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...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR ...
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...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ...
SAN FRANCISCO - The names of three Los Angeles Superior Court judges, a federal magistrate judge and an appellate attorney hav...
Judges and Judiciary
Abuse of Judicial Process Earns Executive 17-Year Sentence
By Amelia Hansen
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Friday sentenced a former Silicon Valley executive to 17 years in prison, calling him a "profe...
LOS ANGELES - Joseph Gabriel, a partner at Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon, will move in-house this month to become general cou...
SAN DIEGO - Lawyers for two Kurds who live in San Diego County had set their sights on suing Saddam Hussein for authorizing ge...
COLUMN - By Peter Blumberg - It's every appellate defense attorney's nightmare. You finally persuade a court that your client ...
SAN FRANCISCO - A group of highly regarded natural-resources, real estate, and land-use and environmental partners will join r...
FORUM COLUMN - By David M. Marquez - As the era of cheap and plentiful energy starts to wane, David Marquez examines the ramif...