SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed "disappointment" that the State Bar Board of Governors rejected a reques...
LOS ANGELES - Self-described "digital immigrant" Rupert Murdoch announced he would shell out $580 million to purchase Los Ange...
Litigation
Major Cocoa Processors Aided Torture, Former Child Laborers Charge in Suit
By John Hanusz
LOS ANGELES - A recent suit filed in federal court in Los Angeles alleges the complicity of Nestl, Archer Daniels Midland and...
Firm Watch
Akin Gump's Role With Chinese Oil Firm Garners Scrutiny
By Geneva Whitmarsh
LOS ANGELES - When Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld signed on to represent China National Offshore Oil Co. in its bid for U...
WASHINGTON - A little-known federal law that has been on the books for 23 years but has led to only one successful prosecution...
Judges and Judiciary
El Centro Judge Likes Mental Gymnastics at Court, Home
By Don Ray
EL CENTRO - Imperial Superior Court Judge Jeffrey B. Jones loves the challenge of a good puzzle. When Jones is done with his ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Faces Drunken Driving, Campaign Funding Charges
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SANTA BARBARA - The state judicial watchdog agency took a major step against a Santa Barbara judge Tuesday, formally charging ...
LOS ANGELES - Fenwick & West attorneys based in Mountain View represented Siliquent Technologies Inc. in its recently anno...
LOS ANGELES - Ted Vaill calls himself a "conqueror of the useless." During the last 50 years, the Malibu attorney has spent s...
LOS ANGELES - A state Court of Appeal Monday rejected claims by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles that subpoenas o...
Focus Column - Litigation - By Raymond A. Cardozo and James Heffner - A childhood whiz-kid may recall the frustration of turni...
Zoning, Planning and Use
'Kelo' Provides Tools to Rebuild, Revitalize Urban America
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Robert H. Freilich - In a dramatic 5-4 decision delivered June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power o...
Judges and Judiciary
Former L.A. Police Officer Became Superior Court Judge
By Maggie Guerin
LOS ANGELES - Services will take place today for retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William R. Clay. Clay, a former pol...
LOS ANGELES - It wasn't the first time the 23rd-floor conference room at Manning & Marder Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez had been ...
Firm Watch
Employment Lawyer Leaves Irell to Become Full-Time Neutral
By Lorelei Laird
LOS ANGELES - Irell & Manella labor and employment partner James Adler, who worked in the Kennedy administration during th...
LOS ANGELES - Graciela L. Freixes is ecstatic. After a quarter-century as a civil litigator, Freixes received word late last ...
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco appellate lawyer Marin Williamson confronted a dilemma: Her tiny clients in a juvenile dependen...
Criminal
Ex-Judge Must Go to Halfway House for Injuring Motorcyclist
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - Theodore E. Millard, a former presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court, was sentenced Monday to 75 d...
Column - By Garry Abrams - Sometimes, fee fights among lawyers are almost as much fun, not to mention as intellectually reward...
Judges and Judiciary
Commissioner Conveys to Kids: 'It's All About You'
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN JOSE - Santa Clara Superior Court Commissioner Shawna Schwarz sometimes presides over hell, but to a youngster her unders...
SAN DIEGO - As men and women nearing the breaking point shuffle into her courtroom, Commissioner Jeannie Lowe can see the chi...
Judges and Judiciary
Cut to Court Reserves Will Not Affect Day-to-Day Operations
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - The governor's recent decision to cut $57.5 million from the trial courts' reserves will not affect day-to-da...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has been named Law Firm of the Year by the Public Law Center in Santa Ana. Gibson Dunn was honored...
BANNING - Rees Lloyd used to be a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union. Now he's a thorn in its side. The t...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge soon will be asked to approve an unusual Proposition 65 settlement giving a major defen...
INDUSTRIAL POWAY - Moss Point Poway LLC purchased the 112,086-square-foot Napoli Business Park at 12720-12860 Danielson Court...
Letter to the Editor - Tuesday night, President Bush made one of the most important announcements of his presidency: his nomin...
Judges and Judiciary
Techies, Take Heart: 'Grokster' Leaves Loopholes for You
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Julie D. Cromer - When the news first emerged that the Supreme Court decided MGM Studios v. Grokster, 125 S....
Forum Column - By Robert D. Richards - The sound of popping corks across the country has quieted considerably since the U.S. S...
Focus Column - Litigation - By Ilana S. Rubel - The implementation of document retention policies has become a risky business ...