SAN FRANCISCO - When the fateful phone call finally came last fall, San Jose business litigator Randolf Rice was sure it was a...

Forum Column - By Ruth Shamir-Popkin - Since the attacks of Sept. 11, all discussions on immigration policies have tilted towa...

LOS ANGELES - Are government agents fascists who are trampling constitutional rights in order to nab terrorists, or are they t...

LOS ANGELES - San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster has added another trophy to its pro bono shelf. The San Diego office...

SAN FRANCISCO - A Fresno appeal court has reinstated a $295 million judgment against Ford Motor Co., saying juror discussions ...

SACRAMENTO - Judge David W. Abbott's father, an insurance claims adjuster, died of a heart attack when he was 36, just after h...

Focus Colum - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy P...

Focus Column - By Richard L. Charnley - In the last 10 years, California courts have taken aim at "peculiar risk" claims - tor...

SAN FRANCISCO - William T. Neary, the United States Trustee overseeing bankruptcy cases in Dallas, has been named as the inter...

Focus Column - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy ...

BY REX HIME On June 19, after several hours of debate, the Senate Local Government Committee put off the vote on AB680, Stein...

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer In San Diego's largest office transaction this year, DRA Advisors Inc. , a New York-base...

Medarex Inc. has acquired preclinical research programs and other assets related to oncology from Corixa Corp. The $23.5 milli...

Corky McMillan Cos. has purchased a 478-acre development near Temecula from Highpointe Communities Inc. for $37 million. The d...

BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor Think of a tin of sardines with those pungent little fish packed in neat rows. Rep...

John F. Otto, who played a major role in developing some of Sacramento's most prominent landmarks, died June 15 at Sutter Gen...

Partner Ronn Davids led DaVita Inc. in its recent recapitalization, which included a new credit facility, stock tender offer a...

On May 31, Carbo Ceramics Inc. acquired Pinnacle Technologies Inc. for $24 million in cash and stock. Irving, Texas-based Carb...

Public defenders, who for years on end have been getting a mediocre rap from the entertainment media, finally may get their tu...

DaVita Inc. repurchased more than 16 million shares and notes June 6, costing the company $400 million. Credit Suisse First Bo...

CREJ WIRE REPORT California's statewide construction volume rebounded in April totaling $5.3 billion, up 13.1 percent from Ma...

BY BILL SALEEBEY (This column is a response to the article "In Transition" in the May 20 California Real Estate Journal, whic...

THe Closer- By Marina H. Park - Every attorney is different, so an important part of achieving one's vision involves taking th...

BY ALAN NADITZ CREJ Staff Writer Retired commercial real estate agent Bill Blane remembers what it was like when he was a kid ...

CREJ WIRE REPORT Laguna Beach Resorts LLC purchased the Laguna Beach Colony, a 30-acre master-planned resort and residential ...

Another lawyer who has returned to his roots is Robert C. Funsten , who left his post as in-house attorney at Watson Pharmaceu...

After working as a business executive for two years, litigator Charles H. Samel has returned to Howrey Simon Arnold & Whit...

The Los Angeles office of Thelen Reid & Priest will move across the street this fall. The New York-based firm has signed a...

Associate layoffs, partner defections and merger mania have your lawyerly head aching? You and your partners deserve a little ...

BY HANS HANSSON I have a client who has always been very watchful about the true efficiency of his office space. He would ask...