LOS ANGELES - The person who might be the least worked up over last week's federal court ruling to strike the words "under God...

Focus Column - By Alec H. Boyd - Over the past year, the California appellate courts have dived head first into one of the las...

Dicta Column - By Elizabeth Lampert - It almost doesn't matter whether 2002 turns out to be a boom year or a bust. Competition...

Forum Column - By Burt Pines - Before taking my present post as judicial appointments secretary to Gov. Gray Davis, I was accu...

LOS ANGELES - He's an unassuming "Oregon cowboy" and a retired Army captain from World War II who favors Vanna White and, much...

Del Monte Foods Co. has agreed to acquire several food and pet brands from H.J. Heinz Co. The June 13 deal is worth nearly $3 ...

The San Francisco office of Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif has recruited Kim Zeldin , a complex commercial litig...

NORWALK - A portrait of a naked woman hangs on the wall of Judge James M. Sutton Jr.'s chamber. Sutton recognizes its politica...

RIVERSIDE - A state appellate panel has decided that prohibiting topless dancers from fondling themselves while performing at ...

SANTA ANA - At the urging of county counsel, Orange County's Board of Supervisors has agreed to look for an outside law firm f...

Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Court files regarding paternity cases are confidential in our court system. Files regardin...

LOS ANGELES - Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison should be a slender version of its former self following what many expected to b...

WASHINGTON - Taking on an issue involving thousands of incarcerated criminal aliens, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to con...

OAKLAND - U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken is striving to broker a deal among counsel in the Earth First case that would all...

SAN FRANCISCO - When the fateful phone call finally came last fall, San Jose business litigator Randolf Rice was sure it was a...

Forum Column - By Ruth Shamir-Popkin - Since the attacks of Sept. 11, all discussions on immigration policies have tilted towa...

LOS ANGELES - Are government agents fascists who are trampling constitutional rights in order to nab terrorists, or are they t...

LOS ANGELES - San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster has added another trophy to its pro bono shelf. The San Diego office...

SAN FRANCISCO - A Fresno appeal court has reinstated a $295 million judgment against Ford Motor Co., saying juror discussions ...

SACRAMENTO - Judge David W. Abbott's father, an insurance claims adjuster, died of a heart attack when he was 36, just after h...

Focus Colum - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy P...

SAN FRANCISCO - William T. Neary, the United States Trustee overseeing bankruptcy cases in Dallas, has been named as the inter...

Focus Column - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy ...

Medarex Inc. has acquired preclinical research programs and other assets related to oncology from Corixa Corp. The $23.5 milli...

Corky McMillan Cos. has purchased a 478-acre development near Temecula from Highpointe Communities Inc. for $37 million. The d...

Partner Ronn Davids led DaVita Inc. in its recent recapitalization, which included a new credit facility, stock tender offer a...

On May 31, Carbo Ceramics Inc. acquired Pinnacle Technologies Inc. for $24 million in cash and stock. Irving, Texas-based Carb...

Public defenders, who for years on end have been getting a mediocre rap from the entertainment media, finally may get their tu...

DaVita Inc. repurchased more than 16 million shares and notes June 6, costing the company $400 million. Credit Suisse First Bo...

THe Closer- By Marina H. Park - Every attorney is different, so an important part of achieving one's vision involves taking th...