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Litigation


Plaintiff, Heal Thyself!

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

In two recent product liability cases, defense attorneys Warren E. George and Rene J. Kern Jr., obtained separate favorable ve...


Litigation


Clearly Convincing

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

Many trial attorneys assume that "strong" evidence stands on its own before a jury, but a reality of the courtroom is that a t...


Litigation


Corporate Defender

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

Rene J. Kern Jr., practiced tort law in Los Angeles for ten years before he decided to start his own firm. After the death of ...


Litigation


Simply Critical

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

Complex business disputes typically involve thousands of documents and many witnesses, both fact and expert. While the economi...


Litigation


Reverse Incrimination

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

When litigators propound interrogatories and requests for admission and make objections at depositions, they do so believing t...


Litigation


Man With Many Hats

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

Warren E. George has managed to pursue his interest in civil rights despite the defense-oriented nature of his legal practice....


State Bar & Bar Associations


Disgruntled Bar Members Win Dues Challenge

Jul. 22, 2000
By Don De Benedictis

After eight years of litigation, including several appeals, 43 disgruntled State Bar members have been awarded $10 each, plus ...


Intellectual Property


Patent Perils

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

New patent-publication law gives rise to a number of questions. ...


Litigation


Newsmaker

Jul. 22, 2000
By Rebecca Kuzins

These days, Stephen M. Lachs is one of hundreds of private judges who ordinarily don't attract much attention outside of the l...


Litigation


Playing by Instinct

Jul. 22, 2000
By Columnist

Jurors decide cases according to their interpretation of the evidence without much regard to jury instructions. ...


Litigation


Lego Claims Ruby's Owes $315K

Jul. 22, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - The building blocks that held together the business relationship between Legoland and Ruby's Diner came apart Tues...


Government


SAN DIEGO - Saying that utility deregulation has become a disaster for limited-income citizens and small businesses, former Sa...


Environmental


SAN FRANCISCO - Thanks largely to an Eagle and a Maverick, environmentalists Wednesday were able at the last minute to meet a ...


Government


Appellate Court Dismisses Ex-Cop's Lawsuit

Jul. 22, 2000
By Daniel Evans

A state appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Los Angeles police officer who claimed the city improperly r...


Judges and Judiciary


Carstairs Announces Retirement

Jul. 22, 2000
By Ed Kimble

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Roy M. Carstairs will retire Monday after 26 years on the bench. Presiding Judge Victor Chave...


RIVERSIDE - The city attorney, lawyers representing the Riverside officers fired after Tyisha Miller's 1998 shooting death and...


Education


In a tentative ruling Thursday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge said the State Allocation Board, the body that determines h...


Government


In the wake of a federal court ruling throwing out their plan to close off 10 square blocks around the site of the Democratic ...


Government


Garcetti Narrows Gap With Challenger

Jul. 22, 2000
By Michael Harris

District Attorney Gil Garcetti still trails challenger Steve Cooley, according to a new poll, but the gap between the two has ...


Criminal


Jury Acquits Defendant on Blowfly Maggots' Testimony

Jul. 22, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Their very mention evokes almost instant revulsion. But twisting, wiggling maggots have helped save lives for cent...


Intellectual Property


The Next Level

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

Third- and higher-level domains and folders are not covered by new rules on domain names.


Discipline


Should we allow California attorneys to opt out of fulfilling the mandatory continuing legal education requirement by instead ...


Law Practice


The lack of a fair written partner-compensation formula can eventually cause the breakdown of partner relationships. ...


Insurance


Rightful Redress

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

The insurance industry is plagued with fraudulent claims for arson, burglary, boat sinking, auto accidents and other types of ...


Public Interest


Linguistic Bias

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

If 'My Fair Lady' were written today, Eliza Doolittle would begin by speaking Ebonics and end by being appointed secretary of ...


Government


Lawyer and Accountant Go to Prison for Defrauding a Bank

Jul. 21, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - A Culver City lawyer and a San Clemente accountant have been sentenced to federal prison for their convictions on ...


Insurance


Blurred Distinction

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

Insureds can limit the impact of deductibles and SIRs by limiting the number that they must pay and satisfying the amounts by ...


Large Firms


Corporate Finance Lawyer McCormick Dies

Jul. 21, 2000
By Lisa Madrid

Charles E. McCormick, renowned commercial and corporate finance lawyer, died July 18 after a brief illness. He was 60. McCormi...


Civil Rights


Attorney Hugh Manes Will Retire

Jul. 21, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Attorney Hugh Manes, a lawyer many consider a gladiator in the arena of civil rights advocacy, will retire Aug. 1, after 47 y...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday announced the appointment of Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioners Jane L. Johnson and Diana M...