A Children's Bill of Rights Urged in L.A.
By Cheryl Romo
Concern about failures in the foster care system recently led the newly formed Los Angeles Chapter of the National Associatio...
Inside Defender
By Charles Ashby
FREMONT - The Colorado State Penitentiary isn't the first place one would expect to find a person looking to set legal preced...
Mack: Good Cop or Bank Robber?
By Martin Bergn
Jurors will begin their deliberations this week to decide whether David Mack was a veteran cop who turned bank robber, or the...
No Place Like Home
By Leslie A. Gordon
As the compensation gap between associates at large law firms and their midsize-firm counterparts grows to $35,000 and up, on...
Sentence Criticized in Jehovahs Witness DUI Case
By Anne La Jeunesse
A Los Angeles County prosecutor vows to appeal a 10-year state prison sentence handed down Friday to a convicted drunken driv...
Appeal Courts Should Follow One Another, Scholar Says
By Jean Guccione
A law professor and member of a special committee studying the state appellate system has advocated a radical change in the a...
Mom Charged in Baby's Death Found Incompetent
By Mathew Heller
RIVERSIDE - A woman charged with murder in the death of her infant daughter, whose charred body was left in a field, has been...
Missing Paychecks, OT Rile Rite Aid Employees
By Denise Levin
Two separate class actions were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday against the national drugstore chain Rite Aid o...
Through the Eyes of a Child
By Cheryl Romo
In October, Los Angeles County supervisors unanimously approved a $950,000 settlement for two young girls who were tortured, ...
A Good Egg
By Leonard Navarro
SAN DIEGO - Except for a bit of bureaucratic obstinacy nine years ago, Tom Pinkerton might still be practicing real estate la...
New Plan for Inland Empire Courts Unveiled
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SAN BERNARDINO - County supervisors this week got their first look at the fine-tuned San Bernardino County courts master plan...
Socialite's Airline Battle Headed for Federal Court
By Anne La Jeunesse
Beverly Hills socialite Marcelle Becker, who lost her civil case against American Airlines this week, faces another legal bat...
Lawyer, Court Auditor Must Stand Trial
By Michael Harris
A lawyer and a former Los Angeles Superior Court auditor have been ordered to stand trial in an alleged bribery scheme that p...
Firefighters' Families Sue in Crash of Helicopter
By Denise Levin
The families of three firefighters who died a year ago when the emergency helicopter they were flying in plummeted to the gro...
Judge Enjoins Activist From Threatening Officials
By Denise Levin
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Thursday gave an eccentrically dressed activist the right to remain "a pain in the rear to...
Unhappy Clients Tell Counsel: See You in Court
By Anne La Jeunesse
In several recent malpractice lawsuits, Los Angeles-area attorneys are accused by ex-clients of sloppy work that allegedly le...
Life in the Fast Lane
By Dick Goldberg
Once the staple of many a lawyer's practice, damage suits for injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents are declining dra...
Liability Measure at Heart of HMO Reform
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - In opposing proposals to expand the exposure of health maintenance organizations to lawsuits, industry officials...
George Slams Long Delays in Capital Appeals
By Jean Guccione
Chief Justice Ronald M. George on Thursday warned trial judges and administrators they must end what he called "inexcusable" ...
Perkins Coie Adds Five Attorneys
By Leslie A. Gordon
SAN FRANCISCO - Beefing up its corporate practice, Perkins Coie has added five new attorneys to its Silicon Valley practice. ...
Report: Silicon Valley Lawyers Less Generous
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Touting a study claiming that Silicon Valley lawyers give less money to agencies that provide legal services to th...
Councilman Michael Feuer Testifies to Threats
By Lauren Blau
Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Feuer testified Wednesday that he feared for his safety and the safety of his family and ...
Pork-Barrel Prosecution
By Dennis Pfaff
LOS BANOS - Brett Morris parked his white Ford Bronco along a gloomy-looking little stream that flowed reluctantly between tw...
Lawyer Calls Court Act a MICRA 'Bombshell'
By Denise Levin
A medical malpractice attorney believes the state Supreme Court has handed him the key to a MICRA door that for the past 24 y...
On Immigration Issue, Clarity Is An Alien Concept
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The justices are at it - or, more accurately, not at it - again. In recent terms, the Supreme Court has helped f...
Insurer Need Not Defend Suit Over Teen's Shooting
By Anna Marie Stolley
A state appeal panel has ruled that homeowners whose 16-year-old son accidentally shot his friend to death cannot force their...
Read His Lips: No New Judges
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - The nation's federal appellate courts do not need more judgeships, a key U.S. senator has concluded after wrappi...
White House Nominates S.D. Lawyer to Bench
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - President Clinton has nominated San Diego attorney M. James Lorenz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern D...
Jury Finds Car Maker Liable in SUV Rollover
By Mathew Heller
VENTURA - Finding that Isuzu Motors inadequately tested a model of sport-utility vehicle, a jury has ordered the automobile m...
Attorney Agrees to Help Ex-Client Who Sued Him
By Denise Levin
In a strange twist of events, attorney Edward L. Masry said Tuesday that he is helping a woman who had sued him for legal mal...