Officials Indict L.A. Executives For Cooking Company Books
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities Thursday kicked off President Bush's crackdown on corporate fraud by announcing the indictme...
New Yuba Judge Is Home-Grown
By Erik Cummins
MARYSVILLE - "Yuba County is my county," Kathleen O'Connor declared in a recent interview. It's true Yuba County's newest judg...
Court Examines Web Site Fight Jurisdiction
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys on both sides faced tough questions Thursday as the state Supreme Court considered whether a Texas W...
The Right Recommendation Can Clinch Job Offer
By Columnist
Employment Column - By Craig A. Blumin - Checking references is a necessary part of the due diligence firms conduct when consi...
S.F. Attorneys Battle Over Fee Deal from Record Verdict
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - A fight over hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees stemming from a record-breaking sexual harassme...
Make Each Conference a Meeting of Minds
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Lisa Perrine - The more accomplished the legal professional, the less time he or she has available for the p...
Suit Slams Plan to Drain Too Much Water From Salton Sea
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - Authorities' plans to drain too much water from the Salton Sea would threaten dozens of species of rare birds and ...
One-on-One
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Beth E. Kellermann - A firm's managing partner stared at the spreadsheet in disbelief. He always had feared ...
Jury Will Weigh Westerfield Penalty for Third Day
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - A jury considering whether David A. Westerfield lives or dies will resume deliberations today after failing to rea...
High Court Puzzles Over DVD Encryption
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys on both sides faced tough questions Thursday as the state Supreme Court considered whether a Texas W...
Drug and Medical-Device Cases Raise Questions of Pre-emption
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Michael K. Brown and Lisa M. Baird - Since the founding of this country, the state and federal governments h...
'Crime & Punishment' Receives Mixed Reviews
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - On the witness stand, the young woman sobbed as she told her story to the jury. Responding to questions from San...
Ethnic Politics Shape Chief Search
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - "Wanted: police chief for large metropolitan city. Must have experience in police work and work well with others...
The Right Recommendation Can Clinch Job Offer
By Columnist
Employment Column - By Craig A. Blumin - Checking references is a necessary part of the due diligence firms conduct when consi...
Make Each Conference a Meeting of Minds
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Lisa Perrine - The more accomplished the legal professional, the less time he or she has available for the p...
One-on-One
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Beth E. Kellermann - A firm's managing partner stared at the spreadsheet in disbelief. He always had feared...
Suit Slams Plan to Drain Too Much Water From Salton Sea
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - Authorities' plans to drain too much water from the Salton Sea would threaten dozens of species of rare birds and ...
Swept Away
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Michael M. Berger - Coastal property owners are used to coping with disasters. That seems to go with the ter...
Brobeck Loses Litigator to Piper Rudnick
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - The exodus of partners from Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison continues, with litigation partner Perrie M. Weiner ...
Riverside Jurist Faces Disciplinary Hearing
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - The Commission on Judicial Performance has set Oct. 21 as the date for a disciplinary proceeding on charges agains...
Westerfield Jury Deliberates: Life or Death?
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - After a day of emotional testimony and final arguments from attorneys, the jury that found David Westerfield guilt...
Justice Denies Request to Stay DNA Testing
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the green light for California prison officials to begin collecting DNA ...
Asian Expansion Requires Rational Risk Assessment
By Columnist
Focus Column - By John W. Brooks - The frisson of expanding overseas is beginning to come again to an increasing number of U.S...
Law and Motion Judge Does a Lot of Both
By Joel Rosenblatt
SACRAMENTO - When Judge Loren McMaster and his wife, Anne, drove from Sacramento to San Francisco to enjoy a couple of San Fra...
Having Written the Bible on DUI, Is He Being Martyred?
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Willits defense lawyer Edward J. "Fast Eddy" Kuwatch, the self-proclaimed guru of drunken driving law, has fal...
High Court Hears Valley Trade Secrets Case
By Craiq Anderson
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to decide how the theft of trade secrets should be treated un...
Toppling Rights
There is no area in which the individual predilection of judges more consistently subverts the rule of law, common sense and b...
San Diego Judge Gets U.S. Attorney Position
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - A local Superior Court judge who earlier was a federal prosecutor specializing in economic crimes became U.S. atto...
Judge Took on High-Profile Assassination Trial
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services will be Saturday for retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge M. Ross Bigelow, who died ...
Kennewick Man Turns Over in His Grave, Runs Into Legal Trouble
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - Kennewick Man's journey through eternity has not been an easy one. Moreover, the evidence suggests th...