They Did Nothing, Honest, and They're Really, Really Sorry, for Sure
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - What do actress Winona Ryder, Princess Haifa bint Faisal of Saudi Arabia and the El Paso Corp. have i...
Sex-Abuse Suit Against Church Hits Roadblock
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday appeared ready to side with the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese, whic...
Circuit Confirms Standing in Pledge Case
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal appeals panel that declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional ruled Wednesday that the ma...
Koreatown Woman Faces Trafficking Charges
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities Wednesday charged a Koreatown resident with allegedly harboring six Korean women and forcing...
Horseplayer Sues Firm Over Rigged Ticket
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - A professional horseplayer Wednesday filed a class action against the computerized wagering company behind a rig...
New Law Changes Withholding For Some Individuals Selling Property
By Columnist
Focus Column - Tax Law - By Robert C. Barnes - On Jan. 1, 2003, new legislation will change significantly California's tax wit...
Abortion-Rights Groups Might Lose RICO Fight
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices Wednesday appeared poised to curb the reach of federal racketeering laws and rule that pri...
Noe Valley Dispute Worthy Of the Dickens Treatment
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - The whole thing started in a Noe Valley cul-de-sac. A homeowner there wanted to build a new deck. But some nei...
Court Considers Strictures on Arbitration
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with whether to impose new restrictions on mandatory arbitration...
'Puck Stops Here' as Court Denies Liability for Injury
By Columnist
Focus Column - Tort Law - By Michael Paul Thomas - Property owners are required to use due care to eliminate dangerous conditi...
Harassment Without a Remedy
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Gloria Allred and Rene Mochkatel - The 2nd District Court of Appeal's decision on October 28, 2002, Salaz...
Lien Law Unfairly Transfers Risk to Homeowners
By Columnist
Forum Column - By James Acret - The unfairness of the California version of the mechanics lien law was brought into sharp focu...
Jurist Insists To CJP He Meant Well
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Displaying more indignation than contrition, embattled Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Bruce Van Voorhis sho...
Justices Hesitate to Pin Liability on Defense Firm
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court seemed hesitant Wednesday to hold the world's largest defense contractor liable for...
Jurist Convicts Woman of Threatening Judge
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge Wednesday convicted a Redondo Beach woman of sending letters to a Los Angeles Superior Court jud...
Court Widens Product-Liability Law
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - In a victory for homeowners, the state Supreme Court Wednesday extended California's doctrine of strict product l...
New Law Changes Withholding For Some Individuals Selling Property
By Columnist
Focus Column -Tax Law - By Robert C. Barnes - On Jan. 1, 2003, new legislation will change California's tax withholding scheme...
'Puck Stops Here' as Court Denies Liability for Injury
By Columnist
Focus Column - Tort Law - By Michael Paul Thomas - Court of Appeal decisions subsequent to Knight have been seemingly c...
Harassment Without a Remedy
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Gloria Allred and Rene Mochkatel - The 2nd District Court of Appeal's decision on October 28, 2002, Salaz...
Lien Law Unfairly Transfers Risk to Homeowners
By Columnist
Forum Column - By James Acret - The unfairness of the California version of the mechanics lien law was brought into sharp focu...
Abortion-Rights Groups Might Lose RICO Fight
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices Wednesday appeared poised to curb the reach of federal racketeering laws and rule that pri...
Real Life -- It Can be Brutal
By Hudson Sangree
WOODLAND - A small farm town in the Central Valley is not the place you typically expect to find a legal clinic run by a pres...
Court Weighs Medical Monitoring
By Peter Blumberg
LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court seemed wary Tuesday of approving medical screening for upwards of 50,000 Redlands ...
Wal-Mart Suit Is Frivolous, Says Site That Posts Deals
By Xenia Kobylarz
SAN FRANCISCO - The after-Thanksgiving sales may be over, but a price war between a tiny consumer Web site and several nation...
Punitives Apply Only to In-State Conduct
By Riley Guerin
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals panel has created what amounts to a new federal limit on punitive damage awards in p...
Justices Wrestle With Issue of Liability in Housing-Bias Case
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices struggled Tuesday with whether to hold liable the owner of a Southern California real esta...
Internet Copyright-Infringement Trial Begins
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - In opening statements Tuesday in the first criminal trial brought under a 1998 federal law intended to protect inte...
Prosecutors Charge Lawyer in Grand Theft
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - A Pasadena personal injury attorney was arrested Tuesday at his home on suspicion of bilking clients out of clie...
Court Wrestles With Issue of Liability in Housing-Bias Case
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices struggled Tuesday with whether to hold liable the owner of a Southern California real esta...
Elcomsoft Trial Under Way
By Riley Guerin
SAN JOSE - In opening statements Tuesday in the first criminal trial brought under a 1998 federal law intended to protect int...