Litigation
Lawyer's Claim Against Former Firm Dismissed
By Denise Levin
A lawsuit against the now-defunct Solish, Jordan, Arbiter & Weiner and one of its former senior partners, who was accused...
Government Contracts
Litton Admits Hiding Payments to Consultants
By Martin Bergn
Several divisions of Woodland Hills-based Litton Industries agreed Wednesday to pay $18.5 million after pleading guilty to ch...
Judges and Judiciary
Charges Stand Against Retired Judge
By Michael Harris
Ruling that any failure by prosecutors to present the grand jury with exculpatory evidence was not prejudicial to the defendan...
Criminal
U.S. Attorney's Office Still Facing Misconduct Allegations Despite Defendant's Departure
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A former Thai lawmaker extradited in 1996 to face marijuana smuggling charges in the United States is now fre...
Securities
Silicon Sizzle Keeps M&A Hot
By Tom Orewyler
It's hard to say what corporate lawyers would be doing today had Intel not invented the microprocessor in the 1970s. One thin...
Appellate Practice
High Court Says No to 187 Intervention
By Philip Carrizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - Removing a possible roadblock toward the mediation of Proposition 187, the California Supreme Court on Wednes...
Criminal
Litigator Takes on Criminal Law With Focused Precision
By Marsha Dorgan
CHICO - About 18 months ago, when Barbara Roberts donned her black robe, took her wooden gavel and ascended to the bench, she...
Criminal
Charles Ng Gets Death Sentence for 11 Murders
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SANTA ANA - An Orange County Superior Court judge echoed jurors' sentiments and sentenced serial killer Charles Ng to death W...
Judges and Judiciary
Court Workers Suspected of Embezzlement
By Michael Harris
In a case that has sparked a district attorney's investigation into allegations of widespread theft by Los Angeles Municipal ...
Construction
Fee Simple
By Columnist
By Karl E. Geier On May 18, the 1st District Court of Appeal refused to follow the 4th District's decade-old decision in Famil...
Intellectual Property
Suspected Fraud Ring Broken Up With 30 Arrests
By Martin Bergn
Prosecutors have charged 45 people, including two Los Angeles attorneys, in what State Insurance Commissioner Charles Quacken...
Administrative/Regulatory
Constitutional Navigation
By Columnist
By Joseph R. Giannini The California Supreme Court's decision in Warden v. State Bar, S060702 (argued June 2, 1999), will be ...
Judges and Judiciary
Juvenile Justice Reforms Lagging in S.F.
By Laura Impellizzeri
SAN FRANCISCO - A highly critical report on the first stage of San Francisco's 2-year-old effort to reform the city's embattl...
Juvenile
Legal Community Shows Its Heart in Many Ways
By Martin Kruming
Who says a tough 15-year-old gang member in Juvenile Hall for some serious offenses doesn't enjoy reading "Old Yeller" or "Ch...
Judges and Judiciary
Chatsworth Courthouse Going Up
By Lauren Bartlett
After years of planning, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved funding Tuesday to build a new courthouse in Ch...
Criminal
Attorney: Prosecutor Facing Charges Is No Flight Risk
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SANTA ANA - An Orange County gang prosecutor, accused of using confidential information obtained through his office to aid a ...
Labor/Employment
Officers Fight for Arbitration
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - California police officers and their chiefs are waging a quiet but high-stakes Capitol battle that could have br...
Corporate
Witness: Car Maker Misled Federal Regulators
By Patricia Jocobus
SAN FRANCISCO - Ford Motor Co. misled regulators in two federal inquiries of widespread stalling problems affecting millions ...
Government
Property Damage, Dog Bite Lead to Settlements
By Lauren Bartlett
The Los Angeles City Council approved spending more than $1 million Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by a city resident who ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration Award Against Kaiser Stands, Judge Says
By Denise Levin
Despite an attorney's claims that Kaiser's arbitration system is corrupt, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused Tuesday ...
Admiralty/Maritime
Importance of Maritime Law in S.D. Is Decreasing
By Martin Kruming
SAN DIEGO - It doesn't surprise Bill Dysart that maritime law has less appeal for lawyers than when he started practicing abo...
Government
Courts Gain 32 Judgeships in Davis Budget
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis signed a fiscal 1990-2000 state budget Tuesday that gives the judiciary money for new judges, co...
Government
Police Powers
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - Unions are always keen on winning more due-process protection for employees accused of wrongdoing. The police lo...
Environmental
Mind Dump
By Matthew Heller
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - More than 17 years ago, a federal prosecutor warned other law enforcement officials that Joseph E. Laurice...
Tax
Baseball Clubs Turn Infield Fly Rule on the IRS
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Major League Baseball owners paid $280 million in 1990 to put behind them allegations that they colluded to d...
Appellate Practice
Court Toughens Review Standard for Jury Selection
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Making it tougher to prove race or sex discrimination in jury selection, a federal appeals panel ruled Monday...
Technology & Science
Hate E-Mail Sends College Grad to Jail
By Martin Bergn
Hate E-Mail Sends College Grad to Jail Frustrated by his Hispanic-American partner's failure to work on a college project, a ...
Appellate Practice
In 1998-99 Term, Federalism Falls to Rights of the States
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Although the Supreme Court in its 1998-99 term generated a paltry number of decisions, it dramatically affected ...
Government
Hahn to Post Ordinances on Web Site
By Lauren Bartlett
Taking advantage of technology, Los Angeles City Attorney James K. Hahn announced Monday he is planning to use his office's W...
Government
Committee OKs Bill to Regulate Deposition Services
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - A bill to regulate long-term contracts for discount deposition services has passed a key legislative hurdle. The...