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Government


Approval Likey for Hmong Legislation

May 20, 2000
By Martin Bergn

Some Laotian Vietnam war veterans and their family members now living in the United States could take a citizenship test throu...


Law Practice


Suit Claims Bad Water Killed Nine

May 20, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Relatives of nine Baldwin Park residents who died, allegedly after years of drinking water contaminated with oil, solvents and...


Criminal


The Public Eye By Ross Johnson Memo to: The lawyers of the thousands of Hollywood screenwriters tempted to steal from Thursday...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN DIEGO - It has been almost two years since California voters approved unifying the state's trial courts, a formidable task...


Military Law


SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco psychiatrist, discharged from the Air Force for being gay, filed suit Thursday to block Air Fo...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Price-Gouging Suit Arrives at Supreme Court

May 20, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court will review an appellate court's dismissal of a class action alleging that nine o...


Juvenile


Critics of the status quo say that America's neglect of its incarcerated kids with mental health problems has reached the brea...


Civil Rights


SAN FRANCISCO - A former Pelican Bay state prison guard has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for a near-...


Family


Domestic Violence Subject of Training

May 19, 2000
By Staff Reports

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


Intellectual Property


Judge Throws Out Seven of Nine Claims in Sony Lawsuit

May 19, 2000
By Pamela A. Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has wiped out the bulk of Sony Corp.'s copyright and trademark suit against Connectix Corp. in...


Public Interest


Century City Bar to Honor McKesson

May 19, 2000
By Michael D. Harris

Winston K. McKesson, the lawyer for Rampart scandal whistle-blower Rafael A. Perez, has been named the Century City Bar Associ...


Litigation


Class Suit Alleges CD Price Fixing

May 19, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Those cute little compact discs that made 33 rpm records extinct don't come cheap, and a pair of San Diego lawyers...


Intellectual Property


Ecards.com Will Appeal $4 Million Verdict

May 19, 2000
By Pamela A. Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - Ecards.com announced Wednesday that it will appeal the $4 million unfair competition verdict reached May 10. ...


Law Practice


Dicta: Money Matters By Kimberely Quackenbush A good time-entry program can make the difference between bills that are paid on...


Government


Council Overrides Youth Program Veto

May 19, 2000
By Chris Ford

Overriding a veto by Mayor Richard J. Riordan, the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday unanimously approved the continuation of a...


Insurance


Good Policy

May 19, 2000
By Columnist

Practitioner: Insurance Law By Scott Thomas During 1999, California courts decided a number of cases involving the scope of co...


Insurance


Viruses and Worms

May 19, 2000
By Columnist

Practitioner: Insurance Law By Kirk A. Pasich On Thursday, May 4, much of the business world was hit by the "ILOVEYOU" virus/w...


Government


Police Station Plans Will Cost $900,000

May 19, 2000
By Chris Ford

Pending approval from the mayor's office, the city of Los Angeles will spend about $900,000 to hire an architect to design a n...


Public Interest


Cry Freedom

May 19, 2000
By Columnist

Dicta: By Paul O'Brien Browsing through some very old newspapers, I came across an article from 1860. A long, front-page story...


Litigation


County Hires Firm to Sue Brokers

May 19, 2000
By Tessa Jarrett

SAN BERNARDINO - Those responsible for investing the county's money in the early to mid-1990s made poor decisions and paid unn...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


DOJ Stands by Microsoft Breakup in Rebuttal

May 19, 2000
By Xenia P. Kobylarz

In an expected response to Microsoft Corp.'s proposed counter remedy for its antitrust violations, the Department of Justice a...


Labor/Employment


Lawyers Sue O.C. Over Reorganized Positions

May 19, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - The bargaining association for lawyers who work for Orange County has filed a lawsuit claiming county officials we...


Litigation


Regents Expected to OK Cryobank Settlement

May 19, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

WESTWOOD - James E. Holst, the University of California's general counsel and vice president of l egal a ffairs, said Wednesda...


Litigation


Mother Sues Flynt for 'Anguish' Over TABOO

May 19, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

The mother of a 14-year-old Orange County boy Wednesday filed a class action against Larry Flynt Publications, claiming that t...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


High Court to Review Confidentiality Ruling

May 19, 2000
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court voted Wednesday to review a lower court decision that has caused "enormous uproar...


Berman Swarttz, the 84-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who skipped to Brazil with his prospective fifth wife last year after admit...


Criminal


Feds Leave Council Out Of Planning

May 19, 2000
By Chris Ford

As four city leaders met Wednesday behind closed doors with representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice to discuss how t...


Constitutional Law


Sunshine Solution

May 18, 2000
By Columnist

Forum: First Light By Terry Francke With every passing day, it seems we are met with headlines chronicling the inceasing depth...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Friends Hold Party to Remember Henrikson

May 18, 2000
By Martin Kruming

San Diego Watch: Leo 'Rik' Henrikson didn't want a memorial service. He wanted "to have a party so all my friends can have one...


Litigation


Former Consultant Sues Pixelon

May 18, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - Was it Pixelon or was it Microsoft technology that broadcast live segments of presentations by the Republican Nati...