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August 12, 2009 |

Planning for the Future

A neuropsychological evaluation can protect attorneys and their clients when drawing up estate plans.
8 minute read
February 28, 2003 |

Judge's Errors No Reason for Discipline, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a Placer County judge facing possible discipline after being accused of misconduct for telling prospective jurors to hide racial bias says his client is getting a raw deal. James Murphy said late Wednesday that Superior Court Judge Joseph O'Flaherty was only trying to ensure that minority defendants were treated fairly. He also accused Sacramento's Third District Court of Appeal of unjustly ripping O'Flaherty for something he rectified long ago.
4 minute read
April 04, 2002 |

Court Weighs Suits Against Co-Counsel

Malpractice Suits Ask
4 minute read
August 06, 2002 |

Hyde Denies CJP Charges of Impropriety

Alameda County Judge D. Ronald Hyde did not use his position to help his daughter and his friends in court, according to papers his attorney filed with the Commission on Judicial Performance. In June, the state watchdog agency wrote that the judge brought "the judicial office into disrepute" by abusing his post. Besides helping his daughter, the six-count "notice of formal proceedings" alleged that Hyde made a sexual comment off the bench to court employees.
4 minute read
April 05, 2002 |

California Supreme Court Weighs Suits Against Co-Counsel

They weren't as entertaining as Mad magazine's Spy vs. Spy, but two lawyer vs. lawyer cases heard by the California Supreme Court on Wednesday could have a big impact on the legal profession. At issue in both cases is whether attorneys can bring malpractice suits against co-counsel for mishandling a suit or providing bad legal advice.
4 minute read
April 02, 2003 |

Hyde Retires; CJP Probe Is Still On

Alameda County Judge D. Ronald Hyde will retire in June, exiting the bench in the midst of a probe into whether he violated state ethics rules. The judge's decision -- which his lawyer insists is not tied to the inquiry by the Commission on Judicial Performance -- was revealed just a week after a misconduct hearing into his actions on the Pleasanton bench.
3 minute read
August 02, 2002 |

Panel Declines to Disqualify Counsel

ALBANY Disagreeing over the meaning of the "substantially related" element in a conflict of interest case, a divided upstate appellate panel has found no need to disqualify defense counsel that had a lengthy prior relationship with a personal-injury plaintiff.
5 minute read
June 23, 2004 |

Win $90 Million for Client -- Face Malpractice Suit

It was a huge victory when San Francisco's Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff won about $90 million for a class of insurance adjusters who claimed they had been cheated out of overtime pay. But a year later, one of them sued the firm for malpractice, contending it should have pursued an additional claim under the state's unfair competition law for a bigger recovery. Alameda County Superior Court Judge James Richman threw out the suit, but on Tuesday the First District Court of Appeal reluctantly reinstated it.
3 minute read
March 21, 2003 |

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