In Twilley v. Georgia, 71 S.E. 587 (1911), Chief Judge Benjamin Harvey Hill held the following for the court, in pertin...
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a property-rights case, Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, that could advance freedom and...
SAN FRANCISCO - It was easy to forget they were teenagers. They were cool under pressure. They were prepared. They were profes...
Government
O.C. District Attorney Fires Deputy Who Accused Him
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld
SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas on Monday fired a veteran prosecutor who accused him of misappropr...
Law Office Automation
New Court E-Filing Procedure Is Not Just for E-Philes
By Columnist
Although high-tech justice is emerging and the new cybercourtroom is spawning the development of technology-based alternatives...
LOS ANGELES - A man twice convicted and sentenced to death for the 1979 murder of a 12-year-old Huntington Beach girl must get...
LOS ANGELES - Once-prominent personal injury attorney James H. Davis continually "robbed Peter to pay Paul," diverting disable...
LOS ANGELES - A brash French judge who made a name for himself chasing terrorists can't testify in federal court in Los Angele...
LOS ANGELES - The former partner of rogue Los Angeles police Officer Rafael A. Perez pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges ...
VENTURA - Century City attorney John J. Reiner, whose ill-fated foray into the movie business led to extortion charges, was co...
LOS ANGELES - San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster has extended its Southern California and entertainment reach by open...
SAN FRANCISCO - A closely divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a guilty plea by non-citizens may be overturned i...
Media
First Amendment-Friendly DA Puts Reporters Through Spin Cycle, Twice
By Garry Abrams
LOS ANGELES - Two episodes on the same day last week raise questions about new Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley's of...
The Piscitelli case may well herald a new trend in the treatment of unrecovered punitive damages in legal-malpractice a...
Among actions announced Monday, April 2, 2001 by the justices were:
"It is entirely unrealistic to regard urine as one of the 'effects' of a person who has abandoned it." Justice Antonin Scalia,...
LOS ANGELES - In the first courtroom showdown since the mass recall of tires began, an attorney told a Los Angeles Superior Co...
Firm Watch
Brown Raysman: CEO OF L.A. START-UP JOINS LOCAL OFFICE AS PARTNER
By Staff Writer
Former start-up founder Brian Pass is digging back into the practice of law as a partner in the Los Angeles office of the New ...
Transactions
Gray Cary: INVESTORS GIVE $33 MILLION TO SAN DIEGO BIOTECH FIRM
By Staff Writer
San Diego biotech company Santarus Inc. has completed its third round of venture financing. The financing brought in $33 milli...
Transactions
Testa Hurwitz: CITRIX SYSTEMS EXTENDS CASH OFFER FOR SEQUOIA SOFTWARE
By Staff Writer
Citrix Systems Inc. will purchase all outstanding shares of Sequoia Software Corp. for nearly $185 million in cash. Fort Laude...
Attorneys who represent subcontractor defendants in construction litigation no longer have to fear threats of joint-and-severa...
Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton in Ventura has recruited Anthony Ramos as its newest associate. Ramos was previously with E...
As Wall Street and Nasdaq watch the stock market continue its descent south, so has Corporate America seen merger and acquisit...
Transactions
Schinner Law: S.F. TRAVEL BUSINESS LANDS $10 MILLION FROM INVESTORS
By Staff Writer
San Francisco-based Unexplored Inc. has raised $10 million in second series funding. The financing's lead investors included W...
It is hard to conceive of a case more different than the Supreme Court's last decision on the very same issue in 'Medtronic.' ...
Firm Watch
Paul Hastings: SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE TAPS EPA LAWYER AS OF-COUNSEL
By Staff Writer
The environmental lawyers at Los Angeles' Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker have brought some top-notch regulatory advice in...
Transactions
Simpson Thacher: BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS BUYS EL SEGUNDO'S RICHARD ELLIS
By Staff Writer
San Francisco's Blum Capital Partners has agreed to buy El Segundo's CB Richard Ellis Services Inc. The cash and assumption-of...
As a group, we often take ourselves too seriously. Lawyers should strive to be approachable, accessible and understandable. Be...
Katrina Foley, a partner at Irvine's Lents & Foley, will lead the Costa Mesa Planning Commission. In a 5-0 vote, the commi...
Kathleen Carpenter has spent 14 of her 15-year legal career as a "dirt" lawyer. Although her feet are still firmly planted in ...