A U.S. judge seems poised to toss out another lawsuit attacking Barak Obama's right to be president on the claim that he was b...
Daniel Garrie and Jean-Luc Chatelain say electronic archiving infrastructures, while complex and costly, are needed to protect...
Craig W. Johnson, 1946-2009 ...
Personal Injury & Torts
Top Plaintiff Lawyers May Face Discipline In Banana Case
By John Roemer
An independent prosecutor has recommended a punishment for Thomas V. Girardi and Walter J. Lack over forged documents. ...
Judge Benny C. Osorio moved from New York to Los Angeles for the balmy weather, and as a county prosecutor was known for being...
With a two-person legal department, Larry Foust, general counsel at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, struggles with how to acc...
In September, the Daily Journal hosted two roundtable discussions with leading appellate lawyers - one in Los Angeles and one ...
Emily Camastra of Fisher & Phillips says a review of Justice Sotomayor's past employment decisions show an even-handed app...
Michael Lebowich and Brian Rauch of Proskauer Rose address how worker protection laws clash with the collective bargaining pro...
Marc S. Ehrlich of Best Best & Krieger says City of Claremont v. Kruse clarifies which city regulations are not pre-empted...
Mark Scarsi of Milbank Tweed says Sotomayor's ease with intangible property rights may sway Justices away from Federal Circuit...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Attorney-Client Privilege
By Lawrence Hurleyn
Nothing is more sacrosanct to lawyers than the ability to give candid advice to clients. But the faith they have invested in t...
The number of job losses in the legal sector jumped sharply in September to 2,000, after slowing to almost a trickle the month...
Here are some of the major cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in the 2009-2010 term. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Activist Blocks City's Leafleting Ban
By John Roemer
San Clemente's ban on leafleting parked cars collided with an activist's urge to criticize illegal immigrants - and the activi...
Venture Law Group founder Craig Johnson dies ...
In a rare move, a San Francisco federal judge granted the motion for a preliminary injunction sought by Volterra Semiconductor...
Judge Nelson Johnson explores how Atlantic City and its racketeers grew in power from the early 20th century through Prohibiti...
The federal government's top immigration legal advisor in Los Angeles has been replaced after nearly two decades on the job. ...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate Lawyers Shun Palma Notices As Unfair
By Laura Ernden
Appellate lawyers are condemning a procedural shortcut they say some California Court of Appeal justices are routinely using t...
Judge Carrie McIntyre Panetta has a worked as a civil litigator and a county prosecutor - experience that lawyers say makes he...
Disciplinary Actions Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Co...
Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...
Commissioner Steven Berman, Los Angeles County (Torrance) Superior Court Commissioner, ...
United States Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of California Daniel Broderick was reappointed to a second four...
Perspective
Prisons and the Budget: Key Reforms Can Still Save Billions of Dollars
By Sharon Liangn
Natasha Minsker of the American Civil Liberties Union says Governor Schwarzenegger can act to achieve what the Legislature wou...
The California Supreme Court this week granted review in two cases dismissed for lack of a courtroom. ...
The Orange County Juvenile Court is launching a unique program today to help teenage girls in trouble, giving evaluation, over...
David Faustman and Cristina Armstrong of Fox Rothschild says businesses may ask credit card purchasers for their ZIP codes. ...
Seniors, disabled patients and unions for in-home health workers sued California officials on Thursday in San Francisco federa...