Two bail agents have filed a civil rights lawsuit, contending they were unlawfully arrested and harassed by Rampart Division p...

WASHINGTON - Boycotts by state and local governments of companies that do business with "outlaw" foreign countries became popu...

Hollywood is often accused of distorting the facts in reality-based dramas, but this time it managed to get them right. That's...

Briefcases are being stacked atop briefcases in Department 304. Attorneys routinely spill over from the plaintiff and defense ...

A new justice center will serve residents of southwestern Riverside County, now that county supervisors have agreed, after yea...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Department of Insurance announced Thursday that Old Republic Title Company will pay the state $...

DICTA To what extent should a child's race be considered in deciding custody? This and other difficult questions were handled ...

FORUM Holding manufacturers liable for medical errors caused by similar drug names ensures that manufacturers do not allow a l...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Dennis Cole remembers looking across the room and seeing Los Ang...

SANTA ANA - Orange County Judge Steven Perk Wednesday dropped all 40 charges against Glendora attorney James Brian Watkins, ac...

ORANGE - 'Who were those masked people?' is a question the board of trustees at the Orange Unified School District may be aski...

DICTA This week's rerun shows us the reasons 'Ally McBeal' is a hit. ...

SANTA ANA - Hollywood promoter Alan Boinus, accused of duping an 80-year-old woman out of the rights to her life story of hidi...

By Alan Cochrum How can I put this? I have serious problems with Roman Catholic theology. (Which is not a surprising thing, gi...

Rapid Disclosure Northern District of California Procedures for Markman Hearings By Guy W. Chambers The Supreme Court's landma...

By Jill "J.R." Labbe How many times and how many ways does this have to be said before it sinks in? Criminals don't care about...

SAN FRANCISCO - A "tasteless joke" told by a bailiff to a juror during deliberations was not enough to bring down the $5 billi...

DICTA 'The Practice' asks how can our system allow defendants innocent of a crime to be convicted. Page 8. ^^The Practice^^ By...

^^Intellectual Property^^ Secret Bits New Rules Liberalize Export of Encryption Software The new regulations remove some of th...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Los Angeles County Commissioner H. George Taylor had the rest of his life pretty well planned out: relaxing...

Lawyers stop him in hallways and at elevator bays, each expressing a version of, "Oh, no - say it ain't so!" The reaction to t...

COSTA MESA - The current spate of economic prosperity is benefiting almost everyone - except bankruptcy attorneys and trustees...

It was one extraordinary day. On Wednesday, the Rampart police scandal's bitter, long-simmering brew of political jockeying, l...

The Los Angeles City Council within the next two weeks will consider the Los Angeles Police Commission's request for about $1....

One day after an extraordinary public showdown between Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks and District Attorney Gil Garcet...

In the Public Interest By David A. Lash Primary day in California left far too many in a secondary position. It was generally ...

Insurance Law: Insureds may have some coverage for sexual harassment under traditional insurance policies. ...

By Tracy K. Rice The stunning verdicts in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo reflect a gross miscarriage of justice and only ...

Caremark Rx Inc., formerly known as MedPartners Inc., has sued its former state-appointed conservator and attorneys for $100 m...