Nothing is more subject to change than the laws. -Michel De Montaigne, 16th-Century French writer. In a bid to become a pre-em...

VENTURA - Kern County, the state's last holdout on court unification, has taken another step closer to what many judges in thi...

Larry Kane, a partner at San Francisco's Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, thinks wrestling should get better press. And he's...

Attorneys Keith M. Casto, William K. Bissell and John A. Slezak have joined Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold's environment...

Simon Lorne, a partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson, doesn't consider himself a gaming-industry expert. Even so, Pinnacle E...

SANTA ANA - A retired Orange County judge charged by the Commission on Judicial Performance with willful misconduct in office ...

U.S. Supreme Court Column By David Pike WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's blockbuster 1999-2000 term is heading for a blockbust...

The city of Los Angeles has been served with four more lawsuits alleging civil rights violations and a pattern and practice of...

Another class action was filed Friday in the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart scandal, this one by an attorney who usuall...

Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gilbert C. Alston has been convicted of misdemeanor hit-and-run, stemming from a mino...

SAN FRANCISCO - They will get cookies, cakes and coffee; a magic show, a jazz concert and T-shirts that read: "Jurors do it wi...

The spurned lover of a former Los Angeles County deputy public defender was ordered Friday to stand trial in the shooting deat...

Practioner: Law Practice By Karl Bemesderfer Consider this: The actions of a unknown partner working in an office on the other...

The Legal Research Network is plotting a revolution. By providing a new way to conduct research, it wants to give firms more t...

^^Lititgator Profile / Fagel^^ Leonard Novarro Bruce Fagel has an advantage over other attorneys in medical malpractice cases....

RIVERSIDE - Almost two months after winning a judicial seat in the March primary election, Riverside County Deputy District At...

Dicta: On 'Family Law' By Erin O'Bryan "Family Law" makes social statements this week by slamming dot-coms and making lawyers ...

Dicta: On 'Ally McBeal' By Rebecca Lulow Ally McBeal turned 30 this week, and in celebration, David E. Kelley treated his audi...

SANTA ANA - William J. Madon, a former Coto de Caza resident, was arrested Wednesday night on securities fraud charges. He was...

Forum: By Glenn S. Koppel In California, the power of court reporters to dictate how a verbatim court record is made remains a...

Forum: By Allen Jones Do remaining family members of senseless crime victims make the best advocates for change in our crimina...

LITIGATOR PROFILE / Allis Leonard Novarro After working as a forest ranger at Yellowstone National Park, fighting forest fires...

Dicta: On 'The Practice' By M.C. Sungaila This weeks "The Practice" explores the pursuit of truth in our justice system and gi...

Dicta: On 'Judging Amy' By Marilyn Sipes Is mere possession of a date rape drug harmless? No, Judge Amy correctly decides. The...

SANTA ANA - A Fullerton man has filed a lawsuit against the Black Angus restaurant in his city, claiming that he noticed a con...

Practitioner: Tort Law By Paul D. Fogel and Lisa M. Baird One of the established cornerstones of premises-liability law is tha...

SAN DIEGO - After years of allowing Christian invocations that apparently violated constitutional principles, the Oceanside Ci...

By Thomas D. Elias The longer California politicians at every level contemplate the $25 billion coming to this state from the ...

SANTA ANA - A Los Angeles judge Thursday granted a request by Orange County lawyers to impose a temporary stay on a portion of...

Practitioner: Tort Law By Steven G. Mehta As more and more incidents of elder abuse get reported, there appears to be a genera...