LOS ANGELES - Funeral services will take place Saturday for Elwood S. Kendrick, a pioneer patent, antitrust and class-action ...
Judges and Judiciary
State Judicial Commission Rebukes Retired Judge
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - The state's judicial watchdog agency has rebuked a retired San Diego County judge, accusing him of not disclos...
LOS ANGELES - A pair of partners departed Greenberg Glusker at the start of the new year, with real estate attorney Craig P. W...
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit Renomination Prolongs California, Idaho Battle
By Hurley
WASHINGTON - Intrigue grew Tuesday over two vacant seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when one embattled nominee w...
Judges and Judiciary
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Governor Proposes Funding for Courthouse Construction
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce a state budget proposal Wednesday to include $20 million for new court f...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Rodney Richard Jones - Rarely do the courts hold that a search of a car was improper. A Mendocino criminal ...
Judges and Judiciary
State High Court Considers Exception to Litigation Privilege
By Itir Yakarn
SAN FRANCISCO - All kinds of dirty laundry come out when family members fight in court. ...
Firm Watch
Alschuler Factions Will Share Building but on Separate Floors
By Robert Iafolla
LOS ANGELES - The factions at Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan finally divorced at the beginning of the year, but the two ...
WASHINGTON - In a high-stakes ruling that promises to bring changes in how patents are licensed and challenged, the U.S. Supre...
Criminal
L.A. and Orange County Courts Follow 4th District Order to Keep Affidavits
By Martin Bergn
SANTA ANA - In response to a sharply worded opinion from an appellate court, the Los Angeles and Orange County superior courts...
Insurance
Insurance Industry Disputes Legal Fees for Holocaust Survivors' Policies
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. insurance industry is playing hardball with California over $6 million in legal fees from a law meant...
FORUM COLUMN - By Fred Silberberg - We're warned about toxic substances in buildings, so why aren't we warned about the perils...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
After Half-Century Litigation Career, Attorney Joins JAMS
By Susan Mcraen
LOS ANGELES - After a lifelong career as a litigator, John J. "Jack" Quinn Jr. is changing gears and joining JAMS as a mediato...
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FORUM COLUMN - By Fred A. Fenster - Careful, your little angels can cost you a bundle when they get into trouble, and you may ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Four months after retirement, a former director of California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Department clocked ...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel Denies Police Reports to Defense Attorneys in Death Case
By Peter Blumberg
Defense attorneys preparing for a rare San Francisco death-penalty trial suffered another blow Monday when a federal appeals c...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation Project Spreads Skills to Stressed-Out Gulf Coast
By Anne Marie Ruff
LOS ANGELES - When Los Angeles mediator Laurel Kaufer saw the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast a year and a ...
WASHINGTON - Sidestepping a closely watched case on terrorism law and the First Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court refused Mond...
LOS ANGELES - No services are planned for retired attorney George M. Henzie, who was known for a tireless work ethic and extre...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Ivan Rothman - A recent 9th Circuit decision questions mandatory venue clauses in arbitration and consumer a...
A state appellate court Monday shot down actor Robert Wagner's bid to sue Columbia Pictures for half the profits of the two "C...
LOS ANGELES - The start of the New Year did not mark an end to the departures from the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. ...
Government
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Constitution Prevents Judge From Becoming DA's Assistant
By Donna Dominon
SAN FRANCISCO - On the same day she was sworn in as Santa Clara County district attorney, Dolores Carr revealed that her choic...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar Ends Grace Period for Late Dues
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers, like credit card holders, will soon feel the financial sting of late fees. ...
INDIO - He'd tried only civil cases as a lawyer, so Judge Harold W. Hopp experienced a little extra stress when he got a crimi...
SAN FRANCISCO - It began with jeering Oakland A's fans and ended with a Texas Rangers pitcher heaving a chair into the stands ...
Securities
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vitesse Admits New CEO Took Backdated Stock Options
By Gabe Friedmann
LOS ANGELES - Vitesse Semiconductors Corp., which has teetered in financial turmoil during widespread accounting and stock-opt...
FORUM COLUMN - By Robin Levi and Vanessa Huang - A state commission's consideration of elective sterilization for women prison...
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