The Daily Journal takes a look at the state’s leading women litigators and how they got there. Also in this issue: Could the e...
Victor Jih and Tammy Jih, both California lawyers, won CBS's "The Amazing Race" and the $1 million prize that comes with it. T...
Civil Rights
Judge Sides With U.S. in Civil Rights Case, Awards No Damages
By Susan Mcraen
A federal judge has ruled government agents committed no wrongdoing in a decade-old civil rights claim brought by a man who sa...
Despite court rules mandating opennes, actress Sharon Stone was allowed to file a suit in Los Angeles Superior Court under con...
Law Practice
BERG: Settling the Mortgage Mess Isn't Transparent to State Officials
By Martin Bergn
Banks and government officials continue to do the public's business in secret, columnist Martin Berg finds. ...
Ample time for preparation is the most important component to a successful deposition of your foreign client, write Caroline M...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Upholds Death Row Conviction Despite Dissents
By Laura Ernden
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge warned Monday that California may be on the verge of executing an innocent man, even...
The Justice Department withdrew a controversial report Monday from the waning days of the Bush administration, signaling a maj...
Labor/Employment
State Justices Limit Attorney Fees in Workers' Comp Suits
By Laura Ernden
The California Supreme Court dealt a blow to injured workers and their attorneys Monday by limiting their ability to be reimbu...
Advance negotiation of the definition of force majeure is far preferable to sorting out liability issues in the context of leg...
Substituting first-years' discursive essay exam with multiple-choice or true-false questions may work to a student's (and prof...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Dismisses Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
By John Roemer
Firearms manufacturers won a showdown Monday over a 2005 federal law shielding them from litigation, as a divided federal appe...
After a 4 ½ month trial, a state civil jury awarded $300 million in damages Monday to a Los Angeles venture capitalist who acc...
The Pirate Bay convictions helps reinforce the content industry's message that piracy is wrong, illegal and can come with real...
Judge Michele McKay McCoy tried being a librarian and a teacher but kept returning to her first love: the law. ...
A San Francisco federal jury returned a guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of 24-year-old Dennis Cyrus Jr. Monday afte...
David Shannon, a veteran of Silicon Valley tech companies, is embroiled is several high profile litigations. ...
San Ramon-based Chevron Corp. is quietly on the prowl for a new general counsel. It's not that the current head of its legal f...
Civil Rights
Students May Have to Pay Attorney Fees After Losing ADA Suit
By Dhyana Levey
The Association of American Medical Colleges is trying to make four aspiring medical students pay back $1.7 million in attorne...
Government
DOJ Seeks More Funds for Immigration Enforcement, Civil Rights Division
By Robert Iafolla
The Justice Department has asked Congress to significantly boost funding for immigration enforcement along the Southwestern U....
The ability to address a potential pandemic in the workplace must be one of the many tools in an employer's arsenal, write Sus...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
High Court Finally Limits Searches - But It Could Have Gone Further
By Sara Libbyn
As welcome as the decision was, Steve Semeraro wonders if it really advances the cause of individual liberty and privacy inter...
Leadership is not something that you simply do. It is a skill that you have to learn, writes Kurt A. Schlichter. ...
With 3,700 positions cut, April marked the second-largest decline in legal services jobs since the recession began. Legal jobs...
As information about U.S.-sanctioned torture tactics come out, it is time to reassert our commitment to the rule of law, write...
Former California lawyer and legislator Louis E. Caldera resigned as head of the White House Military Office on Friday, citing...
Managing Partner
The Constant Gardener, Nurturing Growth of a Different Kind
By Amanda Becker
Guy Halgren, the descendant of a lemon and olive farmer who once wanted to run a nursery, has presided over the robust growth ...
While cutting a summer program may save money in the short term, law firms should consider the long-term ramifications, writes...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
State Now Refuses to Review Disputes Over Autism Coverage
By Evan George
In the last month, five children have been denied a review of their insurers' rejection of autism treatment coverage. The deni...
Feeling the recession's sting, San Francisco's biggest provider of pro bono legal aid announced Friday it would be instituting...