A bill that has drifted around the capitol for years could give prisoners sentenced to life without parole for a crime they co...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that people have constitutional protections against authorities tracking their...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a California law that made a crime out of processing livestock into food if the...

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

When President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act., observers talked about a new era of equal pay. But management ...

General counsel for OwnerGuard Corp. in San Diego ...

The maximum for punitive damages may not be enough to deter institutional wrongdoing. By William M. Shernoff and Howard S. She...

Costa Concordia passengers with personal injury or lost property claims will likely face a difficult path to recovery. By J. D...

Both sides of the battle over anti-piracy legislation are assessing where they stand after the Senate Majority Leader dropped ...

A series of campaign finance laws passed by the city of San Diego were upheld by a federal judge on Friday in a case filed by ...

San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert J. Trentacosta has been named vice chair of a key Judicial Council advisory committee, C...

The solar energy industry saw significant venture capital investment and increased M&A activity last year, but much of tha...

Employment defense lawyers have launched an all-out assault against a potential new avenue of wage-and-hour litigation over th...

The percentage of lawyers working part time in major law firms nationwide decreased in 2011, according to a new study. ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan to clean San Joaquin Valley smog is based on obsolete data and must be revised, a 9...

Paul Hastings LLP has nabbed a co-chair of Bingham McCutchen LLP's climate change practice, extending a string of departures f...

It's virtually inevitable that every lawyer will get hit with at least one malpractice verdict in his or her career, experts s...

In two orders with major implications for elections in November and beyond, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday dealt blows to th...

California plaintiffs' lawyers are closely watching to see how an expected major multi-state settlement with the nation's larg...

Court documents filed last week offer a first glimpse at some of the evidence the Department of Justice used to negotiate civi...

A state court judge is drawing criticism for sealing all testimony in an ongoing civil jury trial concerning a fee dispute bet...

Judge Tricia Kelly carries her penchant for organization as a prosecutor into the courtroom.

Judge Thomas Rogers thrives in the courtroom, which he calls 'the greatest show on earth.'

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP added Deborah Festa as partner in Los Angeles. She focuses on public offerings, acquis...

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

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) ...

From endangered birds hidden in suitcases to iguanas squirming inside prosthetic legs, smugglers have tried numerous ways to m...

The 9th Circuit offers much-needed guidance to courts faced with nationwide putative class actions. By Blaine H. Evanson and A...

How effective is the international legal system? By Tai-Heng Cheng of New York Law School ...

Unique issues to keep in mind when mediating disability claims. By Nicholas DeWitt of PMA Dispute Resolution ...