Geragos Likely Will Represent Scott Peterson
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer Mark J. Geragos likely will take over the defense of Scott Peterson, the Mod...
Court Weighs Challenges to Trespass Law
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court justices strongly indicated Wednesday that a Virginia man convicted of trespassing at a public-...
Expulsion Case Ruling
By Jim Adamekn
RIVERSIDE - Limiting the due-process rights of students, an appeal court ruled Wednesday that school boards are not compelled ...
Thelen Chairman Leaves Practice
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Rather than lead lawyers at his own law firm, Thelen, Reid & Priest's former chairman Richard Gary will so...
Sex Predator Must Wait A Bit Longer
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - The attorney representing the first convicted child molester scheduled to be released after completing treatment u...
Judge Finds Inspiration in Courts Most Judges Shun
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN MATEO - A few months ago, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Richard Livermore found himself in a familiar situation: counseli...
Dissenter Knows Which Way the Wind Blows
By Peter Blumberg
Some say April is the cruelest month. But for California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown, a frequent voice of disse...
Nominee Doesn't Deserve Calumny Heaped on Her
Forum Column - By Vilma S. Martinez - As a member of Sen. Barbara Boxer's judicial screening committee during the Clinton admi...
Companies Can't Ignore Mold Issue When Infestation Strikes
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Focus Column - Tort Law - By Wondie Russell - By now, most of us have heard more than we ever wanted to know about indoor mold...
Pull the Plug
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Forum Column - By Loretta Lynch - Reliable, low-cost electric energy makes the American economy go. It is the essential servic...
Woman Can Sue Austria for Painting
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - A federal appellate court has refused to reconsider allowing the niece of the woman depicted in painter Gustav K...
ABA Celebrates Child Advocate's Contributions
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - Amy Pellman, legal director of The Alliance for Children's Rights, a Los Angeles-based public-interest firm, is ...
S.F. Attorney Going to Iraq To Rebuild Legal System
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Move over Hammurabi. Longtime federal Public Defender Barry Portman will be in the first wave of 26 civilian ...
State Pays Vindicated Inmates
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - An inmate who was exonerated by DNA testing after spending 13 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit was aw...
Cert Denial Buttresses 'Parental Alienation Syndrome'
By Craiq Anderson
Reporter's Notebook By Craig Anderson SAN JOSE - The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by a Southern California...
Council Approves Modest Campaign Reforms
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday rejected recommendations by the City Ethics Commission that would have s...
Sanction Reversed
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - A state appeals court Tuesday reversed a $1,500 sanction against a Los Angeles prosecutor, saying the fine was i...
Bill Would Adapt Three-Strikes Law to Corporate Crime
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - A senator urged the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to approve a bill that would bar corporations fr...
Founding Partner Leaves Firm To Litigate for Gordon & Rees
By Liz Valsamis
LOS ANGELES - Edward Chapin, a prominent San Diego trial attorney, has left the firm he founded to join Gordon & Rees. Cha...
State Should Start Licensing, Regulating Parent Educators
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Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - It has been said many times that we would have fewer problems in our society if parents ha...
Overhauling Subsidized Plans on Home Front
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Forum Column - By Susanne Browne and Catherine Bishop - While the rebuilding of Baghdad, Iraq, plays out on international medi...
Human-Resources Outsourcing Can Be Profitable But Also Risky
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Focus Column - Business Law - By William Peters - A quick survey of recent human-resources outsourcing transactions reveals th...
Ex-Priest Posts Bond In Child-Abuse Case
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - Former priest Denis Lyons will be arraigned May 27 at Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, a development prompt...
Meth Case Prosecutor Wins Delay
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - In an extreme maneuver designed to buy more time to prepare for trial, prosecutors Monday forced a judge to dismis...
Disbarred Lawyer Gets Hearing Date
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - A disbarred lawyer who is accused of grand theft and fraud will go before a judge May 19 to see whether he must st...
Court Will Consider Waivers for Bankruptcy-Objections Deadline
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - In a case stemming from a bitter dispute between two plastic surgeons, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to cons...
Court Frowns on Treating-Physician Rule
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Weighing a case brought by a Los Angeles man with a bad back, the Supreme Court strongly indicated Monday that it...
Family Sues Car-Seat Maker for Boy's Injuries
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - The family of a boy severely injured in a traffic accident last year is suing the maker of the car seat in which h...
Student Admits Leaking Trade Secrets
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Hoping to avoid a stiffer penalty, a University of Chicago sophomore from Los Angeles pleaded guilty Monday to l...
Lawsuits Have Power Punch in Staples Summer Solstice Slugfest
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - During a press conference last week, I made bets with myself about when, not if, New Jersey boxing pr...