Covington & Burling LLP represented The Walt Disney Co. in its acquisition of a controlling interest in UTV Software Commu...

How should judges deal with lawyers who used to be their colleagues? That's the question some courts have had to grapple with ...

The first-to-file system poses problems for biotech because of patent law's written description requirement. By George Yu of S...

A well-intentioned initiative geared to protect our drinking water has strayed far from its purpose. By Anthony T. Caso of Cha...

The 2012 season is off to a quick start, and all signs indicate that this year will be even choppier. By James D. C. Barrall o...

California's insurance commissioner announced a settlement with Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Co. for co...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bank of New York Mellon must pay $20 million to a unit of Orange County-based Pacific L...

Now that the science behind bone marrow transplants has improved, there is no rational basis to ban compensation for donors. B...

As patent attorneys test the boundaries of an appellate court ruling that may undermine the District of Delaware's status as a...

The state assembly voted Tuesday to put a ballot measure before the people that would alter California's oft-maligned "three s...

John F. Krattli will serve as acting Los Angeles County Counsel. He replaces outgoing County Counsel Andrea Ordin, who steps d...

California's Superior Court judges may soon begin posting lists of election campaign contributors near their courtrooms, under...

California Attorney General Kamala Harris joined other state attorneys general in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Cour...

The online piracy problem calls for a global attack, not a US business-based approach. By Joe Donnini of Whittier Law School ...

An Orange County plaintiffs' lawyer not only lost her case at the 4th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday but also got some ha...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled Tuesday that it might start granting asylum to people who have testified in cri...

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP represented Silicon Valley venture-capital giant Andreessen H...

Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag took command in 2010 with the vow to get tough on white collar crime. A year and ...

Michael Raab and Patrick Mahoney have announced the formation of Raab Mahoney, a two-lawyer criminal defense practice in Los A...

Over the past several years, Riverside County Superior Court's criminal trial backlog has decreased significantly because of a...

Venture capital investment in clean tech companies was $4.9 billion last year, signifying a drop from 2010 of 4.5 percent, and...

Each side claimed victory Monday when a jury verdict was reached in a fee dispute between a tax lawyer and a wealthy widow who...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in a case that will determine who will benefit from future sal...

As lawyers compete nationwide to bring shareholder lawsuits over mergers, it's a race to the bottom. A review of M&A litig...

In a much-anticipated move, Menlo Park-based Facebook Inc. filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, looking to rais...

Controversy over Google's privacy policy casts a light on the legal environment that Internet companies must navigate when dea...

Judge Julia L. Alloggiamento saw the justice system firsthand through her parents' work.

The new requirements and roles for clients and counsel litigating in the Delaware federal court system. By Daniel B. Garrie of...

When local artist Mark Patterson anonymously installed a glass mosaic he titled "Save the Ocean" underneath an Encinitas bridg...

Plaintiffs' lawyer Robert N. Stone of Stone, Dolginer & Wenzel ALC takes over as national president of the American Board ...