SACRAMENTO - Bion Gregory, the California Legislature's chief lawyer for 25 years, is retiring, but he is not going to allow h...
RIVERSIDE - The 4th District Court of Appeal has found that "triable issues of fact" exist that a Denny's restaurant in Rivers...
RENO, Nev. - Federal appeals court Judge Procter Hug will retire from active service after 24 years on the 9th U.S. Circuit Co...
LAGUNA NIGUEL - The ashes of James R. Biram, a sole practitioner for 34 years and an ardent fly fisherman, will be scattered i...
To satisfy the element of causation in a product-liability case, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant's product was a "su...
Once again, the nation stands on high alert, responding to nonspecific information suggesting potential terrorist attacks. The...
In an occupational-disease case, the statute of limitations is a trap for an injured worker's attorney and for third-party cou...
LOS ANGELES - A lawyer described by his contemporaries as a giant in the world of criminal defense has died, leaving vivid mem...
Criminal
Judge Orders Olson to Chambers To Question Validity of Her Plea
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Troubled by Sara Jane Olson's claims of innocence to reporters after she admitted guilt in court to a decades-ol...
Judges and Judiciary
Davis Puts Sole Practitioner on Riverside Bench
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday appointed sole practitioner Thomas H. Cahraman to the Riverside County bench. Cahraman...
SAN DIEGO - Directors of the San Diego County Deputy District Attorneys Association are asking members for a highly unusual no...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel Investigates Riverside Judge
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - The Commission on Judicial Performance filed disciplinary charges Thursday against former Riverside County Superio...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco trial judge took the unusual step of dismissing robbery charges against two defendants this we...
Most firms that enjoy long-term success didn't just strike gold accidentally. They drafted and implemented strategic plans t...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Many Cannot Afford Lawyers Because of State Bar Policy
By Contributing Writer
One hears everywhere that there are too many lawyers, that California soon will have given out 200,000 bar cards, that every f...
On June 14, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 25 Cal.4th ...
Last month, the Legislature adopted a bipartisan redistricting plan that was quickly signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis. By an...
Most historians agree that America fought with one hand tied behind its back in Vietnam. In the war against terrorism, we may ...
If the three most important aspects of real estate are location, location, location, the three keys to career development are ...
The Yiddish word for one who knows a lot is "maven." The court system is full of mavens. We have the expert witness, who knows...
LOS ANGELES - A Santa Monica law firm sued the Los Angeles Unified School District and its general counsel on Thursday, claimi...
San Francisco has a knack for adopting landlord-tenant ordinances that raise constitutional eyebrows, even when courts uphold ...
In the aftermath of the events of Sept. 11, our nation's leaders have directed us to go about "business as usual." They have ...
In my undergraduate cultural anthropology class, we would watch films condemning oppressive Western nations. We read Margaret ...
By recently denying a petition for review of the 1st District Court of Appeal's decision in Nippon Credit Bank v. 1333 N. Cali...
LOS ANGELES - Authorities are ignoring laws to protect victims of slave trafficking, according to immigration lawyers for two ...
WASHINGTON - Facing for the third time a highly charged affirmative-action case from Colorado, the Supreme Court indicated Wed...
LOS ANGELES - Former Symbionese Liberation Army associate Sara Jane Olson pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing pipe bombs th...
LOS ANGELES - Californians convicted of drug possession before July 1 but sentenced afterward are eligible for drug treatment ...