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Criminal


Two Charged in Child's Injury

Jun. 2, 2000
By Matthew Heller

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - An Upland attorney and his wife are facing up to nine years in prison after being charged with inflicting a...


Real Estate/Development


South Bay absorption continues ascent

Jun. 2, 2000
By Julie Nakashima

By Julie Nakashima South Bay/LAX commercial real estate began the year on a robust note, as evidenced by the fact that 1 mill...


Construction


Start-up smarts

Jun. 2, 2000
By John Mc Cloud

By John McCloud J. Edgar (Ned) Fennie, a partner in Fennie & Mehl Architects in San Francisco, describes what happened wh...


Public Interest


Dicta: The Bookshelf Harvey Gee David Cole's thesis is straightforward: R ace plays an improper role in the administration of ...


Government


Services were held Wednesday for Claude Hilker, former long time senior counsel to the Los Angeles city attorney. Hilker died ...


This week, dozens of people began a long journey through a judicial version of living hell: four to six months in a Los Angele...


Litigation


Judge Rules in Heated Fee-Sharing Dispute

Jun. 2, 2000
By Pamela A. Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A Sacramento judge has approved a hotly contested fee-sharing arrangement that confers the bulk of $1.4 millio...


Appellate Practice


Insurers May Charge $1,000 As Copayment

Jun. 2, 2000
By John Roemer

In a decision one lawyer called "a pregnancy tax on women," a California appellate court ruled Wednesday that insurers can cha...


Real Estate/Development


FEATURED SALE

Jun. 2, 2000
By John Mc Cloud

Reports of an agreement by Charles Schwab Corp. to pay a record rate of $420 to $450 a square foot for an eight-story buildin...


Real Estate/Development


One the Scene -- Silicon Valley

Jun. 2, 2000
By John Mc Cloud

Santa Clara Starring CPS Commercial real estate professionals at CPS/CORFAC walked away with four COR$TAR Awards from Corpora...


Government


Drug Initiative Takes Center Stage

Jun. 1, 2000
By Robert Selna

SAN FRANCISCO - As more than 3,000 drug-court advocates from across the nation convene in San Francisco today, a controversial...


Judges and Judiciary


Court Seems Divided Over Arbitration

Jun. 1, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

California's Supreme Court justices were all over the map Tuesday as they grappled with whether employers can force arbitratio...


Criminal


9th Circuits 3-0 Vote Expands Right to Counsel

Jun. 1, 2000
By Pamela A. Mac Lean

Expanding the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that the government may not require a ...


Large Firms


On the Move: Capitalizing on Texas' burgeoning technology sector, San Francisco's Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has opened a ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


State Settles Stomach-Stapling Suit

Jun. 1, 2000
By Contributing Writer

SANTA BARBARA - A low-income woman here who sued to obtain a stomach-stapling operation for obesity and other health problems ...


Public Interest


Reinhardt, Others Will Be Honored

Jun. 1, 2000
By Staff Reports

Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and two attorneys will be honored Friday by the Peoples College of...


Family


Domestic Violence Subject of Training

Jun. 1, 2000
By Staff Reports

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Campion Counseling Center plan domestic violence prevention training for legal and men...


Corporate


Unsafe Harbor

Jun. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Practitioner: Corporate Law By Timothy Crudo California's Unfair Competition Law, Business and Professions Code Section 17200 ...


Public Interest


Long Beach Group Hosts Wine Tasting

Jun. 1, 2000
By Staff Reports

Women Lawyers of Long Beach will present a tasting of fine wines at the home of Judge Richard Charvat at 6 p.m. on June 12. ...


Civil Rights


Forum: By Edward Correia The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Brzonkala v. Morrison , 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5061 (M...


Public Interest


Women's Group to Honor Four Men

Jun. 1, 2000
By Staff Reports

Women of Los Angeles will honor lawyer Meldon E. Levine and three other men who, the group says, have supported issues that ar...


Intellectual Property


SAN JOSE - In a major test of whether the controversial "inevitable disclosure" doctrine would be applied in California, a San...


Judges and Judiciary


Early Mediation

Jun. 1, 2000
By Martin Kruming

San Diegoe Watch: San Diego Superior Court is participating in a pilot program to assess the benefits of early mediation in ci...


Constitutional Law


Court Has Power to Nix VAWA

Jun. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Forum: By Anne M. Hayes Scores of individuals - feminists, politicians, law professors - are upset about the U.S. Supreme Cour...


Constitutional Law


Missed Targets

Jun. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Forum: By Marci Fukuroda Gender-based violence is a national epidemic that demands a national solution. Congress provided a na...


Public Interest


Yale Law Association Lauds Judge Fleming

Jun. 1, 2000
By Staff Writer

The Yale Law School Association of Southern California will honor retired Judge Macklin Fleming at its annual dinner June 9. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Success Rate Slips to 40 Percent

Jun. 1, 2000
By Don J. De Benedictis

The pass rate for the California bar exam slipped to 40 percent, according to results released Tuesday by the State Bar. ...


Immigration


Lao May Use Interpreters at Citizenship Test

Jun. 1, 2000
By Susan Mc Rae

Memorial Day was particularly memorable this year for Hmong veterans after President Clinton signed a law making it easier for...


Law Practice


Stalker Disrupts Bar Prep

Jun. 1, 2000
By Daniel A. Shaw

You think you had a tough time cramming for the bar exam? If anyone can top his story, Spencer Vodnoy wants to hear it. ...


Environmental


SAN FRANCISCO - Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, a venerable public interest law firm based in San Francisco, has merged with ...