Appellate Practice
Supreme Court Will Step Up With Bases Loaded Next Term
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - All right, baseball fans, it's time to take a sneak peek at next season and a couple of looks back. I'm sure man...
PLACERVILLE - For a man who wears a Mickey Mouse watch under the sleeve of his judicial robe, El Dorado County Superior Court...
Administrative/Regulatory
Bar, Bench Admire Judge Hearing Priest-Abuse Cases
By Jeffrey Anderson
LOS ANGELES - No hot lights or sound bites for Marvin Lager. In due time, the discreet and highly regarded Los Angeles trial j...
Forum Column - By Dennis W. Archer - Lawyers have a special responsibility to ensure that our profession encourages people of ...
Environmental
Coastal Commission Can Issue Findings After Decision Is Made
By Jennifer Orff
Focus Column - Environmental Law - By Daniel J. Curtin Jr. and Cecily T. Talbert - In the recent case of Sierra Club v. Cal...
Forum Column - By David B. Cruz - The U.S. Supreme Court's end-of-term decision in Lawrence v. Texas , 2003 DJDAR 7036 ...
Employment Column - By Lin M. Meyer - Many a human-resource professional has scratched his or her head and wondered whether th...
SANTA ANA - Dozens of Orange County union members staged a mock funeral at the Central Justice Center on Thursday, burying a w...
LOS ANGELES - Without Dean C. Dunlavey, videotaping copyright movies and programs on television may not have become legal back...
LOS ANGELES - A Pasadena lawyer with a history of troubles with his family and colleagues pleaded not guilty Thursday to charg...
SUNNYVALE - Anti-war protesters who staged a peaceful protest in front of a Lockheed Martin manufacturing facility are furious...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge said Thursday that a proposal to relax stringent fast-track court rules won't...
SAN FRANCISCO - When litigators descend on San Francisco this weekend for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America conventi...
SACRAMENTO - Prosecutors seeking to charge juveniles as adults with murder or rape under Proposition 21 can initiate prosecuti...
SAN FRANCISCO - Janice Rogers Brown was a bold choice when Gov. Pete Wilson tapped her for a seat on the California Supreme Co...
Environmental
Circuit Rules Against EPA's Denial Of Gas Waiver to State
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal officials must reconsider their order that California use expensive ethanol as a gasoline additive in ...
SAN FRANCISCO - The national plaintiffs bar convenes Saturday in San Francisco as it counterattacks the Bush administration ov...
Personal Injury & Torts
Farmers Market Tragedy Likely Will Provoke Suits, Experts Say
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - The Santa Monica farmers market tragedy that left at least 10 people dead and injured dozens probably will give ...
SAN FRANCISCO - It may be politically awkward for liberals to oppose a black woman nominated for one of the nation's highest c...
FRESNO - When Franklin P. Jones applied for a vacant seat on the Fresno Superior Court bench 12 years ago, he was fairly confi...
Labor/Employment
State Courts Hold No Duty to Stop Nonemployee Harassment
By Columnist
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Dawn M. Irizarry - An unfolding drama could find California law be...
Forum Column - By Edward C. Wilde Sr. and Michael S. Overing - Amber Frey became famous for allegedly befriending Scott Peters...
LOS ANGELES - After losing several appeals of her conviction, child-star-turned-animal-rights-activist Pamelyn Vlasak began s...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Daily Journal won two first-place awards and two other honors at the Better Newspapers Contest s...
Reporter's Notebook - By Linda Rapattoni - Veteran lawmakers are accustomed to weaving words into texts of proposed laws, but ...
Litigation
Princess Di's Dismal Legal Legacy Discourages Death as Career Move
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - The earthly afterlife of Princess Diana has not been happy. She's the English Elvis, damned to a tabl...
Personal Injury & Torts
Review Granted to Toxic Tort Statute of Limitations Suit
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether a mass toxic tort action can go forward even ...
SAN FRANCISCO - California juries deciding civil cases will soon be guided by a new, clearer set of jury instructions, the fi...
SAN FRANCISCO - The lead defense attorney for three cops accused of assault in connection with the infamous Union Street Faji...
LOS ANGELES - In a case dating to the glittering days of Hollywood's golden age, lawyers for Bing Crosby's estate and the comp...