Your only los angeles lawyer news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Next chapter of Hollywood wiretaps case unfolds (CNN.com) read story LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed that they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found.   Jury Begins Deliberations in Pellicano Case (FOX 11 News Los Angeles) read story A federal court jury in downtwon Los Angeles began deliberating today whether entertainment lawyer Terry Christensen and ex- private eye Anthony Pellicano conspired to illegally wiretap the telephones of the former wife of billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.   Pregnant woman says Jags wide receiver Northcutt arranged assault (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) read story LOS ANGELES - A pregnant woman has sued Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Dennis Northcutt, saying he arranged for his cousin to beat her up.   30 of 59 rape charges dropped against Indian-born designer (AFP via Yahoo! News) read story Los Angeles prosecutors have dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, as jury selection got under way for his trial in California.   Chinese Bank Denies Claims That Negligent Wire Transfers Helped Terrorists (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance) read story Officials of the Bank of China are denying charges that the bank negligently transferred money to terrorists in Israel. The claims stem from a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of more than 100 family members of Israeli terror victims.   Arrest reopens mystery of missing couple (Cape Cod Times) read story SAN MARINO, Calif - The young newlyweds disappeared from this upscale Los Angeles suburb in February 1985, leaving behind their home, their cat and their perplexed families.   Indian designer: Rape charges dropped (The Times of India) read story Los Angeles prosecutors said that they have dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born fashion designer.   Indian designer: Rape charges dropped 28 Aug 2008, 1352 hrs IST,AFP (The Times of India) read story LOS ANGELES : Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday that they have dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, as jury selection got under way for his trial in California.   Obama at the convention: From invisible man to the one to watch (International Herald Tribune) read story Eight years ago, when his party convened in Los Angeles, Barack Obama was not on the guest list. How things have changed.   Chinese Bank Denies Claims That Negligent Wire Transfers Helped Terrorists (Law.com) read story Officials of the Bank of China are denying charges that the bank negligently transferred money to terrorists in Israel. The claims stem from a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of more than 100 family members of Israeli terror victims. The suit charges the bank with "intentionally, recklessly, and negligently providing extensive banking services to the Palestine Islamic Jihad ...