SAN DIEGO - Jurors considering the sentence of David A. Westerfield will resume discussions today after deliberating half a da...
SAN FRANCISCO - On Sept. 14, 2001, Earth First lawyer Dennis Cunningham of San Francisco sought an emergency trial continuance...
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court Friday gave new life to former Los Angeles police Detective Richard Herman Ford's long b...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco Superior Court jury this week may begin deliberations on a defamation case brought against the...
LOS ANGELES - Trailer parks in Santa Monica are governed by the city's rent control laws and rent control board, a state appel...
Judges and Judiciary
Many Courts, Often Courageously, Protected Due Process
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - On the day of the terrorist attacks, it was business as usual at the West Coast's highest federal court. The 9...
Focus Column - By William D. Wick - California cities can enact and enforce their own hazardous-waste cleanup ordinances beca...
WASHINGTON - The surest path to winning a prestigious clerkship with a Supreme Court justice has remained straight and true fo...
LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities Thursday kicked off President Bush's crackdown on corporate fraud by announcing the indictme...
MARYSVILLE - "Yuba County is my county," Kathleen O'Connor declared in a recent interview. It's true Yuba County's newest judg...
SAN FRANCISCO - A fight over hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees stemming from a record-breaking sexual harassme...
SAN DIEGO - A jury considering whether David A. Westerfield lives or dies will resume deliberations today after failing to rea...
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys on both sides faced tough questions Thursday as the state Supreme Court considered whether a Texas W...
Personal Injury & Torts
Drug and Medical-Device Cases Raise Questions of Pre-emption
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Michael K. Brown and Lisa M. Baird - Since the founding of this country, the state and federal governments h...
LOS ANGELES - On the witness stand, the young woman sobbed as she told her story to the jury. Responding to questions from San...
LOS ANGELES - "Wanted: police chief for large metropolitan city. Must have experience in police work and work well with others...
Employment Column - By Craig A. Blumin - Checking references is a necessary part of the due diligence firms conduct when consi...
Dicta Column - By Lisa Perrine - The more accomplished the legal professional, the less time he or she has available for the p...
Dicta Column - By Beth E. Kellermann - A firm's managing partner stared at the spreadsheet in disbelief. He always had feared...
Environmental
Suit Slams Plan to Drain Too Much Water From Salton Sea
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - Authorities' plans to drain too much water from the Salton Sea would threaten dozens of species of rare birds and ...
Forum Column - By Michael M. Berger - Coastal property owners are used to coping with disasters. That seems to go with the ter...
LOS ANGELES - The exodus of partners from Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison continues, with litigation partner Perrie M. Weiner ...
Judges and Judiciary
Riverside Jurist Faces Disciplinary Hearing
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - The Commission on Judicial Performance has set Oct. 21 as the date for a disciplinary proceeding on charges agains...
SAN DIEGO - After a day of emotional testimony and final arguments from attorneys, the jury that found David Westerfield guilt...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the green light for California prison officials to begin collecting DNA ...
Focus Column - By John W. Brooks - The frisson of expanding overseas is beginning to come again to an increasing number of U.S...
SACRAMENTO - When Judge Loren McMaster and his wife, Anne, drove from Sacramento to San Francisco to enjoy a couple of San Fra...
SAN FRANCISCO - Willits defense lawyer Edward J. "Fast Eddy" Kuwatch, the self-proclaimed guru of drunken driving law, has fal...
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to decide how the theft of trade secrets should be treated un...
SAN DIEGO - A local Superior Court judge who earlier was a federal prosecutor specializing in economic crimes became U.S. atto...