Constitutional Law
Atheists, Agnostics Deserve Same Consideration as Gays
By Contributing Writer
There has been much controversy generated by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling allowing the Boy Scouts to exclude gays, B...
An office equipment purchase today requires the buyer to decide whether to buy a service contract or pay for repairs as they h...
After 21 years on the bench, retired Judge Ellen James embarked on a third career when, in 1997, she joined JAMS. Settling cas...
There continue to be civil suits alleging that racketeering activities operate in law-enforcement departments. ...
Industrial tort lawyer Kevin Lancaster recently obtained a settlement in excess of $1.2 million for his clients, the wife and ...
In considering whether race, gender or culture should be a factor in considering a mediator, the obvious answer is yes - when ...
A question of tremendous importance to the practice of criminal law in California is whether prior convictions alleged under t...
When Lynette Gonzalez came to attorney Bruce Gelber's office in Los Angeles with regard to her workers' compensation claim, wh...
SANTA ANA - Several of the country's largest department stores and home improvement chains, including Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Sears ...
A group of animal rights activists announced Thursday that they intend to sue the city of Los Angeles and the Police Departmen...
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Justice Department attorney, arguing on behalf of parties that include the cities of Los Angeles and San F...
SACRAMENTO - District attorneys in California's rural counties are calling on state lawmakers to clarify the limits of Proposi...
Great Western Shows sued Los Angeles County on Thursday, accusing the Board of Supervisors of secretly pressuring Pomona Fairp...
"Listen up! ... Here's a man who would not take it! Here's a man who stood up!" Troops, you know whenever The Eye starts off w...
The former office manager of Bailey & Marzano and her husband were arrested Thursday on a federal indictment that accuses ...
Fighting tears, Boonsong Suthilak, a Thai woman in her mid-40s, described through an interpreter the difficulties of getting t...
It's not a mail bomb, it's a paperweight. If these words had been written on almost 600 packages mailed to Silicon Valley busi...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed Thursday that Congress has left it up to the individual states to determine w...
Three litigation partners from the Irvine office of San Francisco's Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and a former partner ...
Sexual harassment litigation remains prevalent, but several variations are emerging. The same-sex case is becoming more c...
Just call him the man who's running for City Council against Tom Hayden. Jack Weiss, a former federal prosecutor, is more than...
A 28-year-old Riverside man arrested during the Democratic National Convention was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on one fel...
We in the employment bar are preparing to mourn the loss of a dear friend: the implied contract. Although misunderstood in som...
In many ways, an insurer that disputes coverage is like a high wire artist, walking a tightrope without a net. Each and every ...
The carrier 'cannot parse the claims, dividing those [that] are at least potentially covered from those that are not.' ...
Overwhelmed attorneys should refrain from hiring more bodies and instead examine ways to improve the firm's operations. ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Judge Hands University a Split Decision on Its Two Demurrers
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld
SANTA ANA - An Orange County Superior Court judge Wednesday refused a defense request to throw out a class action negligence c...
A memorial service will take place Wednesday for Roger Sherman, entertainment attorney and senior partner of Mitchell, Silberb...
SANTA ANA - Howard "Rusty" Coones, president of the Orange County chapter of the Hell's Angels and a co-defendant in a federal...
An appellate court's decision in an insurance coverage case has left both sides pleased with the result. The ruling affirms th...