Suspected Fraud Ring Broken Up With 30 Arrests
By Martin Bergn
Prosecutors have charged 45 people, including two Los Angeles attorneys, in what State Insurance Commissioner Charles Quacken...
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By Joseph R. Giannini The California Supreme Court's decision in Warden v. State Bar, S060702 (argued June 2, 1999), will be ...
Juvenile Justice Reforms Lagging in S.F.
By Laura Impellizzeri
SAN FRANCISCO - A highly critical report on the first stage of San Francisco's 2-year-old effort to reform the city's embattl...
Legal Community Shows Its Heart in Many Ways
By Martin Kruming
Who says a tough 15-year-old gang member in Juvenile Hall for some serious offenses doesn't enjoy reading "Old Yeller" or "Ch...
Chatsworth Courthouse Going Up
By Lauren Bartlett
After years of planning, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved funding Tuesday to build a new courthouse in Ch...
Attorney: Prosecutor Facing Charges Is No Flight Risk
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SANTA ANA - An Orange County gang prosecutor, accused of using confidential information obtained through his office to aid a ...
Officers Fight for Arbitration
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - California police officers and their chiefs are waging a quiet but high-stakes Capitol battle that could have br...
Witness: Car Maker Misled Federal Regulators
By Patricia Jocobus
SAN FRANCISCO - Ford Motor Co. misled regulators in two federal inquiries of widespread stalling problems affecting millions ...
Property Damage, Dog Bite Lead to Settlements
By Lauren Bartlett
The Los Angeles City Council approved spending more than $1 million Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by a city resident who ...
Arbitration Award Against Kaiser Stands, Judge Says
By Denise Levin
Despite an attorney's claims that Kaiser's arbitration system is corrupt, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused Tuesday ...
Importance of Maritime Law in S.D. Is Decreasing
By Martin Kruming
SAN DIEGO - It doesn't surprise Bill Dysart that maritime law has less appeal for lawyers than when he started practicing abo...
Courts Gain 32 Judgeships in Davis Budget
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis signed a fiscal 1990-2000 state budget Tuesday that gives the judiciary money for new judges, co...
Police Powers
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - Unions are always keen on winning more due-process protection for employees accused of wrongdoing. The police lo...
Mind Dump
By Matthew Heller
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - More than 17 years ago, a federal prosecutor warned other law enforcement officials that Joseph E. Laurice...
Baseball Clubs Turn Infield Fly Rule on the IRS
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Major League Baseball owners paid $280 million in 1990 to put behind them allegations that they colluded to d...
Court Toughens Review Standard for Jury Selection
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Making it tougher to prove race or sex discrimination in jury selection, a federal appeals panel ruled Monday...
Hate E-Mail Sends College Grad to Jail
By Martin Bergn
Hate E-Mail Sends College Grad to Jail Frustrated by his Hispanic-American partner's failure to work on a college project, a ...
In 1998-99 Term, Federalism Falls to Rights of the States
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Although the Supreme Court in its 1998-99 term generated a paltry number of decisions, it dramatically affected ...
Hahn to Post Ordinances on Web Site
By Lauren Bartlett
Taking advantage of technology, Los Angeles City Attorney James K. Hahn announced Monday he is planning to use his office's W...
Committee OKs Bill to Regulate Deposition Services
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - A bill to regulate long-term contracts for discount deposition services has passed a key legislative hurdle. The...
'Tough Litigator' Misled Investor, Suit Claims
By Denise Levin
When a Los Angeles investor was searching for an aggressive lawyer to represent him in a shareholder dispute, it was natural ...
Jury Spares Life of Teen Murderer
By Matthew Heller
SAN BERNARDINO - A jury has spared the life of a teen-ager convicted in the beating death of an elderly woman during a home-i...
Bill to Boost Workers' Comp Passes
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - Responding to concerns from insurers and employers, a legislative fiscal committee Monday scaled back a proposed...
U.S. Sentencing Commission To Finally Get Some Members
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - President Clinton intends to nominate a full slate of seven candidates to serve as members of the U.S. Sentencin...
Law Would Shift Discipline Clout To Politicians
By Don De Benedictis
The State Bar Board of Governors learned Saturday that a powerful legislator wants the governor and the Legislature to appoin...
Justices Reversed the 9th Circuit at 61% Rate in '98-99
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rebounded dramatically from its disastrous record before the Supreme Co...
'Driving While Black' Claims Spur Legislative Proposals
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - A national uproar over "racial profiling" -- allegations that police routinely make racially discriminatory traf...
Firm Removes 'the Office' From Office Work
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - First it was casual Fridays. Then many law firms, especially those with clients in the hip high-tech world, allowe...
Truck Driver Facing Multiple Murder Counts
By Matthew Heller
SAN BERNARDINO - Prosecutors are expected to launch their effort today to try a truck driver in one county for a series of mu...
Ex-Officer Acquitted of Drug Charges
By Martin Bergn
A former state narcotics officer facing a host of drug and money-laundering charges was convicted Friday only on tax charges....