Some 40 years after a now-dead child serial killer admittedly stabbed a 16-year-old neighbor boy to death, authorities today are expected to begin excavating the Southern California site where they…
Bank of America will agree to modify loan terms, where possible, for up to 390,000 borrowers who took out subprime loans serviced by Countrywide in a deal that could be…
After picking up all of the approximately 20 lawyers in Thelen’s China office late last month, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has signed on a partner and…
Violent crime in Mexico has been much in the news lately, as efforts by authorities to combat the illegal drug industry have, at least for now, led to increased attacks…
A rapidly growing Atlanta-based employment boutique is expanding its services to the West Coast, with the acquisition of a California-based counterpart, Landegger, Baron & Lavenant.
A Japanese businessman who is fighting a court battle on two fronts to avoid being tried on charges related to the 1981 murder of his wife has seemingly lost another…
In an attempt to help protect residents against gang members who allegedly extort money from community residents, among other crimes, Los Angeles authorities arranged this summer to get a sweeping…
Entertainment lawyer and avid surfer Gerald A. Margolis, whose high-profile clients included the Rolling Stones, R. Kelly and Robin Williams, died Sept. 15 at age 65.
Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, who last year was recruited, hired, then publicly fired and run through the ringer before being hired again, describes the experience as “the most difficult…
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