LOS ANGELES - Public-interest lawyers suddenly have found new respect in Los Angeles City Hall. In his first month on the job,...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Neutral Starts Cases With Warrior's Resolve
By Erin Park
LOS ANGELES - Some might say it's fitting that Earl P. Willens' favorite song is Frank Sinatra's "My Way." The woolly, 70-year...
LOS ANGELES - The judges of the Orange Superior Court have elected three commissioners. Craig E. Arthur, Max DeLiema and Glenn...
LOS ANGELES - Sex is essential to marriage, but money is not, according to a recent appellate-court opinion. A woman cannot a...
Intellectual Property
Senators Attack File-Sharing Firms, Back 'Grokster' Ruling
By Lawrence Hurleyn
WASHINGTON - Senators on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee stressed Thursday their support for the Supreme C...
LOS ANGELES - Robert E. Nagle's job is all about the bottom line. As the county's litigation cost manager, Nagle is responsibl...
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Civil Liberties Union fired off a motion Thursday to set aside a Yolo County judge's order again...
SAN DIEGO - Saying the award was excessive, a San Diego judge has overturned a $6.85 million jury verdict in a sexual-harassme...
Labor/Employment
State Must Look at More Than Seniority in Promoting, Hiring
By Cheryl Miller
SACRAMENTO - Dealing a blow to California's powerful government employee unions, the state Supreme Court held Thursday that se...
Entertainment & Sports
Panel Affirms Dismissal of Raiders' Suit Against NFL
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - A state appellate court on Thursday upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Oakland Raiders aga...
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a fugitive extradition treaty between the United States and Hong ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Charles James, head of Chevron Corp.'s 300 lawyers, likes to reward a job well done with a savory meal, but h...
INDUSTRIAL HAWTHORNE - A partnership led Kearny Real Estate Co. and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V purchased a 92-acre, 2.6...
Forum Column - By Rachel Dioso and Simon Cole - Since the wildly popular show "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" first aired ...
Letter to the Editor - Although I come to praise staff writer Jason W. Armstrong's generally accurate story on my opposition t...
Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Catherine Valerio Barrad - A clear understanding of the standards of appellate review is the...
Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky - Picture a soldier in battle, hunched over his rifle, grenades exploding on all sides ...
LOS ANGELES - Services will take place Wednesday for longtime Los Angeles attorney Robert L. Dickson. Dickson, who gained nat...
NEWPORT BEACH - A memorial service will take place in August for retired Superior Court Judge Phillip A. Petty. Petty, a spor...
SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Peter D. Lichtman, a star jurist in the Los Angeles Superior Court's complex litigation unit, got no hel...
Judges and Judiciary
Affable, Altruistic Commissioner Helps Children First
By Blair Clarkson
LOS ANGELES - Though some have affectionately referred to his office as "dorm room-ish" and chaotic, don't let the mess in Co...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Baseball-Style Arbitration Isn't Just for Sports
By Draeger Martinez
LOS ANGELES - The new National Hockey League labor deal has little in common with the collective agreement Major League Baseb...
SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed four new judges to the Los Angeles bench and one to the Placer County cou...
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would consider whether the second-degree murder conviction i...
MULTIFAMILY STANTON - A 168-unit apartment complex traded for $24.5 million or $145,833 per unit. John Walsh of Marcus & M...
LOS ANGELES - Cross the corporate strivers of "The Apprentice" with Court TV-style real-life drama, and what's the result? "T...
SAN FRANCISCO - California's criminal justice system, including its judges, is failing to enforce domestic violence laws and m...
Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Each and every year, hundreds of thousands of California citizens petition the courts to d...
International
Implementation of Option Rules Has International Implications
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Focus Column - International Law - By Julia Walk - As companies react to the implementation of option expensing requirements u...
LOS ANGELES - The University of West Los Angeles, besieged by financial turmoil facing its School of Law, dropped a new bombsh...