The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles found the perfect venue for honoring outstanding women in the legal profession - ...
A lawsuit filed by the owner of the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood against the operator of the Los Angeles County su...
Although World Savings Bank escaped a fraud claim brought by a homeowner who purchased one of its properties, the legal mess d...
Two years after joining Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Bill Steffin has left the Cleveland-based firm for Los Angeles' Lewis, ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chip Makers Join Forces to Better Attack High-Definition TV Market
By Toni Vranjes
Chip maker Zoran Corp. of Santa Clara has agreed to buy Oak Technology Inc. for $358 million in cash and stock. Both companies...
Client conflicts didn't kill Murphy, Sheneman, Julian & Rogers' merger with Winston & Strawn earlier this year. But th...
Kevin Debr is hoping that the third time is the charm. The technology lawyer joined Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman Machtinger...
There's more to a title than just the name. Employees in management positions at Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. stores all...
McDonald's projects an image of a corporation committed to the well-being of its 2,400 franchisees nationwide. "They are the h...
Litigation
Party Must Attack Punitives Proof at Trial or Waives Right to Do It Later
By Columnist
Focus Column - Litigation - By David Martinez - Defense practitioners navigating California's state courts are familiar with t...
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Robert R. Sachs - The fickle economy continues to take its toll on both startups and...
LOS ANGELES - Without someone advocating on their behalf, foster children likely will continue leaving the system without a de...
SANTA ANA - A unique trial in which defense counsel requested that a jury determine damages before it assigned liability resul...
SAN DIEGO - District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced Friday that Deputy District Attorney Jeff Dusek will lead a new cold-ca...
SANTA ANA - Attorney Melanie Rae Blum and her ex-husband, former attorney Mark Elliot Roseman, pleaded not guilty Friday to fe...
OAKLAND - Construction magnate Ronald Tutor will become a defendant when San Francisco lawyers file the latest version of the...
LOS ANGELES - Faced with the anguished pleas of his ailing grandmother, Nabil Issa did what any concerned grandson would do. T...
Personal Injury & Torts
Despite Adverse Decisions And Ominous Pending Legislation, Anti-Gun Suits Move Ahead in California
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Trial courts and the U.S. Congress are increasingly hostile to gun control lawsuits, but dogged California pl...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired Judges Find Lodging in Neutrals' Corner
By Eron Yehuda
Three retired judges have found homes with ADR providers following their careers on the bench. JAMS has hired retired San Dieg...
Forum Column - By Marjorie Cohn - As the Senate considers President Bush's proposal to cut taxes by hundreds of billions of do...
Employment Column - By Lin M. Meyer - Law firms, like any other employer, are subject to laws that prevent them from discrimin...
Zoning, Planning and Use
Development Contract Claims Are Not Subject to 90-Day Limit
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Focus Column - Land Use - By Daniel J. Curtin Jr. - In a case of first impression, an appellate court has held that a claim fo...
SANTA ANA - In a reversal of fortune, a former power couple once riding high on a string of successful lawsuits and settlement...
LOS ANGELES - A state appeals court Wednesday reinstated a class action brought by a Los Angeles woman who claims that Blue Cr...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles woman filed suit Thursday against the reality TV program "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" for allege...
SANTA ANA - As attorney Melanie Rae Blum and former attorney Mark Elliot Roseman are brought to trial on charges they siphone...
SAN FRANCISCO - First District Court of Appeal Justice Laurence D. Kay has rebuffed an unusual recusal request by a Marin Cou...
LOS ANGELES - The Democratic Leadership Committee on Thursday named Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and City Counci...
SAN FRANCISCO - Thelen Reid & Priest announced a joint venture Thursday with London-based Masons that will combine the fi...
LOS ANGELES - Despite ruling that an FBI agent "recklessly" omitted information when he sought a wiretap authorization, U.S. D...