Rap Artist Gets Felony Probation Rap artist Russell Jones pleaded no contest Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court in what is ...

At first, Larry Weeks didn't think a recent merger of two online companies would turn out to be the most valuable transaction ...

Precise Words A secured lender must amend its financing statement if its debtor changes its name, or the lender will lose its ...

DEFENSE LAWYER TO REVITALIZE COMMITTEE The Defense Research Institute, headquartered in Chicago, has appointed Karen Anderson ...

Lawyer Gives The Wurst Kind of Advice Kim Pearman prefers to dish out legal advice with a little chili. Or cheese. Or even mus...

By Tamara Scott Nancy Cohen was furiously preparing to defend Atlantic Richfield Company in a six-month trial in October 1997 ...

Riordan & McKinzie TWO ONLINE COMPANIES E-MERGE AS ONE San Francisco-based Digital Island Inc. has agreed to merge with Sa...

By Bruce Raynor We hear endless stories about our wonderful economy - budget surpluses, a soaring stock market, record low un...

Looking for that perfect novel for your holiday vacation? Consider one featuring a lovesick expatriate Cuban, an unscrupulous ...

SAN DIEGO - The Superior Court judge who ordered a closed hearing Oct. 6 on the question of possible recusal of the entire Sa...

SAN DIEGO - A lawyer who pleaded guilty to writing bad checks to a disabled client after he misappropriated accident settleme...

Lawyers Charged In Kickback Scheme Three personal injury attorneys, six chiropractors and one law office administrator are ex...

RIVERSIDE - Superior Court Judge William H. Sullivan, 70, whose name has figured prominently in a scandal involving court-app...

In testimony sprinkled with humorous anecdotes, a raspy-voiced Jack Klugman told a jury Friday he never lived with nor discus...

SANTA ANA - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge reluctantly ruled Friday to leave the fate of an airport planned for the forme...

Assistant Executive Officer of the Ventura Superior Court Vince Ordez Jr. died Thursday in his Oxnard home after a long battl...

SAN FRANCISCO - Contradicting three other federal circuits, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday that local...

A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied three defense motions to dismiss the 1976 grand jury indictment of former reputed Symbio...

In yet more fallout from the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Division corruption scandal, a judge Friday freed from all...

SAN FRANCISCO - Genentech Inc.'s $200 million settlement of a bitter patent infringement case involving human growth hormone ...

It was not a case of better late than never. Rather, a 5th District Court of Appeal panel appeared downright annoyed that Rut...

PIONEER - In this place called the Sherwood Forest, it is eerily quiet. On this day, no birds sing, no dogs bark. Only a thic...

JACKSON - Bright red and white domestic-violence-awareness banners are hanging across the same downtown streets where 150 yea...

By Jeffrey A. Lowe In an attempt to go after deadbeat dads, the district attorney is using a recently enacted state statute t...

Bridging Sides Although this Los Angeles employment lawyer spends the majority of her time representing plaintiffs, some defe...

^^The Practice^^ By Cynthia Filla Two women, both victims of sex crimes, seek justice on this week's "The Practice." One vict...

November proved to be a sterling month in the city for Walnut Creek-based landlord Levin Menzies Kelly Associates. On its own...

^^Intellectual Property^^ Save or Delete? Document-Retention Issues Involving Intellectual Property A common rule of thumb is...

^^Ally McBeal^^ By Samantha Paynter Ally McBeal gets sued this week for intentional infliction of emotional distress by Reesa...

By Marianne Means If students lead prayers over a loudspeaker to a captive audience at a public high school football game, ar...