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Education


Boalt Will Open Death Penalty Clinic

Jan. 6, 2001
By Jill Boekenoogen

LOS ANGELES - In a first for a law school in California, the University of California, Boalt Hall, will open a clinic to give ...


Investments


E-Stores Endure Shakeout

Jan. 6, 2001
By Marisa Navarro

With the economy giving a hard spanking to dot-coms this past year, e-tailers hearty enough to survive had pegged their hopes,...


Technology & Science


Grid Lock

Jan. 6, 2001
By Daniel Shaw

The extent to which the Internet will continue to affect almost every facet of life in America depends, in part, on how the fe...


Litigation


Set On Broillet

Jan. 6, 2001
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Bruce Broillet, who stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, was in seventh grade when he started thinking of trying out for ...


Criminal


SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court expressed sympathy but offered little hope of relief Thursday for death row inmat...


Workers' Comp.


SAN FRANCISCO - In a decision clarifying the jurisdiction of the state Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, a unanimous state ...


Government


Two Little Deaths Foretold

Jan. 6, 2001
By Cheryl Romo

LOS ANGELES - On Tuesday, Breanna and Joan Richards were going to return with all the other children to Menlo Avenue Elementar...


Litigation


AG Accused of 'Brady' Violation

Jan. 6, 2001
By John Roemer

VALLEJO - A stinging sanctions motion by defense lawyer Robert Bloom asserts that prosecutors at an ongoing evidentiary hearin...


Media


Simpson Saga

Jan. 6, 2001
By Columnist

The "discovery rule" may toll the statute of limitations for a defamation action against a nonmedia defendant, even though the...


Corporate


Amid Outcry, Internet Seeks Self-Regulation

Jan. 6, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Elizabeth Clark of La Jolla didn't notice that her credit card was missing, at least not until two days later when she tried t...


Family


Court Rejects Rottweiler's Best Amicus

Jan. 6, 2001
By Staff Writer

A decision by Orange County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey T. Glass may leave dogs reconsidering their pledge to be man's best ...


Corporate


Bonanza!

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

Online sweepstakes could be a boon to Web users, as well as the lawyers who counsel companies on how to stay within the law in...


Securities


Equity Trap

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

Although some dot-coms hand out stock options like candy, many also ignore the tax implications.


Judges and Judiciary


Two Judges Named for San Mateo

Jan. 5, 2001
By Craig Anderson

SAN JOSE - Two San Mateo County government attorneys were appointed Wednesday to the Superior Court bench by Gov. Gray Davis. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Not

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

Why is it, I asked casually at a judicial committee meeting a few years ago, that since becoming a judge I have waited in vain...


Firm Watch


Manatt Partner Jumps to Cooley Godward

Jan. 5, 2001
By Tamara Scott

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles' Manatt Phelps & Phillips has lost partner Nancy Wojtas to Palo Alto-based Cooley Godward. Wojta...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Suit: BAR/BRI Infringed Patent

Jan. 5, 2001
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A small Silicon Valley start-up firm, RoboLaw Corp., has sued publishing giant Harcourt Inc.'s BAR/BRI Bar Rev...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Federal Follies

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

Property owners are caught in a catch-22 when they try to sue the government. ...


Real Estate/Development


Fine Print

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

An arbitration clause contained in the covenants, conditions and restrictions applicable to a condominium project was held unc...


Immigration


Deadly Gatekeeper

Jan. 5, 2001
By Columnist

California is known as a land without seasons, but the climate in the deserts and mountains along the California-Mexico border...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Merger Parties Battle Over Venue

Jan. 5, 2001
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - A Superior Court judge here seemed inclined Wednesday to let a Delaware court preside over a $1 billion merger...


Immigration


Peter H. Schuck has collected his previously published works on immigration law and policy in this new book, which features s...


Criminal


It should come as no surprise that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Connor wiped out the corruption convictions of ...


Large Firms


Alan Rothenberg Retires From Latham

Jan. 5, 2001
By Tamara Scott

LOS ANGELES - Alan I. Rothenberg, former State Bar president and founder of the nation's first professional soccer league, has...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Land Developer Wins $94 Million Verdict

Jan. 5, 2001
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A $94 million verdict against the city of San Diego left officials reeling this week and sent the land developer-p...


Intellectual Property


Genealogist's Niece Files Copyright Suit

Jan. 5, 2001
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - The niece of a renowned genealogist is suing Mattel in federal court, alleging that the toy maker's former subsidi...


Criminal


Council OKs LAPD Ballot Measure

Jan. 5, 2001
By Chris Ford

LOS ANGELES - In what backers say could help avert another Rampart-like police corruption scandal, an initiative on the April ...


Family


Lawyers Look to Set a Precedent in Dog Fight

Jan. 5, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

NEWPORT BEACH - The man and woman, who separated more than a year ago, sat on opposite sides of the counsel table in Judge Geo...


Technology & Science


SAN JOSE - In a rare settlement of such a case, Stanford University has reached a confidential resolution of a lawsuit demandi...


Civil Rights


LOS ANGELES - The civil liability for officer lawbreaking related to the Rampart police corruption scandal neared $30 million ...