LOS ANGELES -A federal jury Thursday found three gang members guilty of multiple charges of murder, drug sales and money laund...

SAN FRANCISCO - Fresno Superior Court Judge Gene M. Gomes, a 21-year trial court veteran, was nominated Thursday by Gov. Gray ...

Dicta Column - By Ronald S. Granberg - An advocate of John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism philosophy contends that the moral val...

Dicta Column - By Richard S. Levick - Law firms that are new to media communications frequently make the same mistakes. They t...

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to pay nearly $15 million in fines for ...

Dicta Column - By Leigh Datzker - The bane of government is the legal processing fee. Those of us who regularly pay admission ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Tucked into a corner of City Hall, the books look like any other law tomes, except for the titles on their var...

LOS ANGELES - Losing just two partners, the California offices of Holland & Knight escaped Tuesday's layoffs at the Tampa-...

SAN FRANCISCO - A bride who went ahead with the marriage even after her fiancee lost a testicle can't sue for loss of consorti...

SAN FRANCISCO - An unlikely alliance of the trucking industry, Teamsters, environmentalists and a Ralph Nader-founded activist...

LOS ANGELES - Bankruptcy attorney Cheryle M. White, known by colleagues and clients for her unique touch in handling sensitive...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles' Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker expanded into China on Wednesday by acquiring Koo and Partner...

Column by Garry Abrams - If you don't believe in reincarnation, check out the latest lawsuit against Los Angeles-based rap mog...

LOS ANGELES - "Feel like a winner," Los Angeles City Councilman Nate Holden said Wednesday, a day after the City Ethics Commis...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court Wednesday again blocked the release from prison of murderer Robert Rosenkrantz, g...

LOS ANGELES - The fallout continued at San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison on Wednesday as the firm instituted its...

VENTURA - Prosecutors labeled national Hells Angels spokesman George Christie Jr. a "danger to the community" and the leader o...

SANTA ANA - A power outage Wednesday shut down the Superior Court and Orange County jail in Santa Ana, leaving about 2,500 sta...

Forum Column - By James Acret - If it's true that America leads the world in prosperity because of free enterprise, it's also ...

Dicta Column - By Richard J. Simmons - Law firms must deal with a myriad of issues when fulfilling their obligations to employ...

Focus Column - By Robert C. Barnes - Kmart, House2Home, Montgomery Ward: The list of "big box" retailers that have filed for C...

Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and LeeAnn M. Pelham - Thanks to lobbying disclosure laws in the city of Los Angeles, t...

Focus Column - By Karl E. Geier and Christopher H. Doyle - Does an escrow holder owe a duty to protect the interests of nonpar...

LOS ANGELES - Brobeck Phleger & Harrison marketing director David Geyer, who helped develop the firm's famous advertising ...

SANTA ANA - Michael Goodwin, the Motocross promoter accused of arranging the murders of racing pioneer Mickey Thompson and his...

SAN FRANCISCO - A row of trees planted deliberately to obstruct a neighbor's view of Mt. Shasta could be a private nuisance, a...

LOS ANGELES - Do fries go with that lawsuit? "Grand Master of Funk" George Clinton filed a malpractice lawsuit Monday against ...

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered a Malibu attorney to stand trial for allegedly stealing cl...

SAN FRANCISCO - A state Court of Appeal dramatically broadened the reach of Proposition 36 Tuesday, ruling that a three-strike...

LOS ANGELES - Services have taken place for Harry J. Cohen, a retired lawyer and antique collector. Cohen, who suffered a debi...