Death is never far from Timothy Tosta's thoughts. But the land use attorney is far from morbid - in fact, he's using what he's...

WASHINGTON - When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench next week, it will confront a closely watched death-penalty case...

The number of cases sent to mediation has risen dramatically over the past decade while judicial arbitration has fallen, accor...

Film and television writers dealt blows to the Southern California economy and the entertainment industry when they struck in ...

SACRAMENTO - As 2007 comes to an end, legal professionals can toast to new laws that make practicing law easier, reduce judges...

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...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Forum Column - By Brian E. Gray - An offhand remark by Justice Antonin Scalia in the Supreme Court's recent hearing of a case ...

Focus Column - Lynn Duryee and Matthew N. White - Mandatory settlement conferences won't become a more effective means of disp...

Industry Watch - By Fiona Smith - Former U.S. Rep. Douglas Bosco will join the public policy group of San Francisco-based Hans...

LOS ANGELES - The Central District of California will take another step into the 21st century Tuesday by requiring documents i...

Prosecutors are evaluating a complaint that Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona should not be receiving free legal help from a h...

WASHINGTON - For immigrants in the United States illegally, being granted the opportunity to depart the country voluntarily ma...

Taking a geographically circuitous route to California and the bar, Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman finds his many immigrat...

California's law firms continued to consolidate in 2007, just as industry observers predicted they would at the end of last ye...

SAN BERNARDINO - A state appeals court Thursday upheld a $10 million judgment against former high-ranking San Bernardino Count...

Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - A federal statute unchanged since the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant is allowing mining co...

The maritime mugging may sound like a tale in which fates are decided on the high seas. Instead, the swashbuckling story settl...

The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8. ...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney Robb Strom arrived at a Las Vegas apartment complex Thursday dressed as Santa Claus to spread a little ...

Employment Column - By Leonid M. Zilberman - From Bob Barker to Bill O'Reilly, high-profile sexual-harassment cases are a remi...

Forum Column - By Dennis Fernandez and Linda R. Judge - Five recent developments have made it harder than ever to obtain and ...

Focus Column - By David Ettinger - Eighteen important changes to the California Rules of Court are coming Jan. 1. ...

SAN JOSE - Two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court this month that give judges more latitude when sentencing criminal defendan...

Confidentiality agreements, including provisions that require the return of documents, are a perennial hot topic in the debate...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday delved into the touchy issue of how police departments go about investigatin...

Next year, a state regulatory board charged with a critically important public-safety mission will get a new name, new members...

LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of class actions have been filed against retailers for failing to comply with the latest federal law to...

Forum Column - By Jeffrey Berns - The subprime mortgage crisis stems less from overindulgent homeowners than from dishonest pr...

Focus Column - By David Martinez and Sarinya Kaewdaunglek - Discovery requests are only as valuable as the ability to enforce ...