LOS ANGELES - Though the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave no reason for its decision last week not to reappoint U.S. Ba...

SAN FRANCISCO - John W. Dean III, counsel to President Nixon, took the stage as a government legal ethics expert. "What if Dee...

The unsecured creditors' committee in the Centis Inc. bankruptcy case has chosen Irell & Manella as legal counsel. ...

Forum Column - By Sue Blake - On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered an opinion in Atkins v. Virginia specifying t...

SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court has ruled that a middle school teacher may not be entitled to full back pay while she ...

SAN FRANCISCO - In a sweeping expansion of local control over cable television franchises, a federal appeals court has given c...

SAN FRANCISCO - In a move that stunned Bay Area intellectual property lawyers, Henry Bunsow will leave San Francisco litigatio...

LOS ANGELES - Members of a gamelan orchestra from Bali arrived in Los Angeles Friday to perform at an international sacred mus...

SAN DIEGO - Talk show hosts and others accusing David A. Westerfield's attorneys of unethical behavior in defending their clie...

SACRAMENTO - A new state law that builders hope will reduce litigation over construction defects still leaves subcontractors s...

SAN FRANCISCO - Four California counties are challenging a new Board of Equalization rule they say singles out ailing airline ...

SANTA ANA - Costa Mesa's city attorney's office was operating without a boss last week after the City Council suspended its to...

LOS ANGELES - Though the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave no reason for its decision last week not to reappoint U.S. Ban...

Employment Column - By Mark A. Rome - "Simplistic," "informal" and "expeditious" are terms which the U.S. Supreme Court has us...

SAN FRANCISCO - Retiring Fresno Superior Court Judge Vincent J. McGraw, a former member of the state judicial watchdog agency,...

BAKERSFIELD - Stephen M. Tauzer's generosity may have cost him his life, authorities say. When the Kern County assistant distr...

LOS ANGELES - A recall election against four high-ranking South Gate city officials can proceed because the petitions used to ...

LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for a Los Angeles film office boss under investigation for lavish spending and political contributions ...

LOS ANGELES - The first lawsuit to reach the courtroom targeting both Ford Motor Co. and Bridgestone/Firestone in the ongoing ...

LOS ANGELES - When Superior Court Commissioner Michael L. Schuur was a sole practitioner, he faced his share of clowns in the ...

Focus Column - By Daniel J. Curtin - In Travis v. Santa Cruz County, 100 Cal.App.4th 609 (2002), decided on July 25, th...

Forum Column - By Kenneth J. Theisen - On Sept. 5, in Minnesota, the majority of the 5,000 farmers with shares in a cooperativ...

LOS ANGELES - For more than two decades, the Conference of Delegates has been a lightning rod of controversy for the State Bar...

Dicta Column - By The Rodent - How many times has this happened to you? You are just about to pick up your things, put on your...

Dicta Column - By Sharon Berman - Persuasive writing is a hallmark of a good litigator. Writing for marketing purposes, howeve...

VENTURA - Ventura County Superior Court Presiding Judge Bruce A. Clark and Assistant Presiding Judge John R. Smiley have been ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Seldom does a U.S. attorney hire a criminal defense attorney as his chief executive, but that is just what San...

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury Wednesday absolved the El Monte Police Department of any liability in the fatal shooting of a dis...

SAN DIEGO - A second jury heard the evidence in the trial of David A. Westerfield. And the TV viewers who saw the trial on a l...

LOS ANGELES - It's a tale of unlikely bedfellows: a Republican activist facing off against GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Si...