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Contracts


Gloria Allred on Wrong Side of Lawsuit

Jan. 28, 2000
By Denise Levin

Allred, Maroko and Goldberg, the Los Angeles law firm known for putting its clients into the spotlights of news cameras, is th...


Labor/Employment


Moonlighting

Jan. 28, 2000
By Columnist

While surfing the Internet, an employer comes across a Web site called the "First Amendment Gang," which advocates the overthr...


Criminal


Jury Biased in DA's Favor Mandates Reversal

Jan. 28, 2000
By Anna Marie Stolley

A state appeal panel has reversed a cocaine possession conviction because the defendant was not given extra peremptory challe...


Judges and Judiciary


Diabetes Claims Life of Judge Brown

Jan. 28, 2000
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Ira A. Brown Jr., a retired San Francisco jurist who educated civil litigators for years as co-author o...


Judges and Judiciary


Inhofe Will Block Judicial Nominees

Jan. 28, 2000
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - A Republican senator on Wednesday reiterated his vow to block the confirmation of all of President Clinton's rem...


Litigation


Judge Likely to Let Gay Club Meet

Jan. 28, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - In comments indicating that he may be leaning toward issuing a temporary injunction allowing students at El Modena...


The Internet revolution is turning a Beverly Hills lawyer into an investment banker. So, yes, the World Wide Web does perform...


Government


$40 Million Settlement in Police Lawsuit Near

Jan. 28, 2000
By Lauren Bartlett.

The Los Angeles City Council inched closer to a reported $40 million settlement of police overtime lawsuits Wednesday, despit...


Labor/Employment


Council Settles Holdens Sex-Harassment Suit

Jan. 28, 2000
By Lauren Bartlett.

Just days before trial was scheduled to start, the Los Angeles City Council approved a $175,000 settlement Wednesday of a sex...


Criminal


Large as Life

Jan. 27, 2000
By Columnist

California's three-strikes law does not substantially reduce crime. Instead, many nonviolent, small-time criminals are being i...


Law Practice


Movers and Shakers

Jan. 27, 2000
By Martin Kruming

By Martin Kruming Rob Trentacosta of Boudreau & Trentacosta has been installed as this year's president of Consumer Attorn...


Large Firms


Consumer Attorneys Assn. of L.A. Honors Six

Jan. 27, 2000
By Denise Levin

The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles has honored six people for their work on behalf of the state's consumers and...


Personal Injury & Torts


Doctor Dispute

Jan. 27, 2000
By Columnist

By Matthew P. Guasco Medical-malpractice lawsuits are highly specialized, complex and expensive to litigate. Therefore, in ord...


Litigation


Inmate Denounces Guard Who Shot Him

Jan. 27, 2000
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - In a rare criminal prosecution for alleged civil rights violations, a former Pelican Bay prison inmate told ju...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Ben Tzedek Will Honor Two People

Jan. 27, 2000
By From Staff Reports

Bet Tzedek Will Honor Two People Bet Tzedek, a nonprofit law center, will honor the philanthropic efforts of two people at its...


Criminal


Parade of Executions Continues

Jan. 27, 2000
By Columnist

By Charles Levendosky Our nation begins the new millennium by being the only country in the Americas, Europe and most of the w...


Entertainment & Sports


Plonsker Joins Firm as Partner

Jan. 27, 2000
By Tamara Scott

Plonsker Joins Firm as Partner Entertainment and business litigator Michael J. Plonsker has left Century City-based Lavely &am...


Litigation


Rodney King's Suit Against Attorney Dismissed

Jan. 27, 2000
By Denise Levin

Rodney Glenn King's battle against his former attorneys has ended with the dismissal of the legal malpractice lawsuit against ...


Litigation


Jurists Let Charter Schools Carry On

Jan. 27, 2000
By David Kravets

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of state legislatio...


Government


In yet more allegations of police wrong-doing to erupt from the Rampart corruption scandal, a civil rights attorney charged T...


Judges and Judiciary


L.A. Court Sued Over $75 Filing Fee

Jan. 27, 2000
By Denise Levin

A client's scrutiny of his legal bills has led to a lawsuit against Los Angeles Superior Court, which is accused of collectin...


Labor/Employment


Truckers Classified

Jan. 27, 2000
By Denise Levin

In a ruling with potentially nationwide implications, a special panel of retired judges has found that truckers who operate ou...


Government spying on former Beatle John Lennon was an international affair. That FBI agents and paid informants kept tabs on t...


Law Practice


Today's ideal firm administrator has strong people skills, can juggle many projects simultaneously and will manage the firm's ...


International


Simplified Process

Jan. 26, 2000
By Columnist

By Richard C. Kim With the globalization of commerce, more U.S. companies are now looking beyond their domestic borders and se...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Sues CalPERS Over Military Credits

Jan. 26, 2000
By Martin Bergn

Judge Sues CalPERS Over Military Credits A Los Angeles Superior Court judge filed a federal civil rights suit Monday against t...


Family


Not Deadbeat But Dead Broke

Jan. 26, 2000
By Columnist

Child support, once the neglected waif of family law, was the subject of heated political debate last year. As a result, sweep...


Litigation


O.C. Gay Students Argue for Equal Access to Facilities

Jan. 26, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - The battle to bring a gay-straight club to an Orange County high school wound up in federal court Monday when stud...


Litigation


SAN JOSE - In an apparent victory for the entertainment industry in its attempt to protect trade secrets, a Santa Clara County...


Judges and Judiciary


New Circuit Judge Fisher Is Sworn In

Jan. 26, 2000
By From Staff Reports

The judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit conducted the investiture Saturday of new Circuit Judge...