Discipline
Attorney Pleads Not Guilty in Fraud Scheme
By Anne La Jeunesse
Civil Rights
Homeless Womans Family Claims Wrongful Death
By Lauren Blau
Government
County Will Put Contracts With Courts in Writing
By Lauren Bartlett
Large Firms
U.S. Treasury Counsel Joins Cooley Firm
By Leslie Gordon, Jennifer Byrd & T. Scott
Government
Jury Awards $715K in Riverside Police Death
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Banking
Gasoline Dealers Cry Price-Fixing
By Martin Bergn
Judges and Judiciary
Pay Raise Tied to Unification Fails to Win Judges Support
By Jean Guccione
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Takes Quiet, Thoughtful Tack in Running Courtroom
By Denise Levin
Criminal
Videotape Rape Charge Filed By Prosecutors
By Michael Harris
Judges and Judiciary
Justices Take Dim View of Attack on MCLE
By Philip Carrizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - More than two years after a state appeal court said the State Bar's mandatory continuing legal education prog...
Large Firms
Oppenheimer Wolff Expands IP Practice by Four
By Pearl Piatt
Minneapolis-based Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly has lured a group of four intellectual property attorneys to its Los Angel...
Personal Injury & Torts
Smoker Sues Over Lack of Warning Labels
By Wirein
A naturalized citizen who spent more than half his life in the Philippines before immigrating to the United States has filed s...
Litigation
Jury Deadlocks in UC Suit Against Genentech
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Following six days of deliberation and a six-week trial, a frustrated federal jury declared Wednesday that it...
Education
Coaches' Pay Gap: No Harm, No Foul
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals court ruled Wednesday the University of Southern California did not violate the Equ...
Litigation
Paula Abdul Objects to Use of Name in Diet Ads
By Anna La Jeunesse
Entertainer Paula Abdul, a former Lakers cheerleader who took her singing and dancing talents to the top of the pop charts in ...
Litigation
Lawyer Calls Ex-Mentor's Remarks Slanderous
By Denise Levin
An attorney has sued her former mentor for slander, claiming he made statements about her that have damaged her career and re...
Entertainment & Sports
TV Witness Slaps 'Judge Judy' With Suit
By Denise Levin
The tough-talking jurist from the syndicated television show "Judge Judy" took her snappish wit too far, according to a sland...
Criminal
Ruling: Judge Should Have Given DA More Time
By Michael Harris
Finding he abused his discretion, a state Court of Appeal Wednesday ordered a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to reverse his...
Government
Bills to Increase HMO Liabilities Gain Ground
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - Californians who get medical benefits through private employers could sue their health maintenance organizations...
Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles Likely to Reject Unification Again
By Denise Levin
The divisive issue of court unification is expected to suffer its second defeat in Los Angeles County when the Judicial Counci...
Litigation
Call to Arms
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Moving swiftly for the defense, the gun industry's top lobbyist has selected veteran Los Angeles litigator R.D...
Education
Open Meeting Law Is Restricted by Court
By Philip Carrizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Tuesday all but killed a novel student lawsuit against the elimination of aff...
Criminal
Defense Calls Expert to Testify on Childs Death
By Leonard Navarro
SAN DIEGO - The first defense witness in the trial of a day-care operator accused of shaking a 13-month-old boy so violently ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Howard Jarvis Association Sues to Try to Stop Prop. 187 Mediation
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - A taxpayer group sued Gov. Gray Davis Tuesday to try to stop the mediation of Proposition 187, claiming the gove...
Government
Filing Fee for San Bernardino Advances
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SAN BERNARDINO - San Bernardino County cases seeking damages of more than $25,000 may soon incur a $35 filing fee - revenue t...
Criminal
Prosecutors Curiosity Uncovers Alleged Terrorism
By Anne La Jeunesse
A reputed gang member who turned down a plea agreement on a misdemeanor charge of brandishing a gun may unwittingly have star...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Two Vie to Head County Bar Association
By Martin Kruming
On June 8, the County Bar board of directors will choose as its next president one of two civil litigators from prominent fir...
Large Firms
Weil Firm Adds Silicon Valley M&A Practice
By Leslie Gordon, Jennifer Byrd & T. Scott
SAN FRANCISCO - New York-based Weil Gotshal & Manges has decided to cash in on the booming mergers and acquisition market...
Government
City Attorney Hopeful Sues Mayor, Inglewood for Race Discrimination
By Michael Harris
The former acting city attorney of Inglewood Tuesday filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the city and Mayor Roosev...
Contracts
Tomorrowland Draws Mixed Reviews in Katzenberg Suit
By Martin Bergn
The topic was the value of Ariel and Simba - the mermaid and lion cub that are the basis of some of the most popular kids' en...