Los Angeles Lawyer
The Magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association

June 2004
Vol. 27, No. 4

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Fixing the Damage
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited punitive damages awards to "single-digit multipliers," but the results in state court have been unpredictable
Don Willenburg

Second Acts
Section 1101(b) permits allegations of criminal and civil wrongdoing to be supported by prior or subsequent acts otherwise excluded by the Evidence Code
Phillip R. Maltin and Michael D. Schwartz

Practice Tips
The Ebb and Flow of Class Action Lawsuits
Donald W. Ricketts

Practice Tips
Avoiding the Bankruptcy Code's Ratable Distribution Scheme
Daniel J. McCarthy

Computer Counselor
New Devices That Combine the Cell Phone and PDA
Gordon Eng

Barristers Tips
Going beyond Traditional Pro Bono
Rebecca A. Delfino

Closing Argument
A Firsthand View of the Middle East
Jeffrey I. Abrams