In an effort to encourage shoppers to bring reusable bags from home, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday banned disposable plastic grocery bags and imposed a 10-cent surcharge…
Adding to its westward expansion in recent years, Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr has opened a new office in San Diego with a five-lawyer team from La Bella & McNamara.
A transgender candidate has now officially won election to a seat on California’s superior court bench, apparently making Victoria Kolalkowski the first trial judge in the country to claim the…
In a first for the nation, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that illegal immigrants who graduate from state high schools can receive lower tuition at California’s public universities and…
Two California men are suing a San Rafael restaurant, claiming a birthday celebration was ruined when escargot they ordered exploded, spewing hot butter on their faces and shirts.
An environmental contamination case that made paralegal Erin Brockovich famous, after she was portrayed by actress Julia Roberts in a Oscar-winning movie about the litigation, may not be over yet.
As he gave a high-profile defendant in an options-backdating case the probation and home confinement recommended in a presentence investigation, a federal judge in Los Angeles yesterday also offered a…
A California public defender won’t be prosecuted for reportedly issuing an in-court challenge to a deputy district attorney to duke out a dispute over a hearing date in a drug…
Accused of handling her call one day last year in a way that was intended to maximize its appeal to the producers of a potential Judge Judy-like reality television show…
Updated: An African-American legal secretary laid off by Jones Day after nearly 18 years on the job claims in a lawsuit that the firm Nov 9, 2010 11:30 AM CST
Both the family of a slain black victim and the family of a white transit officer were reportedly unhappy with the two-year sentence imposed today on Johannes Mehserle for killing…
Owners of a small ice cream shop in California were surprised and pleased to receive a cease-and-desist letter from Duane Morris recently, threatening legal action over an item on the…
Lots of law firms advertise directly on social networking sites. But California-based Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff promotes the personal injury and class action firm’s online…
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