By John McCloud The high rents and tight markets of the inner ring of San Francisco Bay Area cities has had less impact on th...
In two cases, seemingly disparate but both involving access to justice for large but unempowered segments of society, attorney...
A basic knowledge of small claims court is crucial to any civil litigator. ...
California's total construction volume after nine months was up 9.8 percent, totaling $46.19 billion, according to the Constr...
Criminal
State Appeals Courts Focus on Minutiae at Expense of Rights
By Contributing Writer
I've been in this line of work for 30 years and I'm still surprised to see what our state appellate courts think are hot legal...
Next week's oral argument should prove interesting to tort practitioners - and not just those who litigate medical-device or p...
SAN FRANSICO - The Monterey County bench officially approved consolidating its superior and municipal courts Thursday, leavin...
SACRAMENTO - State Sen. Martha Escutia, chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that she has accepted a p...
The International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives Northern California Chapter named Frank Robinson Corporate ...
Burgeoning interest in so-called "xtreme," high-risk sports, such as auto racing, snowboarding, motocross, skateboarding, BMX ...
When presenting a product liability case to jurors, it is important to present a comprehensive array of information. There are...
Finally, a definitive book on the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration! ...
Few lawyers have melded their ideologies and legal practices the way Sonia Mercado has done. The civil rights attorney suffers...
SAN FRANSICO - The controversy surrounding San Francisco Superior Court Judge Thomas Mellon took a new turn this week when hi...
Plaintiff's counsel must recognize the value of protected anonymous speech while preserving the client's right to seek relief....
Antideficiency statutes don't apply to prevent bank from foreclosing on property without first determining its fair market va...
By Julie Nakashima The Inland Empire continued to prove that the coast isn't necessarily the most, as the two-county (San Ber...
By Julie Nakashima Interestingly enough, downtown commercial real estate brokers save some of their loudest cheers for housin...
LOS ANGELES - The one-time paramour of disgraced Los Angeles police Officer Rafael A. Perez probably will spend at least five ...
WASHINGTON - Sometimes one actor or actress seems to be in every major film, no matter what the genre. Harvey Keitel had a spe...
The State Bar's decision not to prosecute the government lawyer who blew the whistle on former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Qu...
LOS ANGELES - Imagine, if you will, Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, Lyle and Erik Menendez, Caryl Chessman, Charlie Manson, gan...
WASHINGTON - Symbols of our government's commitment to justice for all are hard to miss in Washington: the Supreme Court, the ...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles prosecutors have, so far, refused to agree to reverse voluntary manslaughter convictions of five all...
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Thursday acquitted a Cypress businessman of smuggling and lashed out at a FBI agent who, she ...
LOS ANGELES - The birth mother of Oei Mae, a toddler who was permanently brain-damaged and partially paralyzed in January 1999...
SAN FRANSICO - In a slam-dunk victory for opponents of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thu...
SAN FRANSICO - A convincing story from a witness can overcome DNA tests establishing paternity within a 99.9 percent probabil...
Renee has been a rebel since as long as she can remember. She's always had a thing for tough, bad boys. There's a downside to ...
When Democratic elector Ron Oberndorfer of La Mesa's Fischbeck & Oberndorfer, paid a visit recently to La Mesa's Grossmont...