Judges and Judiciary
Dead Judge's Lawsuit Raises Insurance Liability Issues
By Evan George
When a health insurer refused to pay for the only treatment doctors said could save his life, Superior Court Judge David Mintz...
A La Mesa attorney's attempt to resign quietly in the midst of a scandal has officials at the State Bar saying, "Not so fast."...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling striking down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban, gun rights advocates, as expe...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Superior Court Judge Coleman A. Swart has announced his retirement after 25 years on the bench.
In a move in line with its plans for expansion in Silicon Valley, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announced the addition of ...
Jacqueline Honovich Lewis' first week as a Superior Court commissioner went much like her last week as a referee.
Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli
Commissioner Cheryl L. Leininger learned hard work on the Iowa farm where she grew up. In her case-heavy Orange County court, ...
A lifelong fisherman, Judge Patrick T. Madden says the ocean relaxes him. Lawyers say he has a similarly soothing, steady pres...
The plaintiff in the gun case, Dick Heller, left, along with one of his attorneys, Clark Niely, leave the U.S. Supreme Court a...
Corporate Counsel
Williams-Sonoma GC Minds E-Commerce, Tames Legal Fees
By Jill Redhage
Corporate Counsel Q&A ...
Discipline
O.C. Jurist Ousted for 'Lack of Candor' About Expense Report
By Jim Adamekn
The state judicial watchdog commission on Thursday ordered Orange County Superior Court Judge Kelley A. MacEachern removed fro...
Scott J. Dickinson refers to mediation as "my gift, my calling, my mandate." ...
If the purpose of law school is to prepare students to become lawyers, shouldn't law schools also prepare them to pass the tes...
The U.S. Supreme Court is favoring free market philosophy over patent holders' rights, a federal judge said Thursday before a ...
An Israeli banker will plead guilty today to charges related to an alleged tax fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving...
California’s Code of Civil Procedure contains a partial exception to the general rule that can allow parties — and not necessa...
Despite the hype, the impact of a recent 9th Circuit decision on text messages is minimal for any employer that carefully draf...
In the face of angry Democratic lawmakers, UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo Thursday defended his role in shaping the Bush a...
Verdicts
Sealant Makers Plastered With $5.4 Million for Asbestos Death
By Noah Barronn
A jury has awarded $5.4 million to the family of a movie studio laborer who died after being exposed to asbestos while working...
Wilma J. Pinder, the first female assistant city attorney to represent the Department of Water and Power, is retiring today af...
To the end of his long career, Senior Circuit Judge Warren John Ferguson retained a strong liberal voice that spoke forcefully...
Web Exclusive - Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI arrested one of the immigrations agency's own lawy...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that California and other western states should get a second chance to escape from unfav...
The Impact Fund, a legal foundation focused on funding complex public interest impact litigation, has added two new board memb...
Saving ExxonMobil Corp. $2 billion, the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award for the f...
After leading a platoon in Vietnam and earning a law degree in Sacramento, W. Bruce Watson rediscovered his hometown, Eureka, ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices Back Accused Killer's Right to Confront Dead Victim
By Laura Ernden
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday made it difficult for prosecutors to use a murder victim's earlier account of domestic violen...
Real Estate/Development
AG Seeks Restitution for Homeowners From Countrywide
By Peter Matuszakn
The long line of litigants suing Countrywide Financial and its executives over the bank's subprime lending and mortgage resell...