Two immigrants who sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security saying they were forcibly drugged during failed attempts to d...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Modern Miracle of Human Cloning Requires Man-Made Parameters
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Joy Delman - Lawmakers should define the parameters of human cloning so that the procedure can live up to it...
The California Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the conviction of a Catholic priest who molested three teenage boys, vindica...
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge Monday cleared the way for a Feb. 27 start to the trial of private investigator Anthony Pellican...
Focus Column - By Terry C. Leuin - No one should buy into the myths surrounding liability coverage in terms of patent infringe...
Entertainment & Sports
Latham Lawyer Puts Together $28 Billion Deal for Harrah’s
By Devan Mcclainen
Charles Ruck, a corporate partner at Latham & Watkins, spent the past 18 months putting together the pieces of a transacti...
LOS ANGELES - According to the old adage, when the economy is good, lawyers make deals. When the economy is down, lawyers liti...
In a closely watched case in the entertainment industry, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the Talent Agen...
Los Angeles Judge William Highberger went to law school to hone his journalism skills, only to uncover his legal talent. ...
A few months ago, Robbie Catchings was looking at a potential life sentence in two separate cases. But in a rare turn of event...
IRVINE - Jones Day has boosted its securities group with the hires of McDermott Will & Emery's former securities litigatio...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Eight Tips Help Lawyers Adjust to Mandatory E-Filing Requirements
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Martin W. Anderson - The U.S. District Court's new e-filing guidelines can appear tricky - but they don't ha...
California Courts of Appeal
Governor Puts Federal Judge on 1st District
By Laura Ernden
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed U.S. District Judge Martin J. Jenkins to the 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday. ...
LOS ANGELES - Tom Waits made an appearance at the annual Bet Tzedek fundraiser last week to support his longtime friend and la...
Judges and Judiciary
After 27 Years, Moscone Will Step Down From Superior Court Bench
By Rebecca Beyer
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Philip J. Moscone, one of the court's longest-serving judicial offic...
Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli ...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor's Judicial Picks Put Two New Judges in Riverside
By Amy Yarbroughn
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his first judicial picks of 2008 Friday, among them a dozen new superior court judges, in...
LOS ANGELES - For the lone lawyer charged in the federal wiretapping and conspiracy case against private eye Anthony Pellicano...
Product Liability
Supplement Makers Open New Front in Attack on Proposition 65
By Fiona Smith
SAN FRANCISCO - An assault by a dietary supplement manufacturer on California's Proposition 65 has opened a broad new front in...
SAN FRANCISCO - Julie Fieber and Emily Yukich tipped the shareholder balance at Folger Levin & Kahn earlier this month whe...
WASHINGTON - For more than two decades, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been a big source of bus...
Having grown up very poor, San Joaquin Court Commissioner Sheryle Sparks believes she has a special understanding of the peopl...
Although Commissioner Glenn Mondo moved frequently throughout Southern California as a child, he's remained firmly planted i...
Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...
Forum Column - By Maurice M. Suh and Daniel L. Weiss - Core principles of the American justice system could help shape anti-do...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
One fateful school field trip and a childhood spent in San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin district convinced U.S. Bankruptcy Ju...
By day, the president-elect of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel is a subdued business liability attorney...
Litigation
KLA-Tencor Backdating Class Action Settles for $65 Million
By David Houstonn
SAN JOSE - A Silicon Valley semiconductor equipment company that has been one of the main targets of government and media inve...
Administrative/Regulatory
Federal Agents Raid Museums, Art Gallery
By Cortney Fieldingn
LOS ANGELES - Four Southern California museums and a Los Angeles art gallery were raided by federal agents Thursday after a fi...