LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles federal judge ordered a man previously convicted of traveling abroad to have sex with and photogr...
WASHINGTON - It has been a disconcerting year for judges and their families after the murders of a Chicago federal judge's mot...
Mergers & Acquisitions
EBay's Purchase of Skype Could Be Worth Up to $4 Billion
By Geneva Whitmarsh
LOS ANGELES - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. will pay up to $4 billion in cash and stock for Internet phone provider Luxembourg-b...
Judges and Judiciary
Highly Efficient Judge Runs Courtroom Like Business
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Paul M. Bryant keeps a 5-foot-tall furry teddy bear on a couch in his c...
LOS ANGELES - Criminal defense attorney Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. said Tuesday that Nation of Islam Minister Tony Muhammad has re...
SAN FRANCISCO - The government was on the hot seat Tuesday to defend its 2003 conviction of the self-proclaimed "Guru of Ganj...
SAN FRANCISCO - On the heels of criticism that some California judges are not adequately enforcing domestic violence laws, Ch...
Intellectual Property
Washington Judge Limits Work Ex-Microsoft Hire Can Perform
By Craig Anderson
SAN JOSE - A Washington state judge split the difference Tuesday in a battle between two technology giants over a talented exe...
LOS ANGELES - Regulatory charges can move ahead against two former Gemstar-TV Guide executives accused of inflating the compan...
SAN DIEGO - Though Orange County Superior Court Judge Nancy Wieben Stock survived a campaign to throw her off the bench after ...
MULTIFAMILY DAVIS - Kennedy Wilson Inc. purchased a $51 million apartment portfolio owned by Fowler Property Acquisitions. The...
Judges and Judiciary
Rehnquist Was Humble, Respectful With Great Sense of Humor
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Kevin Boyle - A lot has been written and said about Chief Justice William Rehnquist over the last few days -...
Intellectual Property
Courts Expand Patent Law to Reach Outside United States
By Columnist
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Jae Won Song - With the advent of the global economy, the design, manufacturing, ma...
Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - This column is dedicated to the tens of thousands of children in the Gulf region who will ...
LOS ANGELES - Services are scheduled for retired insurance defense litigator Edward K. Nance of Newport Beach. Nance died Aug....
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar Honors Chief Justice With Witkin Medal
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - The State Bar has given Chief Justice Ronald M. George the Bernard E. Witkin Medal for his efforts to improve the...
SAN DIEGO - The State Bar's new president has promised to develop programs to encourage young people from impoverished and mi...
SAN FRANCISCO - Having a toy company as a marquee client is more than just fun and games. Lawyers who represent toy clients s...
SAN JOSE - In a tentative settlement unprecedented in its size, Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison has agreed...
Judges and Judiciary
State Courts Face Interpreter Shortage, Report Says
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Almost 7 million Californians who need language assistance face limited access to the court system because of...
Judges and Judiciary
Federal Judge: Don't Consider Me for State High Court
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. has withdrawn his name from consideration to succeed Janice Rogers B...
SAN FRANCISCO - Eugene Balonon, executive director of the California Gambling Control Commission, has been appointed to a Sac...
SAN FRANCISCO - An East Bay bankruptcy lawyer and his client have pleaded guilty that they conspired to conceal assets from a...
Environmental
Citing Danger to Habitat, Judge Blocks Sequoia Logging Plan
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has blocked a 2,000-acre logging project in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, citing studi...
Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal - LOS ANGELES - This week, we celebrate the achiev...
Column - By Garry Abrams - Even corpses can talk too much, as far as some government officials are concerned. Their motto is: ...
MULTIFAMILY SAN LUIS OBISPO - FirstWorthing sold two student housing complexes near California State Polytechnic University, ...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
U.S. Must Provide Quality Medical Care for Everyone, Not Just Wealthy
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - The soaring price of prescription drugs has led to one of the costliest political campaign...
Forum Column - By John Burris - As the horrors of Katrina and its aftermath unfolded, I faced the stark reality that my son, J...
Focus Column - Employment Law - Rod M. Fliegel and Nancy N. Delogu - Must a California employer hire an applicant who tests po...