Drag out those foam sponge donkey caps this week - here come the Dems for what is expected to be an uneventful convention stag...

SAN FRANCISCO - In a mixed victory for employees, a federal appellate panel ruled Thursday that employers have no obligation t...

If Joe Fernandez does get a second chance, it will come too late to help his wife, who died of cancer while he was held withou...

The Los Angeles City Council Friday rejected a call for the police department to follow the law when handling protests during ...

Dear Democratic National Convention delegates and protesters of all stripes: Welcome to Los Angeles, home of the world's large...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Port of Oakland's failure to make sure the public had a chance to comment on a plan to clean up thousands ...

Renowned Hollywood cinematographer Donald Peterman, whose credits include the feature films "Men In Black," "Splash" and "Coco...

The Catholic Church holds the moral view that the unitive (love) and procreative (family) aspects of human sexuality cannot be...

Despite the presence of sympathetic members of the plaintiff's family and the use of a high-profile tire expert, defense couns...

State Must Set TMDL for Nonpoint-Source Pollution. ...

Troy Roe has a kind, trusting face and gentle demeanor, far different from the negative stereotypes featured in the ubiquitous...

Memo to: Patrick J. Naughton, former Infoseek executive sentenced Wednesday to home detention after being convicted of crossin...

Surprisingly, many trial lawyers fail to take full advantage of their opportunity to cross-examine key witnesses at trial. Too...

SAN FRANCISCO - Two defendants charged with capital murder should not get a new trial just because the judge presiding in thei...

Every day throughout California, children are being poisoned by ingesting lead-paint chips and dust. This environmental traged...

Most attorneys do not know how to keep proper trust-account records. By JoAnne Earls Robbins. ...

While business is booming, law firms nevertheless are seeking candidates with specific kinds of expertise. By Valerie Fontaine...

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SAN FRANCISCO - The tiny but influential Remcho Johansen & Purcell will throw over its high-rent financial district addres...

VENTURA - Citing the media deluge about the case, San Luis Obispo Public Defender Patricia Ashbaugh made an impassioned plea T...

Manufacturers of the guns white supremacist Buford Furrow allegedly used during an Aug. 10, 1999, rampage at the North Valley ...

The clerk's office of the U.S. District Courthouse in Los Angeles will be open during its regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., ...

BLYTHE - What do you call one fewer lawyer in Blythe? Jeffrey J. Hegberg, apparently. One of only six private attorneys in thi...

WESTMINSTER - A 33-year-old Los Alamitos High School basketball coach pleaded guilty Thursday to having sex with a 15-year-old...

Personal injury experts say that Bridgestone-Firestone tire manufacturers are tempting fate and fat legal losses if harm comes...

A proposal to consolidate as many as 275 federal lawsuits among a few judges for consistency in rulings and logistical reasons...

SANTA ANA - Olivia Valdez was five months pregnant when her live-in boyfriend, Jose Santos, came home in a rage one night last...

Nearly two dozen civil rights lawyers today will deliver a message to Los Angeles city and police officials: Messing with prot...

California lawyers and high level business professionals will wine, dine and entertain many of the 35,000 delegates and visito...

New York's Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner has added three attorneys to its Los Angeles office. Robert Kovelman, ...