Death-Penalty Cases Must Be Politics-Free
By Contributing Writer
Letter to the Editor - The decision to seek a death verdict is all too frequently a political decision. Take for instance one ...
Torture Memo Should Prevent Confirmation of Gonzales
By Columnist
Forum Colum - By Marjorie Cohn - In anticipation of hard questions that Alberto Gonzales will face at his attorney general con...
'Quest' Becomes 'Appellate Procedural Case From Hell'
By Columnist
Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Lisa M. Baird and Andrea M. Schoor - It had ethos, pathos and punch. As some commentators ha...
Attorneys Need to Be Multilingual
By Contributing Writer
Letter to the Editor - Sheppard Mullin, a full-service American Lawyer 100 law firm based in Los Angeles with 400 attorneys in...
Memorial
By Don Ray
A memorial service for retired appellate court Justice William A. Reppy will take place Jan. 13 in Montecito. Reppy, who serve...
Court Questions Crosby Confidentiality
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday that Bing Crosby's communications with his attorneys ...
Judge Declines to Toss Wetlands Verdict
By Jim Adamekn
SANTA BARBARA - A Superior Court judge Tuesday upheld a $5.6 million verdict against the Santa Barbara County planning departm...
Insurer Must Pay Motorcycle Cop
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - In a decision with potentially far-reaching consequences, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday that an insurance ...
Retroactivity of Proposition 64 Reaches Appellate Court Today
By Ryan Oliver
LOS ANGELES - The first appellate arguments aimed at determining whether Proposition 64 can be invoked retroactively to throw ...
ESPN Laughs Last in Suit By Motorcycle Daredevil
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel has leaped live rattlesnakes and stacks of cars, but he failed to get past a...
Panel Stays Release of Church's Priest Files
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - The 2nd District Court of Appeal issued an emergency stay Tuesday blocking the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los...
Coaching From the Bench
By Dennis Opatrny
OAKLAND - Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson Stanley ran track in high school and still considers herself a "...
Bay Area Firms Show Solid Gains in 2004
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - It wasn't a return of the dot-com boom, but most Bay Area law firms reported impressive financial results in ...
Court Releases Details Of $100 Million Deal
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Superior Court Monday released details of the record $100-million settlement between the Diocese...
New Limitations on Lawsuits Likely Will Trigger Litigation
By Columnist
Focus Column - Litigation - By Steven A. Ellis, Robert A. Holland and David R. Carpenter - On Nov. 2, 2004, California voters ...
Unfair Competition Law Does Not Apply to Employees
By Columnist
Forum Column - By David Kadue and Emanuel Shirazi - Conventional wisdom assumes that employees injured by Labor Code violation...
Jurist Orders Talks With Chaplain
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge Monday gave the Los Angeles County sheriff a month to negotiate with an outspoken lay chaplain b...
Veteran Prosecutor Moves Up in Santa Clara Shuffle
By Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - Veteran Santa Clara County prosecutor David Howe was promoted Monday to assistant district attorney in a management...
Court of Appeal Justice Was Avid Horseman
By Don Ray
LOS ANGELES - Services are pending for William A. Reppy, a retired 2nd District Court of Appeal justice. Reppy, who also serve...
A Paler Shade of Green
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly a year after his unprecedented rise to the state's top office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger picked a spot...
No Shortage of Interest in Matsui's Seat
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - Two Sacramento lawyer-lawmakers have been mentioned as top contenders for the open congressional seat created by ...
White Men Sue Asian Bosses in New Bias Case
By Tim Willert
SANTA ANA - Jury selection began in Orange County Superior Court on Monday in a rare case of alleged reverse discrimination th...
Catch-22: Probate Exception Skewers Ex-Stripper's Dreams of Big Cash
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Just in time to help with New Year's resolutions, as well as strike a blow for states' rights, the 9t...
Commissioner Embraces the Challenge of Change
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Commissioner Deborah Ryan does not stay long in one place. The child of an Air Force officer, Ry...
Advocates Petition Judge to Open Dependency Hearings
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Advocates of opening dependency court proceedings, stymied in the state Legislature, are trying a new tactic in San...
Lawyer Says Lethal Injection Drug Limits Client's Speech
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A paralytic drug to be injected into condemned California inmate Donald J. Beardslee during his execution Jan....
Two Leave Coudert for Pillsbury in Silicon Valley
By Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Gary Benton, a co-founder and former managing partner of Coudert Brothers' Palo Alto office, has left to join ...
Warner Music Unloads Sheet Music-Educational Unit
By Geneva Whitmarsh
Warner Music has announced it is selling its sheet music and educational materials division to a family-owned music book publi...
Daily Deals -- Transactions for Jan. 3
By Joseph Pimentel
INSTITUTIONAL SAN FRANCISCO - Shaw Road Properties LLC purchased a 38,458-square-foot warehouse building located at 358 Shaw ...
Elvis Estate Has Left the Building for $100 Million
By Geneva Whitmarsh
The Elvis Presley estate is getting all shook up, thanks in part to a group of Los Angeles lawyers. Entertainment impresario R...