SAN BERNARDINO - In a ruling hailed by environmentalists, a San Bernardino judge Wednesday halted a proposed 91-room hotel nea...
Focus Column – By Christopher H. McGrath and Kimberley Donohue – Ever since the Supreme Court eliminated aiding-and-abetting l...
Government
Plaintiffs' Lawyer Responds to AG's Criticism of His Proposition 65 Winnings
By Dennis Pfaffn
Web Exclusive - SAN FRANCISCO - A veteran Proposition 65 plaintiffs' lawyer hinted Wednesday that jealousy might lie behind a ...
In San Francisco, holding the homeless accountable for so-called quality-of-life crimes is often a losing battle. Now official...
Criminal
Officials See Solution in a Court Tailored for Nuisance Crimes
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco judges are joining forces to create a new community justice center to dea...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit OKs Google's Nude Display
By Anna Oberthurn
The Google search engine's display of nude models in "thumbnail" size is fair use even though those images are copyrighted.
LOS ANGELES - A Blue Cross class-action settlement over its practice of retroactively canceling individual policies is being p...
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for nine men and women who said they were sexually abused by a Jesuit priest are expected to reach a set...
Judge Steven D. Bromberg finds his experience as a mayor and his mediation background helpful with the cases before him. ...
Judges and Judiciary
In Duel Over Film Flop, Jury Delivers a Split Decision
By Jennifer Hammn
A best-selling novelist must pay a production company $5 million for breach of contract in a case stemming from the 2005 movie...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Patient-Dumping Settlement Isn't a Fix, Advocates Contend
By Anne Marie Ruff
LOS ANGELES - Homeless advocates downplayed a settlement announced Tuesday between the Los Angeles city attorney's office and ...
LOS ANGELES - The top lawyer in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Los Angeles office announced Tuesday he is depar...
Focus Column – By Richard Chernick – Under the “separability doctrine,” arbitrators decide whether contracts are valid, but ju...
Forum Column – By Lauren E. Willis – A recent California appellate decision highlights a much larger problem with many insuran...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Tuesday urged Congress to make dramatic changes to sentencing guidelines for co...
Web Exclusive - SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled his plan to fix the state's lethal-injection procedure Tuesda...
Litigation
Opening by Attorney for ‘Guru of Ganja’ Helps Make Prosecution’s Case
By Amelia Hansen
SAN FRANCISCO - If opening arguments are a preview of the latest trial of an outspoken medical-marijuana activist, prosecutors...
A lawyer who helped smooth the way for integration of Riverside's schools is recognized with the prestigious Defender of the C...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Hearst, MediaNews, Reilly Should Let Public Look at Settlement
By Don Debenedictisn
Forum Column – By Peter Scheer – In a stunning display of chutzpah, S.F. Bay Area newspaper publishers and a local businessma...
Technology & Science
Suit Against Roommates.com Gets Past Cyberimmunity Shield
By Laura Ernden
In the Internet age, Web site operators have largely been shielded from lawsuits based on the content they publish in cyberspace.
Law Practice
'Patient Dumping' Settlement Is Likely Between L.A., Kaiser
By Anne Marie Ruff
LOS ANGELES - The city attorney's office is expected to announce a settlement today with Kaiser Permanente over civil and crim...
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Monday declined to toss out the 1994 murder conviction of a woman, despite testimony by her three chi...
Deals Column - By Jason Song - David C. Eisman ranks his latest transaction among his favorites, on par with work he has done ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Returning Abortion Policy to the Legislative Branch
By Don Debenedictisn
Forum Column – By Matthew McReynolds – Despite the competing choruses of exaltation and excoriation, the Supreme Court’s new a...
WASHINGTON - A deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a death...
Sometimes even 1,000 lawyers aren't enough, Los Angeles heavyweight O'Melveny & Myers learned Monday.
Law Practice
At Arbitration, Racer’s Attorney Charges Lab Bungled Tests
By Jennifer Hammn
Testimony began Monday at Pepperdine University in a rare arbitration hearing that could determine whether reigning Tour de Fr...
Focus Column – By Gregory Bergman and Ken Moscaret – Reasonable attorney fees are truly in the eye of the beholder. There can ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices OK Ford's Request to Remand Rollover Case to Panel
By kristinakg@kgmllp.com
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a San Diego appellate court to take a second look at a ruling that would...
Imagine the late-night TV commercial: ‘Have you or someone you love been injured in a … helicopter accident?’ Plaintiffs’ firm...