LOS ANGELES - The one-time paramour of disgraced Los Angeles police Officer Rafael A. Perez probably will spend at least five ...

WASHINGTON - Sometimes one actor or actress seems to be in every major film, no matter what the genre. Harvey Keitel had a spe...

The State Bar's decision not to prosecute the government lawyer who blew the whistle on former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Qu...

LOS ANGELES - Imagine, if you will, Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, Lyle and Erik Menendez, Caryl Chessman, Charlie Manson, gan...

WASHINGTON - Symbols of our government's commitment to justice for all are hard to miss in Washington: the Supreme Court, the ...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles prosecutors have, so far, refused to agree to reverse voluntary manslaughter convictions of five all...

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Thursday acquitted a Cypress businessman of smuggling and lashed out at a FBI agent who, she ...

LOS ANGELES - The birth mother of Oei Mae, a toddler who was permanently brain-damaged and partially paralyzed in January 1999...

SAN FRANSICO - In a slam-dunk victory for opponents of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thu...

SAN FRANSICO - A convincing story from a witness can overcome DNA tests establishing paternity within a 99.9 percent probabil...

Renee has been a rebel since as long as she can remember. She's always had a thing for tough, bad boys. There's a downside to ...

When Democratic elector Ron Oberndorfer of La Mesa's Fischbeck & Oberndorfer, paid a visit recently to La Mesa's Grossmont...

LOS ANGELES - A private security company is not responsible for the rape its security guard commits while on duty because the ...

LOS ANGELES - Crystal B., a minor, said she attempted suicide by an overdose of pills because of the depression and anxiety sh...

Should consumer attorneys do more pro bono work? The answer depends on a definition for "pro bono." ...

Citizens of every society take comfort in the knowledge that there exists a forum, an agency, a system where they can air thei...

Few groups in our society are as shut out of the legal system as are the homeless. An innovative court program, however, offer...

Advising business clients regarding antitrust issues is becoming more and more a matter of sophisticated analysis. ...

Just as the public needs access to justice, so we lawyers need access to good employers. ...

SAN JOSE - A New Jersey technology company, which had won an injunction barring two of its former employees from working at a ...

SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court denied a petition Wednesday by a group of insurers challenging the constitutionality...

Although our criminal justice system is predicated on promises of equality, it often fails to deliver. Now more than ever, it ...

The nation's third-largest cable company, Comcast Cable Communications Inc., announced Wednesday that it will open its system ...

If one is interested in an individual's ability to obtain access to justice, international mechanisms should not be overlooked...

Services have taken place for Maurice O. Huebsch, retired judge for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Los Angeles. Hu...

Los Angeles Police Department facilities for storing drugs, guns and money lack adequate security, including functioning alarm...

Proposition 218, which gave California voters the right to vote on new taxes, does not apply to water use rates charged by the...

Brian Toutant remembers being repulsed when driving by homeless people holding signs such as "Will Work for Food," and "Homele...

The former head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services cannot recover costs he incurred in defendi...

SANTA ANA - The Orange County Bar Foundation, which founded a number of programs geared toward tackling juvenile crime, will c...