SAN FRANCISCO - The Kahn & Kelville auto service shop has become something of a landmark in recent years because of its si...
The recognition of mediation as an affordable means of alternative dispute resolution has precipitated a rise in the number of...
Since the beginnings of civilized societies, the overarching and recurring moral question has been, "Is it possible to be mora...
The horrific attacks against the United States on Sept. 11 have dominated our national and individual psyches in the days that...
The cover photograph of Newsweek recently showed three New York City firefighters planting the American flag atop the rubble a...
Figuring out lien priorities on real property may not be a simple matter of determining order of lien recordation. Subordinati...
The doctrine of negligence per se, or negligence as a matter of law, often has application in the premises-liability context t...
SAN FRANCISCO - Brushing aside concerns about the economy, Pillsbury Winthrop is moving ahead with a year-old plan to consolid...
LOS ANGELES - Lawyer Carl Douglas describes his client, Kamara Sams, as "a black woman with a conscience." But in a three-week...
SAN DIEGO - The city attorney's office should be taken off its spousal battery case against a Superior Court judge because som...
SAN FRANCISCO - Like dancers choreographed to clashing music, lawyers for the state of California and Pacific Gas & Elect...
LOS ANGELES - In a continuing effort to crack down on unscrupulous immigration consultants, the state attorney general's offic...
Criminal
25-Year-Long Continuance Is Sufficient for Olson, Prosecutors Say
By Garry Abrams
Prosecutors in the Sara Jane Olson case said Wednesday the defendant shouldn't get another continuance because she's already h...
LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court in Los Angeles has ruled that Rodney G. King, whose 1991 beating at the hands of Los Ang...
LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday appointed two Los Angeles Superior Court judges to a new division within the 2nd Di...
LOS ANGELES - Instant karma was not on the agenda for San Diego Superior Court Judge Judith McConnell at the confirmation hear...
SAN FRANCISCO - In a highly unusual move, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has filed his own defense of his novel practice of...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to deliver a blow to the ability of states such as California to r...
SAN BERNARDINO - A judge has ruled that security guards at the San Manuel Indian Reservation are not immune from a lawsuit al...
Constitutional Law
Wife's Refusal to Testify Against Absent Husband Sparks Debate
By Matthew Heller
LANCASTER - Prosecutors say Susan Jurcoane's marriage ended the day her husband allegedly murdered two people at a ranch near ...
Fungi and molds are among the earliest-known forms of life. They have existed for more than 1 billion years. ...
General Bank of Los Angeles always has gone to great lengths to secure its reputation as a stickler for rules. But sometimes e...
Neutral Charles Dolginer was about to start a seven-day medical malpractice mediation when the case suddenly settled. And Dolg...
Walter Oetzell took a year off in 1974 to travel around the world. At one point, somewhere between Egypt and Greece, the Briti...
Even though the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had given the opposition the purported right to use the disputed marks, the ...
Labor/Employment
Laws Protect Civilian Careers Of Those Serving in Military
By Columnist
Few civilians have a clear understanding of how the reserve system functions. The reserve components of the U.S. military numb...
The Los Angeles Superior Court recently approved a $41-million, class-action settlement involving homeowners in Santa Clarita ...
On Aug. 1, the jury returned a verdict in Tutor-Saliba-Perini J.V. v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Author...
Americans should look with skepticism on what may be the crocodile tears of our new best friends and "allies" in the Middle Ea...