• January 21, 2004 | The Recorder

    A Special Circumstance

    SAN JOSE -- It took two trials for a hungry young prosecutor named George Kennedy to win a death sentence for David Ghent Jr.More than two decades later, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court o

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  • Water Replenishment District of Southern California v. City of Cerritos

    Publication Date: 2012-01-19
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    Date Filed: 2012-01-18
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alston & Bird, Edward J. Casey and Tammy L. Jones for Plaintiff and Appellant Water Replenishment District of Southern California.
    for defendant: Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse and William F. Kruse for Defendants and Appellants City of Lakewood and City of Long Beach.

    Case Number: No. B226743

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 776 WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff and Appellant; v. C

  • February 23, 2011 | Daily Report Online

    DeKalb schools' fee deal with K&S under fire

    Of all the legal questions currently dogging the DeKalb County School District, one about a fee arrangement with a law firm would appear to be among the least of its concerns. After a

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  • November 23, 1999 | Daily Report Online

    Associates Hit Prime Time in Latest Coke Bias Hearing

    Conventional wisdom at big firms used to be that young associates are seen but rarely heard if they are lucky enough to set foot in a courtroom. But that wasn't the case late Friday in a co

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  • May 10, 2004 | The Recorder

    9th Circuit Says Killer Deserves Death

    The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found a death penalty case it likes.Though the court is known for overturning California death sentences, a unanimous, three-judge panel found

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  • May 24, 2007 |

    A Growing Problem for Physicians: Personal Liability for Excess Verdicts

    In today's litigious environment, physicians consistently struggle with rising malpractice premiums. For those inclined to stop reading here, this article will not attempt to rehash the contentious

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  • January 18, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Extending the Circle of Compassion

    "We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them

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  • Gonzales v. O'Brien

    Publication Date: 2009-10-29
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    Date Filed: 2009-10-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-08-00790-CV

    OPINIONSitting: Rebecca Simmons, Justice, Steven C. Hilbig, Justice, Marialyn Barnard, Justice.AFFIRMEDMaria del Refugio Gonzalez, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of

  • January 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Free: Celebrating Collaboration of Bench and Bar

    Over the years, I have had the privilege of serving the Judiciary in varying roles that have given me a bird's-eye view of the positive changes that have taken place throughout the profe

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  • United States v. Pierce

    Publication Date: 2010-10-11
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-01
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Hayden, District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 09-3865

    PRECEDENTIALSubmitted under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) May 11, 2010Before: BARRY, ROTH, Circuit Judges and HAYDEN,*fn1 District Judge.OPINIONWhen a narc