The old adage “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” applies not only to everyday life, but is reflected in a time-honored ...
Although the science seems simple, the reality is that people's lives are as dependant on the accuracy and dilligent work of f...
A class of retired NFL players has won $28.1 million from its union after a jury returned a verdict awarding compensatory and ...
It is no secret that the economy has hit a big speed bump and some of the biggest law firms have taken some of the biggest hit...
While environmentalists have not always been the biggest fans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, they are vigorously ...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Broken 'Promise': Baldwin's Book Lays Blame on Family Lawyers
By Sara Libbyn
Alec Baldwin’s book, “A Promise to Ourselves,” is anything but flattering to all of those who work within the family law commu...
Callaway Golf Co. - flush with victory in a hotly contested patent infringement case against rival Acushnet Co. - will be aski...
A retired Sacramento prosecutor accused of withholding evidence that could have helped exonerate a woman who spent 16 years in...
Law Practice
New Legal Faces Enter Round 2 Of State's Gay Marriage Battle
By Laura Ernden
Many of the lawyers who worked on the last same-sex marriage case, along with several fresh faces, have jumped into the legal ...
A federal prosecutor lambasted a probation officer's recommendation that convicted attorney Terry N. Christensen receive proba...
Litigation
Judge Hesitant to Allow Mattel's Bid to Revoke MGA's Rights to Sell Bratz Dolls
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win
A federal judge said he is struggling with Mattel's request to strip rival toymaker MGA Entertainment of rights to its success...
Jones Day's Irvine office lands a partner from Latham & Watkins.
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court hinted Monday they may look to California law to resolve a dispute over the right of defenda...
Although Prop. 8 is clearly a setback for the state Supreme Court, the damage done to the court’s authority will not be perman...
As individuals and groups continue to slough off of the dissolving firm, the lion's share of Thelen's utilities transactional ...
The nation’s first cyber-bullying MySpace case took an unexpected turn Monday when a federal judge said it is unlikely that he...
Law Practice
Supreme Court Won't Hear Victim Impact Statement Cases
By Lawrence Hurleyn
Over the objections of three justices, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from California concerning the...
The strengthened Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, with the support of the Obama administration, will likely expa...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Lawyers Who Understand the Jury System Can Make It Work for Them
By Sara Libbyn
More often than not, the jury system really does work; and the lawyers who understand why it works will inevitably do better t...
Law Practice
Los Angeles Firm Settles Malpractice Claims in Bankruptcy Case
By Craig Andersonn
A federal judge on Monday signed off on a $2.5 million settlement to be paid by a Los Angeles law firm accused of mishandling ...
Foley & Lardner has taken on three more former Heller Ehrman attorneys.
Terry O'Reilly, left, and Michael S. Danko have built a career winning aircraft-related liability suits. "I'm not one to blow ...
Lawyers interested in launching legal nonprofits aren't likely to snare big bucks from big foundations - which want to see a p...
Law Practice
Veteran Lawyer Lists Tips for Starting a Pro Bono Operation
By Amelia Hansenn
Stan Levy helped establish three of Los Angeles's biggest nonprofit legal organizations. Now he heads up the pro bono activiti...
Betty Nordwind has a terse maxim ready for attorneys thinking about starting their own legal organizations. "Not every good id...
American car manufacturers have at long last improved the quality of their products, but given the worsening state of the econ...
A straight-talking Rhodes scholar, William McCurine Jr. is known for his compassion. ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Federal public defender John L. Littrell never aspired to see his name in lights.
The state Supreme Court's 'Crawford' ruling does not establish an immediate duty to provide a defense regardless of the langua...