A non-signatory to a contract containing an arbitration provision is normally not bound to arbitrate its dispute, but in certa...
Litigation
Bond Will Relieve Many of State's Overburdened Courthouses
By Jason Armstrongn
In the juvenile courthouse in this Riverside County desert city, space is tight. ...
A federal judge Monday unleashed harsh words and a tough sentence on disgraced attorney Terry N. Christensen, ordering him to ...
Three Thelen attorneys and an information technology manager have filed a class action lawsuit against the dissolving firm in ...
WT Failing to protect a child from verbal and or emotional abuse based on his or her disability may b...
Law Practice
Judge Delays Ruling on Motion To Dismiss MySpace Case
By Alan Mittelstaedtn
A federal judge Monday put off ruling on a motion to dismiss the case against a Missouri mother accused of orchestrating an In...
Reed Smith snags a partner from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius for its Silicon Valley office.
The State Bar is taking a second look at two controversial measures to toughen the attorney discipline system, thanks to the s...
"It's not a 100 percent dream victory but it's pretty good," said James Donato, president of the San Francisco Bar Association...
Bench officers and practitioners in this field must know the rules that authorize relief from default, writes Rolf M. Treu. - ...
Law Practice
Judge Considers Tossing Out MySpace Cyber-Bullying Case
By Alan Mittelstaedtn
In an unusual move, the judge in the MySpace cyber-bullying trial Friday said he needed more time to decide whether to acquit ...
Developers are dealing with how to keep land use entitlements alive and viable while waiting for a financially appropriate tim...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
For Learning-Disabled Law Students, the Bar Is Set Even Higher
By Sara Libbyn
A simple change in the law would greatly improve equality of opportunity for law students with learning disabilities who need ...
Nixon Peabody firmed up the tally of attorneys it was taking on from Thelen last week, putting the number at 80. The group bri...
Law Practice
L.A. Looks to Resume Taking Emergency Calls for Mentally Ill
By Evan George
Facing complaints that county mental health staff pushed thousands of emergency calls onto police because of a shortage of hos...
Law schools began establishing loan repayment programs in the 1980s to help their graduates afford to take low paying jobs. St...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Finding a Job as a Junior Attorney in an Economic Downturn
By David Houstonn
Lynn W. Harwell of Lateral Link ...
Valerie Fontaine of Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith lists practice areas that are booming despite the bad economic situation. ...
Peter Ocko of Major, Lindsey & Africa offers tips for landing a job in a tough market. ...
Adil Haq was a first-year associate in Heller Ehrman’s San Francisco office. He looks back for signs that the venerable firm w...
A Contra Costa County deputy district attorney pleaded not guilty Friday morning to raping one of his colleagues. ...
Sacramento-based Stevens & O'Connell may be a small shop, but its top-notch reputation was enough to lure a leading litiga...
Find out who passed the July 2008 California Bar Exam in the current issue of The New Lawyer.
Three lawyers are among the newly elected directors and officers of Aids Project Los Angeles.