Employment Column - By Leonid M. Zilberman - From Bob Barker to Bill O'Reilly, high-profile sexual-harassment cases are a remi...
Forum Column - By Dennis Fernandez and Linda R. Judge - Five recent developments have made it harder than ever to obtain and ...
Focus Column - By David Ettinger - Eighteen important changes to the California Rules of Court are coming Jan. 1. ...
SAN JOSE - Two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court this month that give judges more latitude when sentencing criminal defendan...
Confidentiality agreements, including provisions that require the return of documents, are a perennial hot topic in the debate...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
'Miranda' Not Required for Police Suspects
By Laura Ernden
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday delved into the touchy issue of how police departments go about investigatin...
Next year, a state regulatory board charged with a critically important public-safety mission will get a new name, new members...
Litigation
Judge Won't Certify Class for Suit Over Credit Card Receipts
By Ryan Olivern
LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of class actions have been filed against retailers for failing to comply with the latest federal law to...
Forum Column - By Jeffrey Berns - The subprime mortgage crisis stems less from overindulgent homeowners than from dishonest pr...
Focus Column - By David Martinez and Sarinya Kaewdaunglek - Discovery requests are only as valuable as the ability to enforce ...
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Wednesday he wants lawmakers to make it possible for the state to contract r...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Law of the Jungle: Legal Protection for Animals Follows Eating Habits
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Richard Brent Reed - Michael Vick's recent conviction on dog-fighting charges underscores the increased atte...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Ruling Lets Couple Go to Trial Over Canceled Coverage
By Zack Vaneyckn
LOS ANGELES - While filling out an application for medical coverage, Cindy Hailey got the weight of her husband, Steven Hailey...
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers on Their Screen Counterparts: Movies That Resonate With the Bar
By Jim Adamekn
It's no secret that Hollywood's take on the courtroom has been accused of giving the legal profession a bad rap. Attorneys say...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will now oversee the largest immigration detention center in Califor...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8.
Law Practice
Jurist Led California Judges Association in Turbulent Time
By John Roemer
Robert F. Kane, an influential former state appellate justice in San Francisco and an ambassador to Ireland for President Reag...
Forum Column - By Michael Ratner - After six years of legal fights, the Supreme Court can end the moral stain of the Guantanam...
Focus Column - By Laurie L. Levenson - Larry Fidler, the judge in the recent Phil Spector murder trial, brought the previously...
California Supreme Court
Justices Say Rabbi's Suit for Defamation Is Too Old
By Rebecca Beyer
A San Francisco rabbi who was compared to "the Fuhrer" in a Jewish oral history cannot sue for defamation because the statute ...
Entertainment & Sports
'Damages' Brings Hard-Nosed Female Litigators, White-Collar Crime to TV
By Rebecca U. Cho
LOS ANGELES - When a neighbor remarked that actress Glenn Close's character on the FX breakout show "Damages" must be based on...
WASHINGTON - A recently introduced bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on intellectual-property piracy and counterfeiting i...
In a close 4-3 decision announced Christmas Eve, the California Supreme Court affirmed and further expanded the state's broad ...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8.
Judge Susan L. Lopez-Giss gives divorcing couples a 'framework for their future' and urges them to move forward with their liv...
Judge Manuel J. Covarrubias remembers the intervention of an inspirational teacher when intervening in the lives of others. ...
When Glenn M. Gottlieb's law and mediation practice slows down during the holidays, his other life ramps up. As the owner of A...
SACRAMENTO - The state of California and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission agreed on lease terms for the Coliseum a...
Administrative/Regulatory
Delgadillo Insists Developers Deal With Carbon Emissions
By Peter Matuszakn
LOS ANGELES - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo issued a public letter to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday demanding that dev...
Focus Column - By Dennis Landin - California has a law that permits people who have committed certain sex crimes to remain in ...