A comprehensive examination of torture to date, from the CIA during the Cold War to the issue of accountability. Edited by Mar...
When most of the western world has abandoned the death penalty, why has the U.S. resisted? By David Garland of New York Univer...
The White House has set new guidelines for a part of the National Environmental Policy Act that allows government agencies to ...
The initial public offering by Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday continued a downward trend for biotechnology IPOs. ...
The weight loss show is one of the last reality TV productions not to unionize. ...
A Colorado man is seeking to intervene in litigation against Charles Schwab Corp. over its YieldPlus Fund to protect his right...
A California law school graduate will help launch the first Innocence Project, which will tap DNA evidence, in South America. ...
One of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Southern California, facing a lawsuit for allegedly desecrating graves, also destroyed...
Los Angeles and Orange counties' supervisors have given preliminary approval to bans of marijuana dispensaries in unincorporat...
JAMS neutral George Calkins sometimes brings a wave machine to mediation sessions to calm the parties down. But the former LAP...
A voice mail left by Marvell Semiconductor Inc.'s former general counsel was suspicious but not enough to win damages, a jury ...
Lawyers are largely exempt from new federal rules meant to protect consumers from fraudulent mortgage-modification services. ...
Privacy guidelines for guarding your client's confidential electronic communications. By Wendy L. Patrick of the San Diego Cou...
Avoid unintended consequences when planning for holiday closings and staffing needs. By Elizabeth Roth and Barbara Tanzillo of...
It is never too late to protect one's assets even if lenders are at the door. By Jacob Stein of Klueger & Stein. ...
Labor/Employment
Why Businesses Should Review Their Compliance Strategies Now
By Karen Natividadn
Businesses should expect closer scrutiny of alternative workforce compliance under a Brown administration. By James M. Nelson ...
The U.S. Probation Office has recommended a 30-month prison sentence for former KB Home human resources chief Gary Ray. ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made appointments to the 3rd and 5th district Courts of Appeal Tuesday, including his legal affairs...
The state, as part of an unusual deal, agreed to pay $15.8 million to block future development across 62,000 acres of Californ...
Associate attorneys had hoped their year-end compensation would reflect growing confidence in economic recovery. ...
Guns N' Roses singer says publisher induced him to license the rights to the band's most popular song. ...
Medical device giant Medtronic Inc. agreed to acquire Mountain View-based hypertension device startup Ardian Inc. for $800 mil...
San Diego police, prevented from arresting people from sleeping in the streets since 2007, will be able to direct them to shel...
DOJ quashed a Bush administration rule to give AG power to decide if states qualify for expedited habeas process for death-row...
Case could taint pending and disposed cases, some lawyers say. ...
A state appellate court Tuesday revived a $1.3 million Medi-Cal fraud case that was dismissed because DOJ investigators eavesd...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar Adopts Rule Changes for Security
By Don Debenedictisn
Responding to a leak scandal and criticism from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the State Bar Board of Governors has adopted new r...
Litigation over La Vida Medical Group, which served 100,000 patients, could test state oversight. ...
When San Diego-based Zogenix Inc. dropped its initial public offering on the market Monday, the stock price fell far from earl...