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Juvenile


Child Abuse Case Will Remain in L.A.

Feb. 5, 1999
By Cheryl Romo

In a volatile and unprecedented case with more twists and turns than a roller coaster, a Los Angeles Juvenile Court bench off...


Litigation


Comic Sues Over Appearance in Adult Video

Feb. 5, 1999
By Anne La Jeunesse

Comedian Craig Shoemaker, Magic Johnson's sidekick on the former basketball great's ill-fated talk show, wants $10 million fr...


Criminal


Kick Leads to Manslaughter Charge

Feb. 5, 1999
By B. Scott Bortnick

SANTA MARIA - Sharlene Miller came to Santa Maria's Town Center Mall last December to catch a comedy at the local theater. Sh...


State Bar & Bar Associations


WASHINGTON - A broad grin has worked its way to Philip S. Anderson's face. "This job is a lot more fun than I thought it woul...


Judges and Judiciary


Municipal Court judges are quickly becoming extinct in California - at least as members of the state Judicial Council and Com...


Government


No Funds Are Allocated for New L.A. Court

Feb. 5, 1999
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - Plans for a new federal courthouse in Los Angeles may be in jeopardy, court officials here said Wednesday, becau...


Contracts


Monkee Wrench Is Thrown Into PBS Lawsuit

Feb. 4, 1999
By Garry Abrams

A former member of the television rock band the Monkees has been awarded $47 million in a counterclaim action against the Pub...


Litigation


DARE Sues Magazine for $50M

Feb. 4, 1999
By Martin Bergn

A national, Culver City-based anti-drug program filed a $50 million libel suit Tuesday against Rolling Stone magazine, chargi...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


A sexual battery lawsuit brought by an associate against a senior partner of the now-defunct Solish, Jordan, Arbiter & Wi...


Government


The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to review the current process used in the county counsel's office f...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she has recommended Los Angeles attorneys Fredric Woocher a...


Environmental


Water Meters' Lead Content Spurs Suit

Feb. 4, 1999
By Denise Levin

An environmental law group has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against a water meter manufacturer that allegedly sold the Los ...


Civil Rights


A man who claims he wrongly was kept in jail for more than a week after his bail was posted has filed a lawsuit seeking class...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - Another battle may be brewing over a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee, but this potential showdown has ...


Constitutional Law


WESTMINSTER - In a much-anticipated decision this week, Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann will tentative...


Personal Injury & Torts


Receiving strong support from the majority of the Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County joined other local governments Tue...


Law Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - Stung by a furious sanctions order from U.S. District Judge Charles A. Legge, plaintiffs' attorney Sandra Rae...


Education


UC Berkeley Sued Over Admissions Policy

Feb. 4, 1999
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A coalition of minority groups and aspiring college students sued the University of California, Berkeley, Tue...


Real Estate/Development


NEWPORT BEACH - Chris Decker can't move back to the Orange County apartment from which he was evicted after police distribute...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Attorney Steven L. Mazza, fresh from having felony charges dismissed , has sued his former attorney, Martin S. Bakst, for leg...


Litigation


Pellman Hails Early Case Settlement

Feb. 3, 1999
By Lauren Blau

In his first effort to bring about an early settlement in a high-profile case, County Counsel Lloyd W. Pellman won a recommen...


SAN FRANCISCO - Settling an issue that troubled an appeal court, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a defendant d...


Government


Auditor Notes Improvements in DA's Office

Feb. 3, 1999
By Michael Harris

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is implementing the vast majority of 56 recommendations made by a private a...


Large Firms


Matt Fong Returns to Sheppard Mullin

Feb. 3, 1999
By Pearl Piatt

Matt Fong, former California state treasurer and the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate last fall, has rejoined Los Ang...


Agriculture


SACRAMENTO - To the United Farm Workers, the violence that erupted in the strawberry fields of Watsonville last summer is the...


Intellectual Property


SAN FRANCISCO - In a small defeat for Microsoft, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ordered the software giant Thursda...


Agriculture


Harvest Time

Feb. 3, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - The United Farm Workers union is riding high these days with Gray Davis in the governor's office. The election o...


Discipline


Schiff Tells Bar To Seek Support Of the Public

Feb. 3, 1999
By Don De Benedictis

SAN FRANCISCO - The future of the State Bar of California currently lies in the hands of two men, and the bar's Board of Gove...


Appellate Practice


Spousal Support Ended for Failure To Change Jobs

Feb. 3, 1999
By Anna Marie Stolley

During a 1980 court hearing on spousal support, a trial judge advised Ida Schaffer that to become self-sufficient she might w...


Government


WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice is seeking a budget of $21 billion for fiscal year 2000, a $371 million increase over ...