Judge reveled in his high-profile "glory position." ...
Former school teacher was a prosecutor and a Los Angeles judge. ...
Attorney General Jerry Brown issued guidelines clarifying the state's medical marijuana law Monday that aim to end years of co...
The California Supreme Court Monday significantly expanded judicial review of arbitrators' decisions, marking a sharp split fr...
Wineries will need to learn to comply with the increased legal responsibilities that will come along with the wine service pri...
A recent 4th District decision is reflective of the progressive movement in our midst as well as progress to come in the futur...
Law Practice
Court Overturns $241 Million Insurance Award to Regulators
By Evan George
The largest insurance failure in California history, stemming from the 1991 demise of Executive Life Insurance Co., unleashed ...
Fighter pilot shot down the toughest DUI cases. ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Parties Can Take Steps to Avoid Procedural Pitfalls in Settlement Deals
By Sara Libbyn
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6, a summary procedure that allows expedited enforcement of settlement agreemen...
After losing name partners Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, Thelen confirmed that New York name partner Jeffrey Steiner is als...
Web Exclusive - Court officials have appointed a veteran 9th Circuit administrator to be the new district executive and clerk ...
Attorneys representing Irell & Manella asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a $150 million malpractice suit against t...
A longtime employment litigator will join Burke, Williams & Sorensen next month as a partner.
A high school football star in tiny Mariposa, Judge F. Dana Walton thought he'd left for good. But the magnetic pull of the ol...
Giorgi Chaladze, a native of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, has appealed to his former classmates at Pepperdine's Stra...
Judge Bonnie Sabraw of Alameda County Superior Court stepped down last week after two decades of bench service. ...
After the final two witnesses testified Friday, all sides rested in the wiretapping conspiracy trial of attorney Terry N. Chri...
When contempt issues do arise, the law is often poorly understood, writes Albert J. Menaster. - Focus Column ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
L.A. County Bar Votes Against ADR Panel Proposal
By Greg Katzn
Mediators hoping to get paid for their work on the Los Angeles County Superior Court's mediator panel have been dealt a setbac...
Law Practice
Jury Deliberates a Second Day Without Verdict in Bratz Case
By Jason W. Armstrong
A federal court jury deliberated a second day in the Bratz doll brouhaha Friday without making a decision. ...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton isn't the first law firm to zero in on the growing video game industry, but it may be th...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
If You Know the Case Law, Litigation Doesn't Have to be Robotic
By Sara Libbyn
When the law is uncertain and the terrain dangerous, there are generally two paths for attorneys to follow: abide by the statu...
Immigration
Many Are Called, Few Respond to Voluntary Removal Program
By Pat Broderick
Immigration activists on both sides of the issue descended on the federal building in San Diego Friday, marking an emotional f...
Leeann Berry, 37, was an accidential bigamist because she failed to complete the paperwork for her divorce. The San Francisco ...
Law Practice
Embattled Santa Clara County Prosecutor Explains Mistakes
By Laura Ernden
Deputy District Attorney Benjamin Field admitted at his State Bar trial Friday that he made some mistakes, but said he never i...
Law Practice
Lure of Mediation: Defense Attorney Wants Judge to Show His Hand
By Alan Mittelstaedtn
Web Exclusive - Is U.S. District Judge George P. Schiavelli leaving the bench to work as a mediator? A criminal defense attorn...
A federal judge said Friday he would delay imposing regulatory penalties on the former chief executive of Brocade Communicatio...
As the son of a civil rights giant, Juvenile Court Commissioner John C. Lawson II learned the values that guide his work w...
Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...