Prison Guards Get Prison Time
By Pam Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Two former Pelican Bay State Prison guards who conspired for years to solicit the beating and stabbing of inm...
Jury Awards $18,000 To Man Hit by Officer
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has awarded a Garden Grove man $18,000 for injuries he said he sustained when he was punched in ...
Adachi, Having Made His Case, Gets Funding From City
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - Public Defender Jeff Adachi has received some help in managing his department's massive caseload as the city ...
Court Axes Bataan Survivors' Suit
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - Dealing another blow to the claims of World War II slave laborers, a state appeals court Thursday struck down a...
BASF Director Steps Down After One Year
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Teveia Barnes, the much-touted replacement to longtime Bar Association of San Francisco director Drucilla Ram...
City Agrees to Pay $225,000 in Actor's Death
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles tentatively agreed Wednesday to pay $225,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the s...
Then: Smash the State; Now: Smash Each Other
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Black Panther Geronimo Pratt's 1972 murder conviction in Los Angeles and the Symbionese Liberation Army's 1975...
Panel Hears Of 'Crisis' in Mold Claims
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Insurers are on shaky ground when they try to enforce complete exclusions for mold damage in homeowners' policie...
County Goes to Minnesota for DCFS Leader
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - Those who know David B. Sanders said they weren't surprised that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors se...
Club's Membership Release of All Liability Is Valid
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Focus Column - Real Property - By Michael Paul Thomas - May property owners re-allocate the risks of all types of premises lia...
Plaintiffs Now Have Fighting Chance Against Defendants
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Forum Column - By A. Barry Cappello - Plaintiffs and their attorneys won a major victory when Gov. Gray Davis signed into law ...
Judge Won't Freeze Lawyer's Assets
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for NBA player Jason Caffey failed Wednesday to win an order freezing the assets of a San Francisco p...
Jurist Has a Way With Children
By Christina Landers
LOS ANGELES - The juvenile courthouse in Sylmar where Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Gary A. Polinsky works is not a ...
Pooh Case Bombshell Alleges Rampant Misconduct, Dumpster Diving
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - The bitter, high-profile, high-stakes Winnie the Pooh royalty fight between the heirs of Stephen Sles...
Affidavit Raises Questions in Alleged Spy Case
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A Santa Monica man accused of spying for North Korea waived his right to a hearing Wednesday so he can retain p...
Eliminating a Murderer's Loophole
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Forum Column - By Gloria Allred - Should the law be changed to make a defendant eligible for the death penalty if he or she mu...
New Law on Densities Takes Aim at State's Housing Crisis
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Focus Column - Real Property - By Christian Carrigan - Effective Jan. 1, AB2292 prohibits local land-use agencies from reducin...
High Drama in High Court
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - All eyes are on the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis to see how long they will take to balance a state budget ...
Girl's Murder Trial Returns to Court
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - Five years after the slaying of an Escondido girl, prosecutors say they've got the right man, but defense lawyers...
Justices Doubt City's Liability For Beating In Jail Cell
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court clearly was troubled Wednesday that a city was held liable when a public drunk take...
At the Center of the Storm
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - The steady stream of tragic stories, the constant pressure of litigation and the dingy surroundings make some ...
Council Again OKs 'No Response' Policy
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton's proposal to end police response to unverified burglar alarms receive...
Backyard Politics
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Forum Column - By Joseph L. Sax - The doctrinal debate over "takings" seems destined to drag on endlessly, but the property-ri...
New Trial at Issue After Juror Removal
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday with shades of the film "Twelve Angry Men" - except that in th...
DA Hopefuls File Reports On Donations
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - Deputy City Attorney Kamala Harris leads the fund-raising pack in the race for district attorney by a wide ma...
Justices Hear Arbitration Cases
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court seemed Tuesday to be of two minds about mandatory arbitration. In one case they hea...
State Hasn't Helped Foster Kids, Report Says
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - California has made "no real progress" in improving the lives of foster-care children, a state oversight agency...
Rubin Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - As Earl Krugel, a former lieutenant in the once-powerful Jewish Defense League, pleaded guilty Tuesday to consp...
9th Circuit Takes Up McKesson Disclosure Dispute
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Back in 1999, before the names Enron and Worldcom became synonymous with stock fraud and corporate corruption,...
County Web Site Displays Missing Foster Kids
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County has followed the states of Michigan and Florida by posting the names and ages of 740 childre...