SANTA ANA - In an unusually large sanction, a judge has slapped a Long Beach lawyer with a $382,000 fine for filing suit frivo...
Large Firms
Law Firm Accuses Judiciary of Stalling on Disclosure Policy
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - A public-interest law firm that has spearheaded criticism of judicial education junkets accused the federal judic...
LOS ANGELES - In a second round of settlement notices targeted at college students accused of illegally downloading music, the...
Law Practice
Verdict Against DaimlerChrysler Can Raise Awareness of Defect
By Eric Berkowitzn
Letter to the Editor - We appreciate the Daily Journal's report on the $55 million verdict against DaimlerChrysler Corporation...
SAN DIEGO - Three candidates for fired U.S. Attorney Carol Lam's job have been interviewed by a screening committee that is pr...
Government
State's Strategy to Recover Fees in Dispute With County Hits Wall
By Dennis Pfaffn
SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly six years ago Attorney General Bill Lockyer took on a county government he believed was trying to skirt...
SAN FRANCISCO - Legendary criminal defense lawyer J. Tony Serra has been out of prison barely one month, and he's back fightin...
WASHINGTON - Pressure is mounting in Congress for a new investigation into whether the Justice Department demoted the interim ...
SAN JOSE - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Southern California-based parenting Web site that claimed Google...
The newest internal documents released by Justice Department officials won't resolve the debate over the politics behind the U...
WASHINGTON - A Northern California murder case appeared to divide the U.S. Supreme Court along liberal and conservative lines ...
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday that litigants can recover attorney fees in cases involving federal bankruptcy issues, ...
Criminal
Accused S.F. Building Inspector Is a 'Scapegoat,' Defense Attorney Says
By Donna Dominon
SAN FRANCISCO - The attorney for a former city building inspector accused of taking bribes from contractors called his client ...
Forum Column - By Jonathan Shapiro - Back in the quiet luxury of their chambers, do U.S. Supreme Court justices really talk ab...
A state appellate court Tuesday stopped a Sacramento lawyer from attempting to "play fast and loose with the courts" by contin...
Focus Column - By Jerome B. Falk Jr. and Michael A. Jacobs - Here's how to avoid a jury and get a defendant in a trade secrets...
Forum Column - By Debra B. Self - A mediator is unhappy that Los Angeles County Superior Court's pro bono panel pays her nothi...
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services took place Monday for Joseph Lewis, one of the oldest practicing lawyers in California. He was ...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Smaller Firms Find Niche in Growing Health Care Field
By Anne Marie Ruff
LOS ANGELES - About a year ago, Laurence Kessenick left the San Francisco office of Hansen, Bridgett, Marcus Vlahos & Rudy...
LOS ANGELES - A month before Justice Department officials began plotting to fire two California U.S. attorneys, the Los Angel...
Despite renewed support from President Bush on Tuesday, observers said U.S. Attorney General Alberto position remains shaky, w...
Whether working from the bench or on a mountain search-and-rescue team, Judge Michael M. Dest is appreciated for his efficienc...
Since his switch to general trials, Judge John F. Vogt has enjoyed presiding over fewer cases and spending more time with each...
Judges and Judiciary
Can Schools Say No to Speech? Maybe, if It Promotes Drugs
By Brent Kendall
In an important case that could place new limits on the free-speech rights of students, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Monday...
Litigation
Settlement in Bar Review Suit Receives Preliminary Approval
By Jennifer Hammn
LOS ANGELES - A proposed $36 million settlement between 290,000 bar review takers and the nation's leading bar review provider...
SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar has selected 25 members for its new Council on Access and Fairness, a group that - to the chagri...
Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - Before liberals get too sanctimonious about the Libby conviction, they should remember some r...
Focus Column - By Brendan J. Fogarty - The insurance policy appraisal process is good for determining the amount, but not nece...
Corporate
S.F. Prosecutors Make Case Against Former Building Inspector
By Donna Dominon
Web Exclusive - On the Take? San Francisco prosecutors laid out a case of "bribes, lies and public corruption" on Monday again...
Forum Column - By Timothy J. Dowling - How's this for an aggressive use of the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause: A large prod...