LOS ANGELES - My grandfather died in 1984 at 96. Shortly after his death, I remember sitting on the floor in my living room, s...
LOS ANGELES - In the first word from a state appellate court since a federal appeals court cast doubt on California's three st...
LOS ANGELES - The only entrance to the grass-covered, 4-acre patch is largely obscured by shrubbery. Out front, there's a bare...
OAKLAND - Anne Flower Cumings , one of the first female criminal defense lawyers in the country, was honored last week by Wome...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge has sued a local family lawyer, claiming she botched his divorce and exposed him to fals...
SACRAMENTO - A measure that would dramatically reduce the role of mediators in custody disputes has generated strong feelings ...
LOS ANGELES - Baby Boy Johnson didn't live long enough to be given a first name. Nearly 2 days old when he died on Jan. 7, 200...
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed without comment a case that affected the job ...
LOS ANGELES - District Attorney Steve Cooley may unveil today his long-promised, written policy for prosecutors and law enforc...
SAN FRANCISCO - The misconduct case against former Sonoma County Judge Pat Gray, who faces ethics charges over scathing mailer...
Administrative/Regulatory
Due Diligence, Small Budgets Create Long Lines for Autopsies
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - A white-haired woman who appeared to be in her 80s lay nude on a gurney, patiently waiting her turn while a grou...
Partner Kenneth Guernsey led Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. in its public offering that brought in $45.5 million for the company...
Bankruptcy
Understanding the Process Is Key to Defending Adversary Proceeding
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Focus Column - By Howard N. Madris - Bankruptcy Court can be a strange foray for a litigator accustomed to practicing in state...
Focus Column - By William D. Wick - The federal government won the battle when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held tha...
Forum Column - By Leslie T. Thornton - An entire year after the disappearance of Chandra Levy, whose affair with California Co...
To underscore the company's negligence, attorney James A. Mangione came up with a simple theme: "Just show up for work," which...
Q: How could the plaintiffs' bar be more effective at mediation? A: After having asked the plaintiffs' bar how defense counsel...
On his way to winning a $114 million jury verdict, plaintiffs' attorney Robert M. Steele had to contend with a hostile defend...
What began as an effort to avoid conflict, by merging two companies with competing patent claims, deteriorated into bitter re...
Column by Jon G. Miller - Federal and state sexual harassment lawsuits have been front and center in our political and legal l...
Dicta Column - By Tim Hallahan - "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need." - R...
SAN FRANCISCO - State welfare officials can't cut off benefits to disabled kids who have trouble finishing high school on time...
RIVERSIDE - Relying on a month-old California Supreme Court ruling, a Riverside judge has denied a prosecutor's attempt to dis...
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the death penalty Thursday for a Sacramento convicted murderer...
LOS ANGELES - Services will begin at 7 tonight for Leon C. Fan, vice president of business development and acquisitions for Th...
SAN DIEGO - David B. Oberholtzer, a partner in the San Diego firm of Post Kirby Noonan & Sweat, will succeed a Superior Co...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles intellectual property boutique Small Larkin will dissolve in the next month or so, partners at the f...
LOS ANGELES - Two men who claim cleaning solvents at their workplaces caused injuries that led to kidney failure have lost the...
SAN FRANCISCO - The firm of Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy has been sued for for pursuing an action against a woman ...
LOS ANGELES - Judge Katherine Mader's résumé, according to attorneys who appear before her, gives her a seasoned quality that ...