LOS ANGELES - Two attorneys and employees from a dozen law offices are among 101 defendants indicted in what L.A. County Distr...
FORUM COLUMN - By Karen J. Mathis - At salaries matched by many first-year associates, federal judges are getting squeezed, sa...
Banking
The Sooner CPAs Assist During Financial Litigation, the Better
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - By James A. Andersen and William G. Essig - Two CPAs explain why hiring a financial expert in litigation is not...
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday sounded skeptical about allowing juvenile probation officers broad l...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Paul D. Fogel and Mani Sheik - The new year rings in a bewildering reorganization of state appellate rules. ...
FORUM COLUMN - By Robert F. Bauer - The movement to require voters to meet heightened identification standards got a big boost...
A private investigator who allegedly used a newspaper reporter's Social Security number to obtain telephone records as part of...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Judge, Sheriff Disagree on Where to House Sick Prisoner
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - A medically needy prisoner has touched off a legal spat between a judge and the sheriff over where he should b...
LOS ANGELES - Lieff Cabraser's Richard Heimann wants to sue Broadcom Corp. for handing out improper stock options. But he want...
SACRAMENTO - California's rapidly growing DNA database could be wrongly identifying people who commit serious crimes such as r...
A 58-year-old criminal defense attorney was in critical condition Tuesday after being shot at his Joshua Tree law office in th...
WASHINGTON - A potentially important U.S. Supreme Court case on criminal sentencing fizzled out Tuesday as the justices announ...
FORUM COLUMN - By Nora Quinn - Lawyer Nora Quinn has about had it with Los Angeles traffic. She's ready to file lawsuits and t...
SAN FRANCISCO - A legal secretary is accusing Nixon Peabody and one of the firm's senior partners of sexual harassment and ret...
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services will take place Saturday for Elwood S. Kendrick, a pioneer patent, antitrust and class-action ...
Judges and Judiciary
State Judicial Commission Rebukes Retired Judge
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - The state's judicial watchdog agency has rebuked a retired San Diego County judge, accusing him of not disclos...
LOS ANGELES - A pair of partners departed Greenberg Glusker at the start of the new year, with real estate attorney Craig P. W...
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit Renomination Prolongs California, Idaho Battle
By Hurley
WASHINGTON - Intrigue grew Tuesday over two vacant seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when one embattled nominee w...
Judges and Judiciary
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Governor Proposes Funding for Courthouse Construction
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce a state budget proposal Wednesday to include $20 million for new court f...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Rodney Richard Jones - Rarely do the courts hold that a search of a car was improper. A Mendocino criminal ...
Judges and Judiciary
State High Court Considers Exception to Litigation Privilege
By Itir Yakarn
SAN FRANCISCO - All kinds of dirty laundry come out when family members fight in court. ...
Firm Watch
Alschuler Factions Will Share Building but on Separate Floors
By Robert Iafolla
LOS ANGELES - The factions at Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan finally divorced at the beginning of the year, but the two ...
WASHINGTON - In a high-stakes ruling that promises to bring changes in how patents are licensed and challenged, the U.S. Supre...
Criminal
L.A. and Orange County Courts Follow 4th District Order to Keep Affidavits
By Martin Bergn
SANTA ANA - In response to a sharply worded opinion from an appellate court, the Los Angeles and Orange County superior courts...
Insurance
Insurance Industry Disputes Legal Fees for Holocaust Survivors' Policies
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. insurance industry is playing hardball with California over $6 million in legal fees from a law meant...
FORUM COLUMN - By Fred Silberberg - We're warned about toxic substances in buildings, so why aren't we warned about the perils...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
After Half-Century Litigation Career, Attorney Joins JAMS
By Susan Mcraen
LOS ANGELES - After a lifelong career as a litigator, John J. "Jack" Quinn Jr. is changing gears and joining JAMS as a mediato...
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FORUM COLUMN - By Fred A. Fenster - Careful, your little angels can cost you a bundle when they get into trouble, and you may ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Four months after retirement, a former director of California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Department clocked ...