DICTA Successful summary judgment motions begin with the way you frame your pleadings. Page 8. ^^Courtroom Craft^^ By David Pa...

SAN FRANCISCO - The venerable New York firm of Sullivan & Cromwell will be opening an office in the land of dot-coms - Sil...

A watershed ruling expanding pension protections for workers came under heavy fire Monday from an 11-judge federal appellate p...

Two recent cases elaborate on the duty of public officials to protect the rights of individuals. Page 7 ^^Administrative Law^^...

REDWOOD CITY - A San Mateo County judge Monday rejected a defense bid to dismiss murder charges against two former members of ...

FORUM Cary Stayner , accused of murdering three tourists in Yosemite last summer, is now wanted for his story. Page 6. By Thom...

It's getting so that people need a scorecard to keep track of who's who in the civil federal fraud case in which Los Angeles S...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether sexually violent predators may challenge in the federal court...

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a ruling upholding California's mandatory continuing legal education program. ...

The Los Angeles district attorney's office has provided the Los Angeles Police Department with a memorandum from a deputy dist...

Deputy District Attorney Richard Rosenthal remembers a feeling somewhat akin to getting the wind knocked out of him the day he...

SACRAMENTO - Using their new power under Proposition 21, prosecutors have begun charging teen-agers in adult court without goi...

Rapper Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, has sued his former lawyer for not informing him about a conflict of interest tha...

FORUM Children born out of wedlock are more likely to end up in poverty than children born in wedlock.

Jeff Newman has spent 30 years learning the art of listening. Whether working in Ghana, with U.S. political agencies or as a l...

Earth Links The Internet governing body has adopted a dispute-resolution system for domain-name disputes, but trademark holder...

A memorial service will take place April 1 for Manning J. Post, a longtime Democratic activist and new member of the State Bar...

SAN DIEGO - Retired corporate and probate law attorney Ray Edgar McAllister died of heart failure March 8 while at home in Lak...

Lagging Localities Recent Decisions Differentiate Between Normal and Abnormal Delays

Land use attorney Charles Cohen, previously of Thousand Oaks' Cohen, Alexander & Clayton, has joined Los Angeles' Weston, ...

Two bail agents have filed a civil rights lawsuit, contending they were unlawfully arrested and harassed by Rampart Division p...

WASHINGTON - Boycotts by state and local governments of companies that do business with "outlaw" foreign countries became popu...

Hollywood is often accused of distorting the facts in reality-based dramas, but this time it managed to get them right. That's...

Briefcases are being stacked atop briefcases in Department 304. Attorneys routinely spill over from the plaintiff and defense ...

A new justice center will serve residents of southwestern Riverside County, now that county supervisors have agreed, after yea...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Department of Insurance announced Thursday that Old Republic Title Company will pay the state $...

DICTA To what extent should a child's race be considered in deciding custody? This and other difficult questions were handled ...

FORUM Holding manufacturers liable for medical errors caused by similar drug names ensures that manufacturers do not allow a l...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Dennis Cole remembers looking across the room and seeing Los Ang...

SANTA ANA - Orange County Judge Steven Perk Wednesday dropped all 40 charges against Glendora attorney James Brian Watkins, ac...