Unification of Los Angeles County's Superior and Municipal courts finally passed Friday, with 63 percent of the formerly reluc...

In six years, Richard A. Paez has gone from the peak of being the first Mexican-American appointed to the U.S. District Court ...

A long-running suit over how the State Bar of California spends lawyers' dues will probably move into a second portion of tri...

The difference between Seal Beach attorney Stanley Alari and most other lawyers is like the difference between a Las Vegas cas...

The main purpose of the complaint should be to provide a convenient place to attach the check for filing fees.

Victories are bittersweet this week for two lawyers on 'The Practice, who prove that good lawyering can yield the wrong result...

LITIGATOR PROFILE: If a perfect world means working at a job well-loved and making a decent living doing it, then San Diego at...

In almost 35 years as a judge, mediator, arbitrator and court referee, Bonnie Lee Martin has learned her way around a legal di...

SACRAMENTO - Igniting what should be one of the year's most intense legislative battles, a key Assembly Democrat on Thursday u...

Unlike private parties, the federal government may utilize Section 107 to seek joint-and-several liability, even when the fede...

A memorial service will be held today for retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jack Swink, who presided over several high...

The anniversary of the birth of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. offers lawyers a timely opportunity to renew their commitment ...

Will City Settle Suit Against Holden? The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled today behind-closed doors to consider a $900,0...

Q: During mediation of a business dispute, Side A informs the mediator of material information and instructs the mediator not ...

In County of Amador v. El Dorado County Water Agency , 76 Cal.App.4th 931 (1999), the 3rd District Court of Appeal invalidated...

On 'Family Law,' Rex Weller soon may be looking for a good lawyer himself - one specializing in bankruptcy. ...

VIEWPOINT: In assigning responsibility in ADR proceedings under the Y2K Act, attorneys must consider the complex technology we...

The snows of winter arrive, producing cabin fever on 'Judging Amy'. ...

The time is right to create new mechanisms to resolve conflicts that affect communities on both sides of the Mexican-American ...

VIEWPOINT: Settlement saves time and money, but to fully protect the client, counsel must never lose sight of enforceability i...

On 'Ally McBeal,' Ally falls for a homeless man who tells her that 'this is probably the longest conversation you've ever had ...

VIEWPOINT: For successful mediation, attorneys must determine the mediator style most effective for the problem at hand. ...

By Ashley D'Cruz With increased trade across national borders, comes increased international commercial disputes. The North Am...

SAN FRANCISCO - Confidential communications between overseers of a trust and their attorneys are protected by the attorney-cli...

RIVERSIDE - In an unusual wrongful-death suit, a judge has ruled that the Boy Scouts of America cannot be held liable for the ...

Regularly nabbing a spot on Richard Blackwell's list of worst dressed may soon be the least of Cher's problems, thanks to a s...

A woman has filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the city, the fired officer who touched off the Rampart Division corruption s...

SAN DIEGO - A former Superior Court presiding judge testified Thursday before a federal jury that attorney Patrick Frega had ...

WASHINGTON - He was neither a lawyer nor a lawmaker, but Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. understood the power of the law as well a...

A 13-hour siege at the Children's Courthouse in Monterey Park ended peacefully just before dawn Thursday morning when a Sherif...