Does a recent trilogy of California Supreme Court cases create a new battleground in wage-and-hour litigation? ...
It may be more difficult to settle employment litigation in the future because defendants may be required to pay greater amoun...
Tim McCormick, the former cancer patient known as the "pot prince of Bel Air," received a five-year federal narcotics prison t...
After 18 years of practicing law, Nancy J. Warren has found a new passion: mediation. With years of experience as an attorney,...
Services will take place today for retired judicial attorney and 1999 Woman Lawyers Association of Los Angeles honoree Frances...
Kenneth A. Rivin hit a career high in May when he obtained a $5 million verdict for his client, Richard Herr, in Richard Herr ...
On June 12, 2000, the high court handed down its decision in Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products Inc., 2000 Daily Journal D....
New case law expected from the California Supreme Court and new legislation contemplated at both the state and federal levels ...
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. NYSE Qwest...
Are the federal courts more "employer-friendly" than state courts in employment litigation, especially when it comes to employ...
A 52-year-old man who claims he was hired in February 1997 by accounting-house giant Deloitte & Touche and was the only Af...
Stung by publicity surrounding his role as an arbitrator, retired Supreme Court Justice Armand Arabian on Thursday resigned fr...
Thirty Hollywood families who allegedly endured raw sewage, collapsed ceilings and a lack of running water in their apartments...
A memorial service will take place Saturday for retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Arch Rollin Tuthill. The judge died S...
Defense counsel in harassment cases should attack a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress on the basis that t...
The Los Angeles Police Protective League on Thursday called on the district attorney's office to release the names of the thre...
As a Sacramento County prosecutor, Pete Harned had it all - but lost it when he was arrested July 19, 1996, on suspicion of po...
Calling him a "legal bully" and "the quintessential professional litigant," defendants in a real estate disclosure action move...
In a decision sure to escalate the debate over handling of protests at the Democratic National Convention, the Los Angeles Boa...
Family
Court: Deadbeat Dad Can't Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Obligations
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Overturning its own precedent, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday that a deadbeat parent cannot use bank...
Had the left-wing PRD, or Democratic Revolution Party, won, Jose Jacques Medina might have been on his way to Mexico City to c...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Is Proud of His Versatility Judge Prides Himself on Versatility
By Contributing Writer
SAN JOSE - Socrates Peter Manoukian prides himself on being the Santa Clara Superior Court system's utility player, the kind ...
Practitioners and parties know that employment mediations can be challenging on a psychological level. The parties' emotions r...
With more lawyers than ever battling each other for business, just doing a good job is no longer good enough. ...
This case will curtail other design-defect claims premised on the theory that auto manufacturers had a duty to install airbags.
FORUM The announcement of a rough draft of the human genome could be a moment for celebrating our common humanity. ...
^^Real Property^^ Avoid or Insure Risk Management Is Essential for Developers By Jeffrey D. Masters The real estate industry ...
SAN JOSE -Prosecutors in the Avant criminal trade secrets case got a glimmer of hope last week when a 6th District Court of A...
^^Bench Press^^ By Gregory C. O'Brien Jr. [mug] Herb Barish, president of Los Angeles County Bar Association's Trial Practice...
By Russ Nichols Ralph Nader, recently nominated as the Green Party's presidential candidate, and Pat Buchanan, who is seeking...