A federal appeals court revived a potential class action suit against an online consumer credit company over claims it misprep...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Jon R. Williams, newly installed president of the San Diego County Bar Association, says he sees no quick fixes for the Califo...

Attorneys and analysts keeping tabs on shareholder activism, particularly among hedge funds, said the agreement was illustrati...

A federal appellate court retained its authority on a key patent litigation issue by determining Friday that a district court'...

A 2012 state law granting a chance at early release to people sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as juveni...

A Los Angeles judge has axed certain trial expenses requested by the winning and losing sides in the first unintended accelera...

Last week's indictments of state Sen. Ron S. Calderon and his brother Tom Calderon came at an inopportune time for Charles M....

Public defenders' offices around the country are staring at another year of slashed budgets with some offices looking at as mu...

In 2013 the number of federal securities class actions was up by 10 percent over 2012, with filings in the 9th U.S. Circuit Co...

How do you climb off your high horse as the powerful attorney fighting the "good fight" to take on the role of a "lowly" media...

As one noted British jurist has said, "The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment." By John M. Feder

Changes to California law are making it more difficult to keep seized weapons from persons found to be a danger to themselves ...

Off the slopes, Olympic bronze medalist Bode Miller is embroiled in a custody dispute that hardly inspires pride in our judici...

Top Obama Administration officials emphasized its support Thursday for legislation pending in Congress intended to make litiga...

A federal judge is investigating how a San Francisco defense attorney filing a habeas appeal got his hands on a police report ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey delivered the keynote speech at a USC Gould School of Law gala that launched...

Roughly 85 members and sponsors of the Long Beach Bar Foundation gathered Jan. 26 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the gr...

Pepper Hamilton attorneys, clients and friends gathered in Los Angeles last week to celebrate the expansion of the firm's Los ...

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

A longtime neutral and a former business litigator, LaMothe is about to begin an unusual arrangment as a part-time U.S. magist...

A large group of media organizations is seeking to intervene in litigation alleging Google Inc. illegally intercepts and scans...

Ballard Spahr LLP and the California Minority Counsel Program held a panel discussion and networking event Feb. 10 to explore ...

The two firms each lost a pair of partners to King Williams & Gleason LLP, a new Sacramento real estate and environmental ...

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said Thursday that a recent report from the Legislative Analyst's Office could buoy effor...

After three weeks of plaintiffs' testimony from nearly 20 witnesses, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge must decide if...

The high court ruled unanimously Thursday that doctors can swiftly sue hospitals for retaliation in certain types of whistle-b...

The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping into the debate on tackling climate change Monday, scrutinizing the Obama administration's ...

Two defendants charged with beating a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium nearly three years ago pleaded guilty Th...

Taking an unusual step, the U.S. government waded into an ongoing federal lawsuit that challenges the placement of youth with ...