President's Foes Stop at Nothing
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Ralph A. Rossum - President Bush's political opponents will stop at nothing, it seems, to deprive him of the...
Judge Bans Homeless Sweeps on Skid Row
By Martin Bergn
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has temporarily banned the Los Angeles Police Department from conducting further parole and prob...
Davis Picks Two for San Diego Bench
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday appointed two former county bar association presidents to the San Diego Superior Cour...
Blake Lawyer Dismissed
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Lawyer Arna H. Slotnik was dismissed from the defense of Robert Blake's bodyguard and handyman Earle Caldwell, s...
New Plan to Reorganize PG&E
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - A consumer advocacy group, backed by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, asked utility regulators Tue...
Former Executives of Gemstar Sue SEC
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - Two former executives of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. have sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, s...
Brobeck's Big Job: Closing the Books
By Erik Cummins
Reporter's Notebook - By Erik Cummins - Once one of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's biggest rainmakers, Stephen Snyder now i...
Decision Gives States More Authority to Regulate HMOs
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Handing a defeat to the managed-care industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that the states c...
Criticized Judge Hyde Plans to Retire in June
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Alameda County Superior Court Judge D. Ronald Hyde, facing removal from the bench amid troublesome hearings i...
Adachi Calls For Master To Look Into Missing Files
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - Public Defender Jeff Adachi said Wednesday he will soon ask the Superior Court to appoint a special master to...
Appellate Ruling Limits Definition of Employer
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - An auto painting company's executives and directors cannot be held liable for the company's alleged wage and hou...
Brobeck Sues Insurers to Fund Its Dickson Defense
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - A week before launching into a much-anticipated trial, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has sued two insurance ...
Watch Your Back, Geraldo: Journalistic Incoming
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Forget "Where's Waldo?" Let's play "Where's Geraldo?" It's a thrilling, combination First Amendment a...
Jensen Mess Has Moral
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - Ever since Pillsbury Winthrop issued its fateful press release blasting defecting partner Frode Jensen for al...
Lawyer's Disclosure Didn't Violate Client
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - An Oregon lawyer, torn between his ethical duty to keep a client's confidentiality and an attempt to save the...
High Court Hears 'But For' Argument
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with whether to set a lower standard of proof in legal malpracti...
Communications Controversy
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - Intel Corp., the chip-making giant, is fighting to prevent outsiders from sending unwanted messages through its...
Two New Premises-Liability Decisions Favor Plaintiffs
By Columnist
Focus Column - Real Property - By Michael Paul Thomas - There can be little question that when it comes to holding those who o...
State High Court Not Sold on Shutdown
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - A taxpayer group's effort to shut down state government in the event of a budget impasse this summer met with s...
Church Calls Demand for Files Political Witch Hunt
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles accused District Attorney Steve Cooley Tuesday of conducting a political...
9th Circuit Won't Allow Parties To Create Appellate Jurisdiction
By Jennifer Orff
Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Catherine Valerio Barrad and Anne Mayer Turk - It is axiomatic that an appellate court will ...
Only a Blue-Ribbon Panel Can Erase Rampart Shadow
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Gregory A. Yates - Concerning the comments of Garry Abrams in the March 6 edition of the Daily Journal ("Ram...
Dubious Dances
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Matthew D. Rifat - The deadline for submission of bills during this session of the state Legislature was Jan...
Court Seems to Protect Parody of Winters
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court did not seem terribly troubled Tuesday that two Texas blues-rock musicians were par...
Some Democrats Question 9th Circuit Nominee's Ideology
By Contributing Writer
WASHINGTON - Los Angles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl - a Bush administration nominee for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Court Hears Budget Impasse Plans
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - A taxpayer group's effort to shut down state government in the event of a budget impasse this summer met with sk...
Legislature Kills Most Child Safety Measures
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - A package of 12 Republican bills meant to protect children from sexual predators and pornographers was decimated...
Pot Case Juror Takes the 5th
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - One of seven jurors who publicly apologized for voting to convict medical marijuana grower Ed Rosenthal has s...
Deputy DA Wins Top Prosecution Honors
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - Deputy District Attorney Sara Danville, who won four first-degree murder convictions last year, has been named Riv...
Dedicated Litigator Often Worked Pro Bono
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
VICTORVILLE - Services have been held for John A. Delatore, a retired civil attorney known as an aggressive litigator who didn...