^^Real Property^^ By John R. Yeh Earlier this decade, the California Legislature enacted Code of Civil Procedure Section 715....

^^Tort Law^^ All Intents Supreme Court Limits Expansion of Proposition 213 Part of this narrow construction may come from the...

SAN DIEGO - A case that pits a veteran defense lawyer and his client against what the lawyer believes is serious prosecutoria...

^^Legal Ethics^^ Perilous Practice The California Supreme Court has issued a ruling that may result in disqualifying a firm f...

By Jeffrey Anderson The saying "anything worth doing is worth overdoing" could apply to our culture of corporate proliferatio...

^^Franchise Law^^ Outward Bound The 11th Circuit has followed the presumption against extraterritoriality and ruled that an F...

By Michael Blum and Alan Zimmerman Reform measures awaiting their passage in both Congress and many state legislatures are pu...

Buddy System Considering clients as friends boosts career satisfaction By Mathew Wyman When I announced to my older brother a...

By Leslie A. Gordon Donald J. Putterman proudly labels himself a generalist, a jack-of-all-trades litigator who can handle ju...

Memorial services have been held for retired federal tax attorney and author Gustave Simons. Simons died Aug. 14 at his home ...

SEATTLE - Years ago, Spokane lawyer Pat Stiley was told by a concerned friend that he was "spending too much damn time in the...

Lines are being drawn and attorneys are preparing tactical measures and countermeasures as they deal with the fallout from th...

Oh, the tangled web woven by Thomas Reed Webb. He claimed his injured back ached so badly he needed money for in-home attenda...

WASHINGTON - Clearly, lawyers have gotten the word. If you're planning to file a case in the Supreme Court, it's a good idea ...

In the wake of a judge's decision to reduce the record $4.8 billion damage award against General Motors Corp. to nearly $1.1 ...

After a year with Lloyd W. Pellman at the helm, the culture in the Los Angeles county counsel's office is changing. Communica...

To pilot the most closely watched prosecution handled by federal prosecutors since the Rodney King case, U.S. Attorney Alejan...

GLENDALE FIRM DISSOLVES, SMALLER GROUP FORMS A 12-attorney group split off from Glendale-based Hagenbaugh & Murphy to for...

In a ruling that sends lawyers back to class, the California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 5-2 the constitutionality of the...

A former in-house attorney for Fannie Mae has sued the giant financial institution for wrongful termination, claiming she was...

Charles McDowell Jr. was sentenced to death in 1984 for the attempted rape and murder of a maid in a Hollywood Hills home. La...

Much like the State Bar that runs it, mandatory continuing legal education in California is alive and well once again, thanks...

For experienced criminal defense attorneys, "propensity" evidence is the equivalent of fighting words. Long-standing precedent...

Two lawsuits filed by a criminal defense attorney who claimed the Los Angeles district attorney's office wrongly prosecuted h...

A Los Angeles judge Thursday reduced bail from $3.75 million to $2.25 million for a former attorney charged with looting mill...

Gov. Gray Davis Thursday named former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and former Gov. George Deukmejian to head a ...

SAN FRANCISCO - In March, NBA chief counsel Jeffrey Mishkin said sanctions against Latrell Sprewell's lawyers for pursuing a ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Handing broad new search-and-seizure powers to police, a sharply divided California Supreme Court on Thursday...

SAN FRANCISCO - Delinquency court can be a discouraging assignment for many jurists. But next week, Ina L. Gyemant will get a...

A judge Thursday reduced a $4.9 billion punitive damage award against General Motors Corp. to nearly $1.1 billion, ruling tha...