Legality of Ban On Gaming Ads Before Justices
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Californians can hear broadcast ads that tout casino gambling in Nevada, thanks to a 1997 decision from the 9th ...
Senator Proposes Not to Pay Judges Who Delay Appeals
By Philip Carrizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - Three years ago, then-Assemblyman Bill Morrow of Oceanside decided to put the squeeze on trial judges who fai...
Panel Investigating Retired O.C. Judge
By Jean Guccione
A retired Orange County judge is being investigated by state discipline authorities for allegedly releasing dozens of crimina...
Better Pay for Judges Is Urged
By Jean Guccione
Saying better pay was needed to attract and retain highly qualified judges, a Judicial Council committee will recommend a sal...
No New Leads Reported in Commissioners Killing
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SAN BERNARDINO - San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said Thursday they have no new leads in the March 18 shooting deat...
DA Putting Tough New Face on Juvenile Cases
By Michael Harris
Saying he wants to correct the "wrong message" his office has been sending to juvenile offenders, Los Angeles County District...
Federal Trial Begins for Ex-Narcotics Officer
By Martin Bergn
A drug-dealing state narcotics officer stole a massive amount of cocaine from an evidence locker and sold it through an ex-gi...
Sole Practictioner Awarded $1.1M in Fee Dispute
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A blowup over attorney fees in two exploding propane barbecue cases was brought one step closer to resolution...
When Children Starve to Death, Questions Outnumber Answers
By Cheryl Romo
Nicole Stone starved to death last September in the Lancaster home she shared with her developmentally disabled mother. After...
Abuse Case Tests Joint-Prosecution Law
By Matthew Heller
RIVERSIDE - An effort by Riverside prosecutors to try a Norco man in one county for child abuse offenses he allegedly committ...
For Drug Defendants, More Money Equals Better Access
By Chris Ford
The U.S. Constitution says anyone accused of a crime "shall enjoy the right ... to have the assistance of counsel for his def...
Envisioning a Different World
By Don De Benedictis
It came as something of a surprise to Sargent Shriver that using federal money to provide legal assistance to poor people wou...
Y2K-Bug Suit Against Retailers Kept Alive With Judges Ruling
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - A Contra Costa County judge on Tuesday refused to kill a first-of-its-kind Y2K lawsuit that targets computer retai...
Republican Congressmen Rally to Support LSC
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - A Republican congressman Wednesday rallied to the defense of the Legal Services Corporation, which was attacked ...
Arguments Center on Treatment Under ADA
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to rule that the Americans With Disabilities Act does not require the...
$18M Verdict in Air Crash Leads to Malpractice Suit
By Denise Levin
A Texas-based law firm has been sued for legal malpractice over the loss of a jury trial that resulted in an $18 million verd...
Justices Decide A Pressing Issue
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Handing the federal government a limited victory, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the federal...
Churches Join to Reach a Community
By Stephanie Cahill
Like many other lawyers, Gary A. Farwell knows how tiresome it can be to have relatives and friends constantly asking for leg...
On Stand, Scientist Admits to Secretly Cloning Growth Hormone
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A world-renowned DNA scientist who is the pivotal witness for the University of California in its patent infr...
Proskauer Adds L.A. Labor Lawyer, Group
By Pearl Piatt
New York's Proskauer Rose has recruited labor and employment lawyer Arthur F. Silbergeld for its Los Angeles office along wit...
Suit Alleges Riverside Police Used Excessive Force
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - When Otha Lee Tucker was pulled over by Riverside police last year on suspicion of carjacking, officers allege th...
Suspended Prosecutor Returned to Work
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Assistant U.S. Attorney John Lyons, suspended from work since November, has returned to regular court duties ...
Client Who Assaulted Lawyer Is Sentenced to 35 Years to Life
By Michael Harris
Prosecutors said burglary and domestic violence defendant Sagi Mukatin was dissatisfied with the legal representation he rece...
Legal Aid Providers Struggle to Merge
By Don De Benedictis
Come Jan. 1, four or five major providers of legal services to the poor in the San Francisco Bay area will lose their federal...
Littleton Shootings Bring Gun Legislation to a Halt
By Charles Ashby
DENVER - Lawsuits could proliferate as a result of Tuesday's fatal shootings at Columbine High School, and the nation's lates...
Higgs Fletcher Expands to 60 Lawyers After Firm Acquisition
By Martin Kruming
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack has acquired McInnis Fitzgerald Rees & Sharkey, with 21 lawyers joining one of San Diego's old...
Edison Nabs Prominent Los Angeles Litigator
By Pearl Piatt
Prominent litigator and rainmaker Barbara A. Reeves is leaving Los Angeles' Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker to join the...
Defense Challenges Claims of Internet Chat Intent
By Michael Harris
Due to the anonymous nature of Internet chat rooms, a Woodland Hills man could not have known for certain the age of the pers...
Ship Owners Liable for Coast Guard Costs
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal government can charge ship owners for the costs of watching over the company's shoulders as worke...
Hahns Office Happy About Proposed Budget
By Lauren Blau
A proposed $4.2 billion budget for fiscal 1999-2000 for the city of Los Angeles released Tuesday includes funding for City At...