Forum Column - By Dorothy M. Ehrlich - In an announcement that has attracted remarkably little scrutiny or public debate, Atto...
Law Practice
Real Estate Lawyer Offered Free Advice to Those in Need
By Claude Walbert
ORANGE - Services have taken place for Bert J. Cook, who practiced real estate law as a sole practitioner and taught real esta...
LOS ANGELES - To stop the reopening of an abandoned mine in a Santa Clarita neighborhood, its opponents acknowledge, county of...
Labor/Employment
Administrator Fired by DA Wins Victory in Arbitration
By Jenna Bordelon
SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas didn't have "reasonable cause" to fire an office administrator he ...
Criminal
Feds Must Pay Attorney Fees for 'Frivolous' Suit, Panel Says
By Charles Asbhy
DENVER - A San Diego businessman can collect $200,000 in attorney fees from the federal government because the U.S. attorney's...
LOS ANGELES - On March 5, 21 candidates will compete for seven Superior Court seats. Among them are many prosecutors, several ...
International
Transfer of Personal Data to the U.S. May Violate EU Directive
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Chris Kelly - Without realizing it, American companies expose themselves to significant liability risks just...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Floyd V. Baxter's dad used to have a saying: "If it ain't broke, don't try and ...
Focus Column - By Alex Ricciardulli - Gov. Gray Davis and the Legislature have taken steps over the last few years to ensure t...
Focus Column - By Laurie L. Levenson - One of the hottest areas of criminal law is the use of DNA evidence in criminal cases. ...
Forum Column - By David A. Lash and Michael N. Feuer - The California Supreme Court has before it a case that rests not simply...
LOS ANGELES - An elder law attorney, a prosecutor and an administrative law judge are vying in the March 5 primary for the sea...
LOS ANGELES - Coleman A. Swart looked grumpy. As a recent trial crawled forward in his Pasadena courtroom, Swart swiveled back...
LOS ANGELES - Larry H. Layton has run unsuccessfully for Superior Court judge four times but refuses to be dissuaded. The owne...
Forum Column - By John C. Eastman - Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Zelmon v. Simmons-Harris ,...
Judges and Judiciary
Unusual Lineup Runs for Seven Seats on Superior Court Bench
By Erin Carroll
LOS ANGELES - The roster of candidates competing for Superior Court judge in the March 5 primary election reads like a listin...
Entertainment & Sports
SLAPP Victory Doesn't Moot Movie-Review Controversy
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Focus Column - By Harrison J. Dossick - The lawsuits claim that by not disclosing that critics may have received something of ...
Forum Column - By Jeffrey I. Shinder - An effective remedy in a monopolization case should accomplish three objectives: termin...
Employment Column - By Chuck Fanning - While lateral associate hiring has dried up and corporate in-house hiring has slowed si...
LOS ANGELES - The architect, general contractor and several subcontractors agreed to pay nearly $14 million to fix a low-incom...
LOS ANGELES - The University of West Los Angeles' schools of law and paralegal studies and the San Fernando Valley College of ...
LOS ANGELES - In a closely watched case with international implications, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a petition by a...
LOS ANGELES - Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel were associates of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang who located gang rivals an...
LOS ANGELES - Leaders of the state's bipartisan judicial selection committee are giving final consideration to two more candid...
LOS ANGELES - California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, announced with great fanfare the forma...
Dicta Column - By Douglas G. Carnahan - When I was in grade school in the 1950s, I looked forward to February. Not only did th...
Dicta Column - By Mary F. Burns - Legal settlements involving public companies or class actions often have a public education ...
Dicta Column - By Barbara Lewis and Dan Otto - As a law firm grows, it requires more people with specialized skills. The sole ...
Insurance
Making Claims Under Policies of Bankrupt Insurers Can Be Tricky
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Focus Column - By Stephan A. Mills - Even large and well-established insurers (like Reliance Insurance Co.) all too frequently...
Focus Column - By Kirk A. Pasich - One of the most valuable provisions in a liability insurance policy is the provision obliga...