SANTA ANA - Attorney Hilmer Ula Jarboe Jr. has been charged with three misdemeanors and a felony after his near-fatal shootin...

WASHINGTON - Handing a victory to California municipalities, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that local governments do not hav...

LOS ANGELES - An Inyo County Native American tribe can't sue under a federal civil rights statute for an alleged violation of...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court opened the door slightly Monday for criminal defendants to challenge retrials, b...

SACRAMENTO - In a blow to free speech protections and consumer interests, a federal appeals court refused Monday to reconside...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for the 2003-04 term, in which the court will take on Washington state...

Column By Garry Abrams - Thursday, the Los Angeles Daily Journal ran three corrections on Page 2 regarding the Washington, D.C...

LOS ANGELES - An emotional Nabil Issa wiped tears of frustration and relief from his eyes Monday after a federal judge reduce...

SAN FRANCISCO - The distinction between bar junkies and outsiders is a false one, State Bar President James E. Herman likes t...

SAN JOSE - Winning a trade-secrets case can be cold comfort, as a Cupertino software company found out last month. A Santa Cl...

LOS ANGELES -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Ford Motor Co. another shot at reducing a record $290 million punitive dam...

Media lawyer Scott Zolke joined Los Angeles' Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the entertainment and media group May 5. Zolke wa...

Vernell Crittendon lowers his voice to a whisper as he spots two visitors departing through the gates of San Quentin State Pri...

"What Can Brown Do For You?" is a recent ad slogan for United Parcel Service, recognized by its brown-and-gold symbol. "Leave ...

St. Jude Medical Inc. has invested $15 million in Sunnyvale's Epicor Medical Inc. to acquire a minority stake in the privately...

Column - Business Development - By Karen Kaplowitz - The buzz is all about "teamwork" in rainmaking. It's great to see that la...

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has purchased PlaceWare Inc. of Mountain View, creating a formidable new competitor in the onli...

The record industry already has taken aim at several targets in its fight against online music piracy. Now it has a new target...

Daniel E. Alberti has joined the trial department of McDermott, Will & Emery in Palo Alto after 22 years at Ropers, Majesk...

Column - Trial Strategy - By Noelle C. Nelson - From the jurors' perspective, lawyers must answer six basic questions of a cas...

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, ...

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...

Focus Column - Litigation - By David Martinez - Defense practitioners navigating California's state courts are familiar with t...