Death Row Records' lawyer David Kenner is the last man standing in a series of lawsuits aimed at a posse of gangsta rappers an...
LOS ANGELES - A state-court judge in North Carolina has ordered harsh sanctions against San Diego's Robbins Umeda & Fink, ...
LOS ANGELES - In the first glimpse of their strategy for the wiretapping conspiracy trial against notorious sleuth Anthony Pel...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Industry Watch - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's l...
Felony preliminary hearings are serious business to Judge Cynthia L. Ulfig, who’s known as a no-nonsense jurist with a knack f...
Whether balancing rights in the courtroom or budgets for the Superior Court, San Diego Judge Kenneth So avoids the minefields....
Both sides in the case of Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona recently made moves displaying their clever legal strategy. ...
In Chambers - SAN DIEGO - Judge Christine V. Pate has retired, ending a 20-year career with the Superior Court. ...
WASHINGTON - Democrats gave a cool reception Thursday to a Justice Department suggestion that Congress take action on the pote...
SACRAMENTO - Sen. Darrell Steinberg, a former labor lawyer who headed the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Thursday was named the...
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. lawmakers wasted no time jumping into the fray as the saga over Microsoft Corp.'s proposed $44.6 billion ...
LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors moved late Wednesday to disqualify one of the city's premier litigators from representing he...
SAN DIEGO - Four New York teens, on a summer trek to San Diego, decided to spend a balmy afternoon in Mission Bay boating. How...
LOS ANGELES - An October incident in which 33 African-American students were searched and detained by sheriff's deputies has p...
Mediator A. Joel Klein has always been good at math. That's why during a morning jog, Klein, a former engineer, got the idea t...
Focus Column - By Gary A. Watt - Several rulings have created dilemmas for lawyers trying to preserve their evidence objection...
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates will be celebrating its 50th anniversary Saturday with a dinn...
Administrative/Regulatory
Attorney Settles Securities Action With SEC
By Gabe Friedmann
A Marin County attorney, who has tangled with the State Bar over his business practices, on Thursday settled an enforcement ac...
Forum Column - By G. Christopher Ritter - Litigators need to be aware of emerging trends in order to be effective during trial...
Firm Watch
Fenwick Gets Partners From Orrick for New Office in Seattle
By Jill Redhagen
Technology and life sciences firm Fenwick & West will open the doors to its third office on Tuesday, in Seattle, with the ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Successful Real Estate Arbitration Clauses Follow Narrow Rules
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Natalie Prescott - Arbitration clauses in real estate contracts require special handling. ...
Employment Column - By Wendy Lazerson and Jessica Boar - Severing ties with an employer requires tact and good judgment on the...
When not out sailing, Alameda Judge Robert B. Freedman navigates the legal waters of complex litigation. ...
In what appears to be the first verdict of its kind in the state, a San Luis Obispo County jury has awarded $2 million in dama...
Litigation
Homeowners, Executive File Suits Against KB Home, Countrywide Financial
By Peter Matuszakn
Web Exclusive - Piggybacking on a federal whistle-blower suit filed January by a former executive claiming that KB Home and Co...
A lawyer involved in a new antitrust class action against BAR/BRI urged in an e-mail that the plaintiffs share their complaint...
Akerman Senterfitt has added two heavy hitters to its Los Angeles environmental law practice as the Florida-based firm tries t...
A battle is looming before disgraced litigator William S. Lerach collects a possible $50 million cut of the attorney fees from...
Judges and Judiciary
Removed Jurist Files for Re-Election With Appeal Pending
By Jim Adamekn
Robert G. Spitzer, a judge ordered off the bench last year for judicial misconduct, has filed papers to run for his former sea...