of Doom, is living proof that time is money. This bike messenger, whose real name is Mat...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether federal judges must pay an occupational license tax imposed b...


Judges and Judiciary


PHILADELPHIA - An appearance by a Supreme Court justice is a rare event, so when two justices participated last weekend in a ...


Personal Injury & Torts


SAN FRANCISCO - Bringing some relief to a severely injured boy, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that the child's $3...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Don't Look for State Bar Refund Any Time Soon

Dec. 9, 1998
By Don De Benedictis

CORONADO - A year ago, Marc D. Adelman, then the president of the State Bar of California, wrote to all the state's lawyers a...


Personal Injury & Torts


Hospitals, Doctors Sued Over Mom's Care

Dec. 5, 1998
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RIVERSIDE - Katherine Pipoly became ill and went into a coma last year at Inland Valley Medical Center shortly after giving b...


Discipline


A lawyer who specialized in "asset protection" and two San Pedro bank officials have been convicted on federal criminal charg...


Criminal


Mistrial Ordered in Killing of Crime Boss

Dec. 5, 1998
By Laura Impellizzeri

SAN FRANCISCO - Citing statements District Attorney Terence Hallinan made to the news media and the ensuing controversy, San ...


Criminal


^^Capitol Notebook/Peter Blumberg ^^ SACRAMENTO - Not every newly elected official makes his first post-election public appear...