U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Urges Strict Judicial Oversight of Forced Druggings
By John Roemer
The forced drugging of federal prison inmates drew a warning from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. ...
WASHINGTON - Senators are seriously considering alternatives to granting immunity to telecommunications companies that assiste...
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ruled that a civil lawsuit filed by two men who allege immigration officials forcibly drugge...
Focus Column - By Kevin Poloncarz - California's conflict with the Environmental Protection Agency over greenhouse gas emissio...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Lawyers Can Expand Client Portfolio Through Use of a Detailed Business Plan
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By K.C. Victor - Managing responsibilities and prioritizing professional contacts can turn any attorney into a ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Sand, wind and desert heat all while trapped in a car. Sounds like a nightmare for most people. To lawyer Hank...
Forum Column - By Mary Lou Aranguren - The conclusion of the recent Los Angeles County court interpreters strike raises more q...
Corporate
Enron Prosecutor Will Head U.S. Attorney's Office in Santa Ana
By Zack Vaneyckn
A former member of the Enron Task Force has taken over the reins of the Santa Ana U.S. attorney's office. Robb C. Adkins, an ...
For the past several weeks, patent attorneys and their clients have been scrambling to file last-minute applications under exi...
LOS ANGELES - The Bush administration said Wednesday it has agreed to drop the decades-long legal fight to deport to two Pales...
Alex Kozinski doesn't sound enthusiastic about becoming chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But as one cour...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's Discipline Proposal Would Require Admitting Guilt
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys in hot water with the State Bar could soon find themselves uttering two words: mea culpa. Included ...
LOS ANGELES - The movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" had a cinematic remake, and now a lawsuit over trademark rights to the legendary ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Safe Neighborhoods Initiative Would Start Where Three-Strikes Left Off
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By George Runner - Increases in murder, robbery and methamphetamine use require bold new approaches in statewid...
Firm Watch
Goodwin Procter Torts Expert Will Pursue Wining and Dining in Retirement
By Haynes
SAN FRANCISCO - Edward S. Weltman, chair of Goodwin Procter's liability and mass torts practice and self-described "food and w...
RIVERSIDE - A specially appointed judicial panel has decided that a Riverside judge correctly dismissed two criminal cases ear...
Focus Column - By Sergio D. Kopelev - Attempting to be comprehensive in electronic discovery can often lead to mountains of in...
A federal judge in San Francisco has disqualified Howrey from representing a major clothing retailer in a trademark case in hi...
WASHINGTON - The first substantial increase in federal funding for legal services in more than a decade is caught up in a poli...
California's governor has broad leeway to deny parole to murderers, thanks in part to a 2002 ruling by the state Supreme Court...
SANTA ANA - When Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona goes on trial for corruption and witness tampering, his defense is certain ...
Judge Michael L. Duffy is continually praised for his kindness, - but he doesn't hesitate to dole out lengthy sentences for he...
Forum Column - By Kathay Feng - Anecdotes of horse trading among state legislators looking to avoid tough elections or minorit...
Judge Kathleen M. Banke swapped an hourlong office commute for a breezy drive through the vineyards - and found that being a ...
Lawsuits filed by Attorney General Jerry Brown and by advocacy groups have forced cities to look more closely at environmental...
Litigation
Supreme Court Hears Suit Over Prisoner's $177 in Lost Property
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - An unlikely dispute between a federal prisoner and the U.S. government over $177 made it to the U.S. Supreme Cour...
LOS ANGELES - William S. Lerach, who until recently managed the country's largest securities class-action law firm, entered a ...
Law Practice
Chevron Employee Awarded $5.5 Million for Retaliation Firing
By David Houstonn
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury on Monday held Chevron Corp. liable for illegally retaliating against and firing a female engin...
Focus Column - By Carlton A. Varner - A recent 9th Circuit ruling changes how bundling multiple products for a discount is vie...
The State Bar has placed a Yolo County civil litigator on a year of probation for letting a death penalty appeal drag on for m...