LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles tentatively agreed Wednesday to pay $225,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the s...
SAN FRANCISCO - Black Panther Geronimo Pratt's 1972 murder conviction in Los Angeles and the Symbionese Liberation Army's 1975...
SACRAMENTO - Insurers are on shaky ground when they try to enforce complete exclusions for mold damage in homeowners' policie...
LOS ANGELES - Those who know David B. Sanders said they weren't surprised that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors se...
Real Estate/Development
Club's Membership Release of All Liability Is Valid
By Columnist
Focus Column - Real Property - By Michael Paul Thomas - May property owners re-allocate the risks of all types of premises lia...
Forum Column - By A. Barry Cappello - Plaintiffs and their attorneys won a major victory when Gov. Gray Davis signed into law ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for NBA player Jason Caffey failed Wednesday to win an order freezing the assets of a San Francisco p...
LOS ANGELES - The juvenile courthouse in Sylmar where Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Gary A. Polinsky works is not a ...
Entertainment & Sports
Pooh Case Bombshell Alleges Rampant Misconduct, Dumpster Diving
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - The bitter, high-profile, high-stakes Winnie the Pooh royalty fight between the heirs of Stephen Sles...
LOS ANGELES - A Santa Monica man accused of spying for North Korea waived his right to a hearing Wednesday so he can retain p...
Forum Column - By Gloria Allred - Should the law be changed to make a defendant eligible for the death penalty if he or she mu...
Zoning, Planning and Use
New Law on Densities Takes Aim at State's Housing Crisis
By Columnist
Focus Column - Real Property - By Christian Carrigan - Effective Jan. 1, AB2292 prohibits local land-use agencies from reducin...
SAN FRANCISCO - All eyes are on the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis to see how long they will take to balance a state budget ...
SAN DIEGO - Five years after the slaying of an Escondido girl, prosecutors say they've got the right man, but defense lawyers...
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court clearly was troubled Wednesday that a city was held liable when a public drunk take...
SAN FRANCISCO - The steady stream of tragic stories, the constant pressure of litigation and the dingy surroundings make some ...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton's proposal to end police response to unverified burglar alarms receive...
Forum Column - By Joseph L. Sax - The doctrinal debate over "takings" seems destined to drag on endlessly, but the property-ri...
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday with shades of the film "Twelve Angry Men" - except that in th...
SAN FRANCISCO - Deputy City Attorney Kamala Harris leads the fund-raising pack in the race for district attorney by a wide ma...
SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court seemed Tuesday to be of two minds about mandatory arbitration. In one case they hea...
LOS ANGELES - California has made "no real progress" in improving the lives of foster-care children, a state oversight agency...
LOS ANGELES - As Earl Krugel, a former lieutenant in the once-powerful Jewish Defense League, pleaded guilty Tuesday to consp...
SAN FRANCISCO - Back in 1999, before the names Enron and Worldcom became synonymous with stock fraud and corporate corruption,...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County has followed the states of Michigan and Florida by posting the names and ages of 740 childre...
LOS ANGELES - The gape-mouthed Paul Frank monkey emblazoned on tens of thousands of T-shirts and handbags may not be grinning...
Personal Injury & Torts
Suit Over Actor's Shooting at Halloween Party Goes to Trial
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Dwain Lee was laughing, having fun at a Halloween party in Benedict Canyon with a toy gun. But Los Angel...
SAN FRANCISCO - Five days after management announced it was dissolving, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison began sending out lay...
Appellate Practice
Standards of Good Appellate Practice Are Rarely Followed
By Columnist
Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Catherine Valerio Barrad - Much has been written on the cornerstones of good appellate pract...
Intellectual Property
PTO Fee Hike Less Onerous Than Feared By Patent Bar
By Xenia Kobylarz
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced plans Tuesday to increase the costs of procuring a patent by a...