Losing DA Candidate Will Contest His Transfer
By Jenna Bordelon
SANTA ANA - A deputy prosecutor who lost his bid to unseat District Attorney Tony Rackauckas in Tuesday's primary said he inte...
Unusual Obscenity Case Tests Standards for Punishable Porn
By Christina Landers
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles city attorneys were not just targeting pornography's "bad guys" when they decided to bring obscenity...
DA Will Seek Retrial For Pediatric Dentist
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - A prosecutor said Thursday that he wants to retry a Pasadena pediatric dentist whom a jury acquitted of most cha...
Clients Given Remedy for Attorney Error
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Clients shouldn't face default judgments when their lawyers commit gross negligence, a divided panel of the 9t...
Firms Stretch Dollars by Keeping Compensation Flat
By Columnist
Employment Column - By Valerie A. Fontaine - Legal hiring, like the economy, is cyclical. It is no longer news that, following...
Patient Sues Over Dentists' Claim Review
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - A dental patient filed a Superior Court class action Thursday alleging that a California Dental Association disput...
Decision Didn't Take Away All Judicial Authority Over Minors
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Alex Ricciardulli - Judicial authority over juveniles charged with crimes took a huge blow when the Californ...
Rough Justice: 'Booklaw' Goes Out Window
By Columnist
Dicta Column - Court Jesters - In In Re Jesus Ramirez , Justice Court of California, Tuolumne County, Case No. 516 (185...
Firms Stretch Dollars by Keeping Compensation Flat
By Columnist
Employment Column - By Valerie A. Fontaine - Legal hiring, like the economy, is cyclical. It is no longer news that, followin...
Speaking Out
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Douglas G. Carnahan - Every column-writer, even one on legal subjects, should be permitted from time to time...
Hatch Seeks Deal on Judicial Nominations
By James Gordon Meek
WASHINGTON - After a contentious Judiciary Committee meeting on whether the Senate should confirm Charles W. Pickering of Miss...
Decision Didn't Take Away All Judicial Authority Over Minors
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Alex Ricciardulli - Judicial authority over juveniles charged with crimes took a huge blow when the Californ...
9th Circuit's First Latino Thrives
By Tamara Scott
LOS ANGELES - When Judge Arthur L. Alarcon was a young lawyer, he co-prosecuted a legendary murder case. Intrigue and mystery ...
Morgan Lewis Nabs Environmental Experts
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - Expanding its litigation practice, Philadelphia-based Morgan Lewis & Bockius has nabbed three environmental ...
Retailer Files Defamation Suit Against Protesters
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - After a federal judge dismissed a complaint by garment workers for unpaid wages and benefits, Forever 21, a popu...
Candidates Dogged by Scandal Pull Through
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Three Southern California district attorneys went into Tuesday's election battling accusations of misconduct, bu...
Incumbent, Heir Apparent Win Races for DA Positions
By Matthew Heller
LOS ANGELES - After a campaign marked by record-breaking spending and accusations of mudslinging, Gregory Totten won a resound...
No Reversal for Juror's Probing
By Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A jury foreman made a mistake when he lifted a piece of tape, peeked at a booking photo underneath and deduced...
Child Support System Fails to Help Poor Children
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - The confluence of a federal court of appeals case and a recent speech by President Bush ha...
Davis Wins; Dekreon, Connolly in Runoff for SF Bench
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday's primary election produced mixed results for Northern California's incumbent judges and district atto...
Jury Still Out on Full Cost of Quake Extension Law
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO -A little more than a year ago, when the Legislature debated whether to extend the statute of limitations for claim...
Judge Gets Right Down to Business
By Ed Kimble
LOS ANGELES - The term "no-nonsense" comes up often when lawyers describe how Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert J. Higa ...
Dog-Mauling Defense Calls More Witnesses
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - Defense attorneys brought several more witnesses to the stand on Wednesday to vouch for the sociability of two l...
Spokesman for Coroner Lays Career to Rest
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - About 60,000 people die each year in Los Angeles County, and nearly a third of those end up as coroner's cases. ...
Federal Law Trumps Domain Dispute-Resolution Policy
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Donald M. Gindy - A classic conflict played out recently: The duly enacted laws of a sovereign nation, the U...
'Sofa U Love' Offers Helpful Reminders on Three-Day Notice and Lease Drafting
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Hans Lapping - California, like most other states, has developed an expedited unlawful-detainer process by ...
Road to Amends
By Columnist
Dicta Column - By Adrienne L. Krikorian and Jeffrey A. Tidus - The majority of civil litigators believe that they are familia...
Property Passions Propel Eviction Lawyer, Divide State Supreme Court
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - Andrew Zacks is a leading candidate for the most vilified lawyer in San Francisco. For instance, a ro...
When Rights Lose Ground
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Harold Johnson - Hundreds of owners of small parcels near Lake Tahoe have grown old waiting for permission t...
Witness Remembers 'Sweet Dog'
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - The first defense witnesses to testify in the trial of two San Francisco lawyers whose dogs killed a 33-year-old...