Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky - As we view the destruction left in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our heart...
Zoning, Planning and Use
New Fillmore Rises Out of Ashes of the Old
By Geneva Whitmarsh
LOS ANGELES - San Francisco's Fillmore district was once one of the most vibrant jazz hubs west of Chicago. Those days are lo...
Judges and Judiciary
Jurist Marries Speed, Informality
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Ronald J. Gilbert has seen a lot of bizarre things in his dozen years as a San Bernardino Superior Court co...
A federal appeals court Tuesday opened the gate for a Montana man to sue the National Park Service for denying him the right ...
Appellate Practice
Supreme Court Agrees to Mull Federal Authority for Wetlands
By Riley Guerin
WASHINGTON - In a case with big stakes for environmentalists and property-rights advocates, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agree...
State death-penalty foes on Tuesday condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to take up the cases of two death-row inm...
Trusts & Estates
Airport Panel Member Runs Into Disqualification Problems
By Erin Park
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's appointees to the panel overseeing Los Angeles International Airport met behind clo...
SAN FRANCISCO - For more than a decade, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ran a Secret Witness Program to help police solv...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles office of Milbank Tweed represented Padoma Wind Power, a leading California-based wind generatio...
LOS ANGELES - Two-and-a-half years ago, when Susan Loewenberg, producing director of L.A. Theatre Works, decided to reprise t...
OFFICE HOLLYWOOD - Crown Realty & Development purchased a 73,000-square-foot office building at 6725 Sunset Blvd. for $19....
Personal Injury & Torts
Valuable Exception: Suits Against 'State Sponsors of Terrorism'
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Forum Column - By Michael L. Martinez - Most people likely believe that the compensation system established by Congress for vi...
Intellectual Property
Development of Video Game Contracts Can Turn Into War
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Jennifer Stanley - Often pitted against robust publishing companies, independent video game development stud...
Constitutional Law
Foisting Burden of Proof on Parents of Disabled Kids Is Unconscionable
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Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - In the middle of a major transition on the Supreme Court caused by Justice Sandra Day O'Co...
LOS ANGELES - Latino activists are accusing Catholic Healthcare West of charging uninsured patients steeper rates than those ...
LOS ANGELES - John A. Toker, a pioneer of appellate mediation programs, will be honored Friday at a conference in San Francis...
Letter to the Editor - In "What Country Needs More of Isn't Activist Judges But Activist Citizens" (Sept. 27 Daily Journal) au...
LOS ANGELES - Moments after Darren Meeka pulled the trigger and fired the fatal shot, he knew he would need the help of his fa...
Judges and Judiciary
Know-Nothing Judges Could Be Growth Industry, Starting in Preschool
By Garry Abrams
Column - By Garry Abrams - President Bush's nominations of John G. Roberts Jr. and Harriet Miers for seats on the U.S. Supreme...
Government
Special Election, Budget Cast Shadow on 2005 California Legislative Session
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - In a flurry of last-minute bill signings and vetoes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger extended anti-discrimination pro...
WASHINGTON - With a week to reflect on President Bush's decision to nominate Harriet E. Miers to the Supreme Court, interest ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Veteran intellectual property litigator Robert Kramer is leaving Morrison & Foerster for Howrey Simon's S...
LAND MOORPARK - A partnership led by developer Mike Ossola paid $26 million for 33 acres at 1000 Patriot Drive, where it plans...
SAN FRANCISCO - Western law firms first looked to China to take advantage of white-hot opportunities for cross-border trade an...
Forum Column - By Matthew Belloni - Finally, Arnold hit them where it hurts. The governor has armed Hollywood's creative commu...
Forum Column - By Robert D. Richards - What's in a name? The answer is plenty, if you grow grapes or make wine in the Napa Val...
Focus Column - By Michael Paul Thomas - Motions in limine are commonly used tools of trial advocacy. Indeed, such motions are ...
LOS ANGELES - Civil rights attorney Nancy Ramirez, a staff lawyer for the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, has been na...
LOS ANGELES - John "Mitch" Mitchell, a former partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, has joined Je...
Litigation
Attorney Contends Indictment Is Retaliation for Earlier Client
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - Responding to the three-count indictment of Joseph G. Cavallo for allegedly taking part in a bail bonds referral...