High Court Strengthens Prop. 209
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANSICO - In a slam-dunk victory for opponents of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thu...
Court Says 99.9 Percent DNA Proof Isn't Enough
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANSICO - A convincing story from a witness can overcome DNA tests establishing paternity within a 99.9 percent probabil...
Rebel Fights System, Her Past
By Jeffrey Anderson
Renee has been a rebel since as long as she can remember. She's always had a thing for tough, bad boys. There's a downside to ...
The California Electors Enjoy Responsibility
By Katherine Gaidos
When Democratic elector Ron Oberndorfer of La Mesa's Fischbeck & Oberndorfer, paid a visit recently to La Mesa's Grossmont...
Security Firm Isn't Liable for Crimes
By Dawn Piimanu
LOS ANGELES - A private security company is not responsible for the rape its security guard commits while on duty because the ...
Court Throws Out Minors' Foster-Care Claim
By Dawn Piimanu
LOS ANGELES - Crystal B., a minor, said she attempted suicide by an overdose of pills because of the depression and anxiety sh...
Secret Heroes
By Columnist
Should consumer attorneys do more pro bono work? The answer depends on a definition for "pro bono." ...
No-Win Situation
By Contributing Writer
Citizens of every society take comfort in the knowledge that there exists a forum, an agency, a system where they can air thei...
Homeless Court Lets Hope Rise
By Columnist
Few groups in our society are as shut out of the legal system as are the homeless. An innovative court program, however, offer...
Reasoning Rules
By Columnist
Advising business clients regarding antitrust issues is becoming more and more a matter of sophisticated analysis. ...
Pretrial Trembles
By Columnist
Just as the public needs access to justice, so we lawyers need access to good employers. ...
Settlement Reached in Non-Compete Suit
By Craig Anderson
SAN JOSE - A New Jersey technology company, which had won an injunction barring two of its former employees from working at a ...
Quake Bill Challenge Rebuffed
By Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court denied a petition Wednesday by a group of insurers challenging the constitutionality...
Crossing the Divide
By Columnist
Although our criminal justice system is predicated on promises of equality, it often fails to deliver. Now more than ever, it ...
Comcast Cable Agrees to Share Its System With Juno Online
By Marisa Navarro
The nation's third-largest cable company, Comcast Cable Communications Inc., announced Wednesday that it will open its system ...
International Tribunals Help Redress Injustices Abroad
By Columnist
If one is interested in an individual's ability to obtain access to justice, international mechanisms should not be overlooked...
Retired Judge Maurice O. Huebsch Dies
By Tina Spee
Services have taken place for Maurice O. Huebsch, retired judge for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Los Angeles. Hu...
Controller Decries LAPD Security
By Chris Ford
Los Angeles Police Department facilities for storing drugs, guns and money lack adequate security, including functioning alarm...
Appellate Court OKs Tossing Tax Lawsuit
By Dawn Piimanu
Proposition 218, which gave California voters the right to vote on new taxes, does not apply to water use rates charged by the...
Group Eases Life on the Streets
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Brian Toutant remembers being repulsed when driving by homeless people holding signs such as "Will Work for Food," and "Homele...
Court Drops Official's Reimbursement Case
By Dawn Piimanu
The former head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services cannot recover costs he incurred in defendi...
O.C. Bar Foundation Celebrates 30th Anniversary
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SANTA ANA - The Orange County Bar Foundation, which founded a number of programs geared toward tackling juvenile crime, will c...
City Agrees to Pay Protesters' Attorney Fees
By Chris Ford
Attorneys who represented groups that protested during the Democratic National Convention in a First Amendment dispute will be...
Tuttle & Taylor Survivors Land at Jones Day in L.A.
By Katherine Gaidos
Two past members of now-defunct Los Angeles firm Tuttle & Taylor have landed on their feet at the Los Angeles office of Jo...
'Permatemps' Sue County After 11 Years
By Ed Kimble
Two men who have worked for Los Angeles County for 11 years without employee benefits finally said "enough" Wednesday. John Ho...
Court Rejects Officer's Suit for Bite by CHP Dog
By Dawn Piimanu
A Los Alamitos police officer bitten by a California Highway Patrol dog cannot sue for the bite. The dog bite was an inherent ...
AIDS Insurance Case Goes Back to Trial Court
By Dawn Piimanu
A man whose suit brought about a landmark decision barring insurance companies from denying disability benefits based on evide...
9th Circuit Clears 'Batman' of Intellectual Property Offense
By Pamela Mac Lean
When artwork or sculpture meld into the architectural functions of a building, that eliminates copyright protection under a 19...
Attack Dogs of Litigation Chase DaimlerChrysler
By Garry Abrams
Decertify this! This week, the U.S. landscape looks - even more than usual - like it's been overrun by the big attack dogs of ...
Homeless Courts Seek Out Needy for Last Chance
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld
One of the men has a master's degree in human resources management and used to play semi-professional baseball before becoming...