In a huge boost for drugmakers facing wage-and-hour lawsuits, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that pharmaceutical sa...

Simmering discontent with the leadership of the San Francisco County Superior Court may boost the candidacy of a rare challeng...

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of solar cells and solar panels, announced Tuesday the appointment of Lisa...

Making the move from a law firm to an in-house legal department use to mean fewer hours. But many in-house lawyers say that st...

Part Two of a five-part series. By Edwin B. Reeser

A roundup of the week's mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions and the California lawyers who handled them.

Less than half of last year's graduates from California law schools have found full-time, long-term jobs as lawyers, new data ...

The bench has long faced criticism for failing to reflect the diversity of the communities it serves, and many attorneys say t...

General Counsel of The Aerospace Corp. El Segundo ...

The 2nd District Court of Appeal determined that Concepcion "conclusively invalidates the Gentry test." By John ...

While some have questioned the effectiveness of filing supplemental proxy solicitation materials, it is often important to do ...

Another former executive at Control Components Inc. has entered a guilty plea over what prosecutors say was a wide-ranging con...

Homeowners looking to take advantage of long term loans from local governments to help pay for energy efficiency improvements ...

Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian want the state to use a one-drug method of execution that has not been approved by the U.S. ...

Panel didn't agree that a bank reached an oral agreement with Ted Stein to extend a loan on a development deal. ...

Summer associate Rebecca Simon shadows her father, managing principal Craig S. Simon at Berger Kahn ALC. ...

In a move that bolstered the firm's real estate practice, Shartsis Friese LLP hired on two partners from Morrison & Foerst...

His past two firms imploded. Can longtime intellectual property litigator Henry C. Bunsow have found his last stop at Bunsow D...

Part One of a five-part series. By Edwin B. Reeser ...

Judge Roland Candee says he adheres to the law, regardless of personal beliefs.

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Entertainment Studios Inc., a Los Angeles-based broadcast syndication company, named Mark P. DeVitre as its first general coun...

Judge Oswald Parada started out as a criminal defense attorney because he wanted to help people.

Two events in the past week have helped me conclude that arbitration is about to become very popular in California. By Michael...

The law has been shifting away from an objective standard for many years. By Joseph Sorrentino ...

Richard Jaffe's "Quest for Justice" is provides powerful insight for observers of and participants in America's criminal justi...

Lines in the health care struggle are not clearly drawn, and as a result, each faction is forced to pay a price. By Craig B. G...

If such a law is to be enacted, I hope Congress makes it clear that its application is very narrow. By Joel Drum ...

Tiny patent boutique maintains global footprint by quickly marshaling contract lawyers when need arises ...

A $1.1 billion financing deal to improve access to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - California's first public-private...