ABA Journal 1996 Richard C. Reuben - Abstracts

ABA Journal 1996 Richard C. Reuben
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Adjusting the focus on cable TV; communications reform law impacts cross-ownership, indecency cases.LawRichard C. Reuben
Affirmative inaction; some minority law firms report a decline in business.LawDebra Cassens Moss, Richard C. Reuben
And the winner is... arbitrators to resolve disputes as they arise at Olympics.LawRichard C. Reuben
A recipe for merger; Thomson and West agree to change an antitrust agreement in response to competitors' criticisms.LawRichard C. Reuben
'Belli' flop for torts king: despite bankruptcy filing, flamboyant 88-year-old lawyer vows to continue San Francisco practice. (Melvin Belli)LawRichard C. Reuben
California scheming: more than 175 lawyers are under investigation for taking kickbacks from clients' medical providers.LawRichard C. Reuben
Called to action; grants help crusading attorneys continue work. (Macarthur genius grant)LawRichard C. Reuben
Courts playing against type; new rules set word counts rather than page limits for appellate briefs.LawRichard C. Reuben
Doing the time for the crime: sentence reductions of LAPD officers in Rodney King case under review. (Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell)LawRichard C. Reuben
Elder rights boosted with new law: specific mental 'deficits' to govern competency decisions in California.LawRichard C. Reuben
Excuses, excuses: any old facially neutral reason may be enough to defeat an attack on a peremptory challenge.LawRichard C. Reuben
Family fundamentals: justices tackle a child custody case with more than parental rights at stake.LawRichard C. Reuben
Fee caps an issue that won't go away; California voters reject anti-lawyer initiatives, but proponents continue fight.LawRichard C. Reuben
Gay rights watershed? Scholars debate whether past and future cases will be affected by Supreme Court's Romer decision.LawRichard C. Reuben
Getting out of J.A.M.S.; ADR provider's new policy discourages companies from requiring arbitration of employee disputes.LawRichard C. Reuben
Heading back to the thicket: voting district cases pose politically and racially charges questions.LawRichard C. Reuben
In pursuit of health; with more patients suing HMOs for denial of treatment, lawyers are exploring new ground in going up against the managed-care giants.(Cover Story)LawRichard C. Reuben
Insurer out to eliminate middleman; critics claim accident victims in better hands with lawyers than with Allstate.LawRichard C. Reuben
Investors' attorneys find task force report faulty; recommendation to cap punitive damages in securities arbitrations raising most controversy.LawRichard C. Reuben
Jacoby takes on Meyers: founder of retail law firm sues partners, claiming their attempt to oust him caused emotional distress.LawRichard C. Reuben
Keeping legal aid alive; programs restructuring, seeking funds in rescue effort.LawRichard C. Reuben
McDeportation; the new anti-terrorism law allows border guards to summarily exclude aliens without documents.LawRichard C. Reuben
Merger to yield legal publishing giant; observers divided over whether Thomson-West deal will benefit attorneys.LawRichard C. Reuben
Model ethics rules limit mediator role.LawRichard C. Reuben
New ground for asylum; threatened female genital mutilation is persecution.LawRichard C. Reuben
New habeas restrictions challenged; first suit to reach High Court gets expedited review.LawRichard C. Reuben
No happy endings; whatever the verdict in the Simpson civil suit, public faith in the justice system will likely suffer.LawRichard C. Reuben
No lotus position for Supreme Court: experts see confusion in wake of justices' 4-4 split on software copyrights. (Lotus v. Borland)LawRichard C. Reuben
Police under the gun: search and seizure on the docket amid tensions over police conduct.LawRichard C. Reuben
Pouring salt in the wound; taxability of punitives in personal injury cases comes up for scrutiny.LawRichard C. Reuben
Re-tailoring jury trial rights: dry-cleaning patent case raises larger Seventh Amendment issues. (Markman v. Westview Instruments)LawRichard C. Reuben
'Split decision' pending in Congress: Judiciary Committee Oks bill to divide 9th Circuit, despite judges' opposition.LawRichard C. Reuben
The forgotten victims: new ABA domestic violence program reaches out to children.LawRichard C. Reuben
The heart of the matter; product liability case will test Court's commitment to federalist principles. (Lohr v. Medtronics)LawRichard C. Reuben
The lawyer turned peacemaker. (alternative dispute resolution)(Cover Story)LawRichard C. Reuben
This model sports no caps; proposal by uniform law commissioners tightens punitive procedures.LawRichard C. Reuben
Utility power plays: their defenses are winning electromagnetic field suits.LawRichard C. Reuben
Western showdown: two Montana judges buck the U.S. Supreme Court. (Justices Terry N. Trieweiler and William Hunt of Montana Supreme Court)LawRichard C. Reuben
Whose language is it? English-only case could be decided on jurisdictional grounds.LawRichard C. Reuben
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