Letter to the Editor
Lawyers Should Be Left Out of Accident Scenes
By Alexander Phersonn
David M. Ring of Los Angeles responds to Raymond D. McElfish and Jeffrey C. Lynn's column, "The Case for Sending Attorneys to ...
Insurance
Risky Exposure: Real Estate Brokers and Property Investments
By Karen Natividadn
By investing in real property, real estate brokers increase their risk of professional liability. By Pamela Burkardt of The Be...
In troubled times, professionals and their clients should weigh the benefits of estate planning strategies. By Bruce Givner an...
A federal judge has rejected an effort by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to remove his colleague from a malpractice case brough...
After police officers arrested sports television commentator for battering his girlfriend, he hired Debra Wong Yang, an unusua...
It's not always necessary to acquire underlying rights when making a movie based on someone's life story. By Jill Smith of Bar...
The latest real estate movers and dealmakers.
In their first debate, California attorney general candidates Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris wasted no time Tuesday in hitting...
Judge ...
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday weighed whether a couple could sue Los Angeles County for not taking them off a statewide list ...
Arnold & Porter's Northern California offices expanded their attorney ranks to 20 with the recent hires of patent and anti...
Insurance
Motor Carrier Insurance Policies: What Every Lawyer Should Know
By Alexander Phersonn
Understanding the MCS-90 form, a federally mandated coverage form for insurance policies belonging to interstate motor carrier...
1936-2010 ...
The California Supreme Court could break new ground and rule that police don't need a warrant to search the contents of a cell...
The California Supreme Court seemed reluctant to disturb a long-standing state policy of allowing illegal immigrant students t...
Perspective
An Investment Window for Qualified Small Business Stock
By Alexander Phersonn
For a brief time, investors in small businesses may reap significant tax benefits from selling their stock. By David O. Kahn a...
Perspective
Don't Mess With California: Why Proposition 23 Is Harmful
By Alexander Phersonn
Proposition 23 undermines the goal of a free energy economy and stifles investment in California. By plaintiffs’ lawyer Jennif...
A San Bernardino County jury slapped the owner of a High Desert newspaper chain with a $332,500 judgment, finding his papers d...
In a case focusing on employees at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed reluctant Tuesday ...
The San Bruno pipeline explosion raises the question of how victims of such disasters should be compensated. By Lee S. Harris ...
A federal judge denied Apple Inc. emergency motion to stay entry of a $625.5 million jury verdict against the Cupertino-based ...
Intellectual Property
MGA's Copycat Lawsuit Woes Expand From Bratz Dolls to 'Battling Bugs'
By Jason W. Armstrong
MGA Entertainment, which is battling litigation on several fronts relating to its Bratz dolls, has been hit with a new lawsuit...
The California Supreme Court Monday upheld the furloughs and drastic budget cuts that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used to deal ...
Los Angeles County (Compton) Superior Court Commissioner University of Pennsylvania Law School ...
HP's settlement with its former CEO Mark Hurd has prompted plaintiffs' attorneys to drop their request for a preliminary injun...
A federal judge sentenced Hollywood movie director John McTiernan, whose works included "Predator" and "Die Hard," to a year i...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not intervene in the trademark battle between the two USCs: the University of ...
A federal judge on Monday ruled that dozens of wrongful death cases stemming from the crash of Air France Flight 447 should be...
As the immigration issue lights up the governor's race, the California Supreme Court is mulling the validity of a state law th...
Newly appointed Justice Elena Kagan found out about the sometimes mundane reality of life on the U.S. Supreme Court as the jus...