SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court Wednesday again blocked the release from prison of murderer Robert Rosenkrantz, g...

LOS ANGELES - The fallout continued at San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison on Wednesday as the firm instituted its...

VENTURA - Prosecutors labeled national Hells Angels spokesman George Christie Jr. a "danger to the community" and the leader o...

SANTA ANA - A power outage Wednesday shut down the Superior Court and Orange County jail in Santa Ana, leaving about 2,500 sta...

Forum Column - By James Acret - If it's true that America leads the world in prosperity because of free enterprise, it's also ...

Dicta Column - By Richard J. Simmons - Law firms must deal with a myriad of issues when fulfilling their obligations to employ...

Focus Column - By Robert C. Barnes - Kmart, House2Home, Montgomery Ward: The list of "big box" retailers that have filed for C...

Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and LeeAnn M. Pelham - Thanks to lobbying disclosure laws in the city of Los Angeles, t...

Focus Column - By Karl E. Geier and Christopher H. Doyle - Does an escrow holder owe a duty to protect the interests of nonpar...

LOS ANGELES - Brobeck Phleger & Harrison marketing director David Geyer, who helped develop the firm's famous advertising ...

SANTA ANA - Michael Goodwin, the Motocross promoter accused of arranging the murders of racing pioneer Mickey Thompson and his...

SAN FRANCISCO - A row of trees planted deliberately to obstruct a neighbor's view of Mt. Shasta could be a private nuisance, a...

LOS ANGELES - Do fries go with that lawsuit? "Grand Master of Funk" George Clinton filed a malpractice lawsuit Monday against ...

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered a Malibu attorney to stand trial for allegedly stealing cl...

SAN FRANCISCO - A state Court of Appeal dramatically broadened the reach of Proposition 36 Tuesday, ruling that a three-strike...

LOS ANGELES - Services have taken place for Harry J. Cohen, a retired lawyer and antique collector. Cohen, who suffered a debi...

Focus Column - By Kathy M. Banke and Jayne E. Fleming - There are few drop-dead deadlines in the law. One that remains is the ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The attorney general's office has lost a bid to restrict efforts by appellate defense teams to question jurors...

SAN FRANCISCO - John Stewart hunched over a table occupying most of the available floor space in his small office overlooking ...

REDWOOD CITY - Former San Mateo County prosecutor Allison Dondero's law license should be canceled because she withheld inform...

SAN DIEGO - A prominent San Diego criminal defense attorney who pleaded guilty this week to tax violations is expected to plea...

Forum Column - By James D. Griffin and Kristopher A. Kuehn - Despite recent well-publicized cases overturning class-certificat...

LOS ANGELES - Can a law designed to crack down on mobsters be used to win damages from the Roman Catholic Church in the growin...

WASHINGTON - It's that time of year again, when I feel caught in the whirlwind of speculation and rumor about the Supreme Cour...

SANTA ANA - Newly appointed 4th District Court of Appeal Justice Richard Fybel is surrounded by boxes yet to be unpacked and p...

RIVERSIDE - After winning the only open seat on the Riverside County Superior Court bench in the March primary, Deputy Distric...

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge Monday imposed a 40-month prison sentence on an Orange County engineer who fled the country and ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A long-derelict barge rams into an oil tanker, causing the tanker to spill oil near the Golden Gate, spoiling ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that a federal law banning the advertising or promotion of drugs that are...

SAN FRANCISCO - State tax attorney Kathleen R. O'Connor, whose election to the bench last month made her the first woman to wi...