Panel Affirms Rapist's Sentence
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - Convicted rapist Richard Minsky had an unusual con going - he got women to have sex with him by phoning them at ...
George’s Belief in Transparency Hailed
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - A local journalists' group announced Thursday that it is honoring Chief Justice Ronald M. George for his effor...
SEC Puts Onus on Lawyers to Report Fraud
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved new rules Thursday requiring corporate lawyers to ...
On Second Thought, Breyer Rejects Gag Order in Pot Trial
By Pam Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge backed away Thursday from imposing a gag order in the controversial marijuana cultivation pro...
Home Stretch
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Forum Column - By John P. McGill - The California Supreme Court's decision in Jimenez v. Superior Court, 29 Cal. 4th 47...
Judge Moves Anti-Logging Pepper-Spray Suit to Eureka
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - A retrial of a police brutality lawsuit against Humboldt County officials stemming from an infamous incident i...
It’s a Tight Ship Up in Lake County
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - It is sometimes said that Bob Crone would rather be out hunting wild turkeys. However, he's best known to the ...
Sole Practitioner Will Lead L.A. Consumer Attorneys
By Christina Landers
LOS ANGELES - When attorney Michael S. Fields found himself in court, just three months after passing the Bar Exam, he turned ...
State Bar Computer Troubles Send Spam to Lawyers' E-Mail
By Don De Benedictis
SAN FRANCISCO - Maybe the State Bar should go back to manual typewriters. Tuesday, a temporary technical glitch in part of the...
Decisions Examine Jurisdiction Over Infringers in Cyberspace
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Focus Column - Entertainment Law - By Harrison J. Dossick - Napster may be dead, but illegal file sharing of copyright sound r...
Cops Followed 'Miranda,' Jurist Says
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Police who questioned a suspect after he told them, "I think I would like to talk to a lawyer" didn't violate...
‘Miranda’ Precludes Ambiguity
By Pam Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Saying "I think I would like to talk to a lawyer" does not necessarily mean a suspect wants a lawyer, and poli...
U.S. Flashlight Firm Wins Case inJapan
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Ontario-based Mag Instrument Inc. has won a major copy protection victory and a monetary award by the Osaka Dis...
Mary Dunlap Led From the Star
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - In 1989, Mary C. Dunlap, fighting for tenure for professor Eleanor Swift, went directly from a Boalt Hall ral...
Orange Assemblyman Joins Irvine Law Firm
By Liz Valsamis
LOS ANGELES - California Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, R-Orange, has joined Irvine business law firm Alvarado, Smith & Sanche...
Gag Order Looms in Medical Marijuana Trial
By Riley Guerin
SAN FRANCISCO - Edward Rosenthal's steady stream of media interviews defending medical marijuana during his federal trial for...
Power Struggle
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Forum Column - By Charles E. Rice - The U.S. Supreme Court has the last word, but for now, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
Client Can Sue Sheppard for Business Feud
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - Newport Beach couple John and Christy Clarey shared a family, their multimillion-dollar company - and even thei...
University of California Decides It Can Find Better Justice at Home
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - The University of California thinks it can get faster justice and more money in a California state co...
Lean Times Await Presiding Judge
By Riley Guerin
Reporter's Notebook By Craig Anderson SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Hansen, who took over this mon...
Winston & Strawn Enters Bay Area
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - After a long, involved courtship, San Francisco insolvency and bankruptcy firm Murphy, Sheneman, Julian &...
Court Takes Unusual FEHA Suit
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether employers can be held liable for harassment c...
Live, on Campus, It's District Court of Appeal
By Mark Cromer
ORANGE - Caught in the unrelenting gaze of three justices from the 4th District Court of Appeal, the lawyer paused in awkward ...
Delgadillo Becomes Member of Civil Jury
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo finds himself in an unusual position for a high-profile lawyer and p...
Delta Force
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - The Westlands Water District, a frequent target of environmentalists for its aggressive efforts to secure irr...
Suit Attacking Rating System Dies
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - When Vicki M. Roberts ran for a judge's seat in 2000, she garnered endorsements from across Los Angeles, from c...
East Bay Jurists Given Awards
By Karen Coleman
SAN FRANCISCO - An East Bay trial lawyers group has named Alameda County Superior Court Judge David Hunter and retired Contra...
Convicted Date-Rapist Causes Legal Dilemma
By Matthew Heller
VENTURA - It may not bring him back from wherever he has fled to, but Andrew Luster, now a convicted date-rapist, could lose ...
Justices Grapple With Drug-Discount Case
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court justices on Wednesday struggled over how to resolve a challenge by drug manufacturers to a Mai...
Client May Intervene to Appeal Subpoena Issued to Attorney
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Focus Column - Litigation - By Rex S. Heinke and Sandra M. Lee - Suppose you represent a client who is being investigated by a...