By Liz Valsamis All Stuart Liner's clients have to do is press a button and he'll dance for as long as they want him to. And,...

Siding maker prevails in suit brought by homeowners. Page XX By Joan Osterwalder In the first case against Dryvit Systems Inc...

SAN FRANCISCO - A construction defect litigation fix-it bill that takes effect with the new year promises sweeping changes fo...

SAN FRANCISCO - Richard Best didn't start out intending to become the resident tech-head of the San Francisco Superior Court. ...

LOS ANGELES - Expanding its insurance, reinsurance and insolvency practices, Santa Monica's Alschuler Grossman Stein & Ka...

PASADENA - The years have slipped by quickly for this son of working-class Mexican immigrants, who rose by personal determinat...

SAN FRANCISCO - Muslim inmates at Vacaville State Prison have won an important court battle that allows them to continue atte...

MARTINEZ - Judge Laurel Brady will have both joyous and onerous tasks ahead of her Thursday when she assumes the office of pr...

RIVERSIDE - Bryan Mason felt something "pop" in his lower back last year as he lifted 625 pounds in a high-school weight-train...

LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court has thrown out a malicious prosecution lawsuit brought by one set of attorneys against a...

Focus Column - Corporate Law - By Daniel L. McConaughy and Chad C. Coombs - Real options include nonfinancial attributes and b...

LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gray Davis has appointed three new judges for Orange and San Diego counties. Kerry Wells, a deputy district...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles-based Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif has recruited securities, health care and commerc...

BASS LAKE - Being the judge in a one-judge town like Bass Lake, population 400, might not sound as exciting as prosecuting hig...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner gets some of the most horrific cases in the county in her cou...

Forum Column - By Joseph Herman, Peter K. Stris and Jason H. Wilson - On Jan. 1, 2003, SB1156 and AB2596 will take effect. The...

LOS ANGELES - A temporary restraining order issued last week came too late to stop a Chicago art collector from shipping a Naz...

LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday made six new judicial appointments, including the elevation of Justice Dennis M. Per...

SAN JOSE - It was a rare moment of high drama at the Santa Clara County Bar Association's monthly meeting. In dispute was a pr...

SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a domestic violence victim's unusual lawsuit accusing autho...

Column By Garry Abrams - Counting today, this year has five whole days to go. But it's already time for the Marion "Suge" Knig...

Forum Column - By Arthur B. Mark III - In his Forum piece of Nov. 22 ("States, Not U.S., Should Have Right to Regulate Doctors...

Employment Column - By Phillip R. Maltin - To cut costs, the owner of an attorney service wants to make his couriers independe...

SAN FRANCISCO - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is maintaining profits but risks damaging its reputation among clients a...

BELLFLOWER - When Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Leland H. Tipton entered the Peace Corps in 1967, he had no idea tha...

LOS ANGELES - Immigrant advocacy groups are filing a class action in Los Angeles federal court, trying to halt detentions and ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Difficult clients are a frequent topic of chatter around the San Francisco's Hall of Justice. But, few stories...

SACRAMENTO - A state trial judge violated a man's due process rights when he refused to issue a jury instruction on entrapmen...

Focus Column - Employment Law - By Richard S. Rosenberg and Eric C. Schwettmann - While closely related in scope and intent to...

Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - The Los Angeles County Superior Court has the largest family law department in California....