The perfect comeback plan for U.S. automakers goes up in smoke. By Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Group

A recent ruling by a Northern District federal judge may stymie efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission to crack dow...

Statistics released by the Judicial Council show that the rate of civil bench trials has grown statewide, whereas the number o...

Judge Yolanda Orozco coaxes defendants toward progress in her arraignment court.

Maersk Line Ltd., the American subsidiary of the world's largest shipping container company, has agreed to pay the U.S. govern...

As leaders at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP gear up for the departure of Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter, they're implem...

A new heightened standard may reduce the number of inequitable conduct claims against patents. By David E. Kleinfeld and Jacqu...

The state Supreme Court's decision brings to life the nightmare redevelopment agencies feared most. By Rick E. Rayl and Bradfo...

Landowners cannot turn a blind eye to preventable criminal misconduct simply because it has not happened yet. By Douglas A. Ro...

The 1.2 million people in Los Angeles who live close to freeways may be getting exposed to air so dirty it violates federal ai...

Judges who voluntarily retire for disability can't be certified to administer oaths unless they are sitting on a court by desi...

Judges who voluntarily retire for disability can't be certified to administer oaths unless they are sitting on a court by desi...

Maribel S. Medina, former general counsel to the San Francisco Unified School District, has returned to private practice in So...

After a scandal at Penn State drew the nation's attention to the problem of child sexual abuse and its legal ramifications, th...

The State Bar announced Tuesday that it has succeeded in clearing away a backlog of 3,000 discipline cases under investigation...

As California continues to shift thousands of state prisoners to county jails, another inmate population may soon find itself ...

L.A's housing agency seems to have forgotten about their mission to help people remain in their homes. By Gurdeep Dhaliwal of ...

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has asked a federal judge for the second time to dismiss key claims in a profit participation ...

Superior Court Judge Susan J. Matcham used her Spanish as an attorney to help clients.

Judge Tamara L. Mosbarger firmly believes that family structure helps people stay out of prison.

Last March, Texas-based AT&T Inc. announced it had agreed to purchase Washington-based T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion i...

A list of all state laws that took effect on Jan. 1, 2012.

Knowing your client, your opponent and your venue is key to any patent litigation strategy. By Yury Kapgan and Kathy Yu of Lat...

State voting law raises complex compliance issues. By Peter K. Fagen and Gregory Rodriguez of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP

Lawsuits have never been more entertaining. By Ken Basin of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Will 2012 be better for real estate attorneys? By Sblend Sblendorio of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel

Affording greater protection to senior citizens is just one of three issues facing the Legislature in 2012. By Brian S. Kabate...