SAN FRANCISCO - Though he sometimes presides over the pettiest of crimes, Fresno Superior Court Judge Dale Ikeda likes to thi...
Litigation
State Claim Rate for Microsoft Deal Just 1 in 20 at Deadline
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - Of the 14 million California consumers eligible to recover vouchers as part of a blockbuster class action sett...
Labor/Employment
Justices Won't Hear Appeal of Berkeley's Living-Wage Law
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Berkeley's living-wage ordinance, letting stand a 9th...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a closely watched gay-rights battle by declining to review a lower-court...
LOS ANGELES - A supporter of Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn was accused Monday of fraudulently contributing a combined $125,500...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles attorney being sued for legal malpractice has been arrested and charged with grand theft in conne...
LOS ANGELES - A foul-mouthed Phil Spector told police that the death of Lana Clarkson was an accident, but he later changed h...
SAN DIEGO - Warning that the city faces bankruptcy, City Attorney Mike Aguirre on Monday called for the mayor and City Counci...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed the victim...
Criminal
Sunset Boys: We're Learning Too Much About Geriatric Lady Killers
By Garry Abrams
Column - By Garry Abrams - Two murder cases with intriguing similarities may not make a trend. Nonetheless, I am a bit uneasy ...
LOS ANGELES - Justice Earl Johnson Jr. has spent two decades on the 2nd District Court of Appeal, much of that time waging in...
SAN FRANCISCO - Robert Noel, convicted of manslaughter in the January 2001 dog-mauling death of Diane Whipple, has filed a wri...
SAN FRANCISCO - Just because a suspect resisted arrest doesn't mean he can't sue the cops for brutalizing him, a divided feder...
Daily Journal EXTRA Column - By Valerie A. Fontaine - One of the best problems a job seeker can have is how to juggle multiple...
In an effort to set a foundation for its Bay Area chemical and pharmaceutical patent prosecution practice, Sheppard, Mullin, R...
Administrative/Regulatory
Governor Seeks Judges' Help With Reapportionment
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again taking cues from his mentor, former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, whose ...
By Adrianna Khoo A former employee of the Housing Authority of Los Angeles is gearing up for a wrongful-termination suit agai...
INDUSTRIAL POWAY - IMS Recycling signed a five-year, $1.2 million lease for 27,270 square feet of industrial space at 12455 K...
After serving 21/2 years as the nation's highest-ranking mediator, Peter Hurtgen rejoined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius on Jan. ...
Labor/Employment
Rialto Must Review Its Decision to Fire Police Officer
By Eron Yehuda
The city of Rialto must re-evaluate its decision to fire a police officer who wrote a note expressing concern that he would ha...
Two themes, combating discrimination everywhere and supporting Israel's domestic and international positions, permeated the An...
A recently filed suit that blames government officials for allowing a San Diego fire to grow out of control "cries out for san...
Watts Industries Inc. is breathing a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court denied review in December in a case in which...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Web Auctioneer EBay Pays $415 Million for Rent.com
By Geneva Whitmarsh
Web auctioneer eBay has snapped up privately held Rent.com in a $415 million deal. The Palo Alto office of Cooley Godward is r...
LOS ANGELES - When the bombshell dropped last week, devastating the criminal case against accused double agent Katrina Leung, ...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Greg Evans learned early the importance of engaging people. The brown-haired, blue-...
Term limits forced five-term state legislator Dede Alpert to leave the Senate. But they couldn't keep the San Diegan away from...
Focus Column - Environmental Law - By William D. Wick - The U.S. Supreme Court rocked the Superfund world in December, ruling ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Legal Counsel Can Help Disciplined Buyers Prevail at Auctions
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Focus Column - Corporate Law - By Louis R. Dienes - An improving economic climate has created a favorable market this winter f...
SAN JOSE - Apple Computer, which for years fought a losing battle against Microsoft Corp. in the personal computer business, ...