Gone are the days when prim and proper ruled the dinner table and expectations of best behavior were an assumed law, even amon...

Focus Column - Employment Law - By Gregg A. Farley and Kimberly H. Clancy - In its recent decision in Elsner v. Uveges , 34 Ca...

Sony Pictures Entertainment has agreed to set up a $1.5-million fund to pay moviegoers who claimed they were tricked into buyi...

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Attorney Debra Yang has fired back at the federal judge who dismissed the criminal charges against accused ...

Bank of America on Friday settled a class action brought by a California nonprofit accusing the banking giant of illegally ch...

EXTRA Feature - Dan Winnike shakes your hand like a man who's sealed a few deals in his lifetime. That's because Winnike, whos...

LOS ANGELES "I've always dreamed of living in a beautiful community like Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach sits quietly against...

LOS ANGELES - City Controller Laura Chick issued a blistering assessment of Jim Hahn's performance in office, portraying the L...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge overstepped his authority in bringing contempt proceedings aga...

LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to relax workers' rights to meal and rest breaks is a backdoor attempt to ...

SAN JOSE - After a career as a civil litigator, in which he concentrated on medical malpractice and product liability defense...

After three years in Shook Hardy & Bacon's San Francisco outpost, product-liability litigator Joan Haratani has leapt to M...

SAN FRANCISCO - Even though a fetus is not a human being, if you kill one you can be charged with murder, a Sacramento appella...

Forum Column By Ray Jurado For years, commentators have opined that the right to remain silent safeguarded by Miranda v. Arizo...

Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Richard Chernick - The year 2004 brought another round of significant devel...

RIVERSIDE - Superior Court Judge Ronald R. Huemann, a criminal-trial jurist known for his respectful demeanor and penchant for...

SANTA ANA - A former employee of an outsourcing business has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 2,000 drivers nationwide, claiming ...

SAN FRANCISCO - After complimenting a defense attorney in a bank fraud case for writing a "very thorough brief on fiduciary o...

WASHINGTON - Supporters of legislation to move interstate class-action litigation from state to federal court won a preliminar...

SAN FRANCISCO - Jacob Handy didn't bill as many hours last year as he did in 2003, and he didn't qualify for his firm's bonus ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The state's highest ranking black judge sent a loud and clear message this week to other black women and minor...

LOS ANGELES -Mayor Jim Hahn directly solicited campaign contributions from a Beverly Hills developer, who is now accused of la...

LOS ANGELES - First, there was a series of articles in the Daily Journal, then a grand-jury probe, followed by a scathing revi...

INDUSTRIAL ANAHEIM - Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP arranged $12 million in financing to Greenlaw Partners LLC for the acquisiti...

SAN FRANCISCO - When the Securities and Exchange Commission drafted its regulations governing public stock offerings, America...

INDUSTRIAL POWAY - Kontron America signed an 11-year, $13.26 million sublease for 127,495 square feet of industrial space loca...

SAN FRANCISCO - The walls are bare sheetrock. Green spray paint sketches the outlines of planned art installations. Construct...

SAN BERNARDINO - The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has placed Public Defender John Roth on paid administrative le...

SAN DIEGO - A judge on Wednesday confirmed the election of San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy after a three-day trial of a challenge ...

Forum Column - By Michael M. Berger - Some people believe that they ought to be able to sue in federal courts to vindicate rig...