Superior Court Judge David W. Stuart presides in the same hallowed halls where he first wandered as a law student looking for ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Environmental groups fighting for tougher controls on pollution runoff from Southern California roads have rea...
The Daily Journal's annual roundup of 20 California lawyers younger than 40 spotlights folks making huge deals, trying high-st...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - As talks of a recession cast a gloom over the U.S. economy, things look bright for Sonnen...
Thursday night, the Orange County Bar Association made Cathrine M. Castaldi its president for 2008. ...
Although he's a distant relative of 'Wild Bill' Hickok, Philip H. Hickok is no rule-from-the-hip judge. ...
LOS ANGELES - Robert McGahan, one of the lead federal prosecutors in the criminal case against the Milberg Weiss class-action ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Before 'Brown,' Californians Chipped Away at School Segregation Laws
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Stan Yogi - Years before the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, Californians waged their ...
Industry Watch - By Alexa Hyland - Fred Griffin is expanding his practice quickly, as the newest member of Dreier Stein Kahan ...
Industry Watch - By Maya Meinert - Patent prosecution attorney Grant T. Langton has a new home today - the Los Angeles office...
Firm Watch
Sheppard Mullin Attorney Will Head Downtown San Diego Partnership
By Pat Broderick
Industry Watch - By Pat Broderick - A partner in the real estate, land use and environmental practice group of Sheppard Mullin...
Judges and Judiciary
Magistrate Judges Will Be in Central District Random Draw
By Zack Vaneyckn
LOS ANGELES - In an effort to deal with the massive caseload in California's Central District, some civil cases will go direct...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will decide whether a key federal civil rights law protects workers ...
Focus Column - By Ilana S. Rubel - Internet aggregators who take information from other sites without authorization likely wil...
Industry Watch - By Amity Bacon - The U.S. Supreme Court has set a milestone with the appointment of the first woman as specia...
In his recently published book, "A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Camp...
Government
Delgadillo Is Near to Exceeding Budget for Outside Counsel
By Peter Matuszakn
LOS ANGELES - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo acknowledges his office has spent almost all of his annual budget for outside cou...
Texas attorney David L. Sheller got what he wanted from the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, which erased his $95,...
Judge Susan Etezadi's experiences with the law have taken her as far as The Hague and, most recently, landed her on the bench ...
Constitutional Law
San Diego Lawyer Gets $188 Million Verdict in Defamation Case
By Pat Broderick
SAN DIEGO - A California lawyer has won a $188 million verdict for a Mexican businessman who claimed a Texan defamed him in a ...
Industry Watch - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's l...
Dispensing justice over a wide area in Northern California, Commissioner Peter Twede is known for his patience and his clear e...
Former Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn, who has been working in the private sector since leaving public office three years ago...
After a love of Los Angeles brought him across country, Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm enjoyed 20 years in private practic...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Paraplegic Man Dumped on Skid Row Sues L.A. Hospital
By Evan George
LOS ANGELES - Attorneys for a homeless paraplegic man found 'dumped' in a Skid Row gutter last February filed a lawsuit Thursd...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired U.S. District Judge Sued and Lobbied for Raises
By Dennis Pfaffn
SAN FRANCISCO - A memorial service will take place tomorrow for retired U.S. District Judge Spencer M. Williams. Williams die...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel Won't Replace Lawyer Disliked by Murder Defendant
By Amelia Hansenn
A murder defendant who had a dysfunctional relationship with his court-appointed counsel is not guaranteed new legal represent...
RIVERSIDE - A Superior Court judge has tossed out a lawsuit in which two former students of a religious high school claimed ad...
RIVERSIDE - A company that refuels commercial aircraft at March Air Reserve Base near Riverside has agreed to pay $100,000 to ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
In and Out and In Again: Repairing Los Angeles' Criminal Justice Conveyer Belt
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Joe Domanick - A conveyer-belt system of criminal justice in California has led to overcrowded prisons and a...