Superior Court Judge Reva G. Goetz cuts to the chase whether the parties before her are shoplifting minors or pop culture su...
Superior Court Judge Kern County (Bakersfield) ...
As city attorneys from Los Angeles to Sacramento struggle to adjust to slashed municipal budgets, their offices are becoming l...
In demand for his mix of legal savvy and technology know-how, Daniel B. Garrie, a neutral and electronic discovery expert, ave...
Readers comment on Robert Abiri's article "Dodging the Effects of Proposition 51." ...
A review of two films that delve into our psyches on the issues of mortality, morality and the inhumane capacities among us. B...
Finally, a state appellate court suggests that a bid protest mechanism is an inherent component of a public bid process. By La...
Interrogators must factor in a juvenile suspect's age when considering whether to give the Miranda warning against self-incrim...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer Who Sued Toyota Files for Ch. 11
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
A former Toyota attorney has landed in bankruptcy court, largely as a result of an arbitrator ordering him to pay the automake...
Despite several setbacks, the Federal Trade Commission continues its crusade against patent settlements that it says violate a...
Despite Gov. Jerry Brown's veto Thursday of a state budget that called for an additional $150 million in cuts to the judicial...
The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a decade-old consumer class action against Bayer Corp. in West Virginia state court with its...
Employee Benefits
Lessons Lost: Did We Learn From the First 'Great’ SoCal Grocery Strike?
By Karen Natividadn
Even after the punishing consequences of the 2003-2004 strike, 90 percent of the workers say yes to another strike. By Ruben J...
Seven-lawyer Spile, Siegal, Leff & Goor LLP marks its success by helping their real estate agent clients work with insuran...
Prosecutors can use evidence seized in lawful searches that were subsequently found to be unlawful by the time of trial, the U...
A Pennsylvania woman convicted of chemical-weapons charges for harassing her husband's pregnant mistress can challenge those c...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday, holding that a federal judge can...
Apple Inc. could be forced to allow attorneys for rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to see its next generation iPhone and iPa...
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn't trump state lawsuits based on medical privacy invasion, the state Supreme Court ...
The Food and Drug Administration honored San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Gina Darvas for prosecuting a defendant wh...
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the legal community of Los Angeles county held their third annual Food from the Bar ca...
Counties could be hit with costly new liability risks under the governor's controversial realignment plan. ...
How franchisors may recover business goodwill in the event of a condemnation. By Brad Kuhn, David Graeler and Rick Rayl of Nos...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The 9th Circuit Calls Into Doubt the District Courts’ Mediation Confidentiality Rules
By Seena Nikravann
The 9th District raises doubts about the district courts' local rules on mediation confidentiality based on insufficient analy...
Many tax cases are won on the statute of limitations, so keep up with the changes. ...
The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine's impact on the California litigation privilege in federal court. By Alyson C. Decker of Blecher...
If John Edwards did not campaign as a "family man," would he be under indictment now? ...
State legislators last minute decision to cut the judiciary's budget by another $150 million leaves Chief Justice Tani Cantil-...