Oracle Corp. attorneys accepted a federal judge's offer to give the company's damages expert another chance to revise his repo...

While law firm mergers are on the rise, industry watchers question whether some of the most recent deals will materialize as s...

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In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing virtually unlimited corporate campaign spending, state Senator Noreen Ev...

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For the second straight year, the number of securities class actions filed in federal court challenging corporate mergers and ...

Gov. Jerry Brown made 15 appointments in his first year in office, with 14 of those coming in the final days of the year. He h...

A $600 million trust set up to pay asbestos-related claims against a bankrupt insulation company may have to be revised, a 9th...

A federal judge has ruled that Central District court officials must provide discovery about whether Hispanics are underrepres...

Superior Court Judge Clare Keithley is willing to put in long hours in order to hear all sides.

California's unprecedented program that's begun releasing about 35,000 prison inmates into county custody has local law enforc...

Most people do not bother with copyright registration - why that's a bad idea. By Cory Webster of Huron Law Group ...

Why it's a good idea to have the Child Support Services Department on your side. By Ira M. Friedman and Abby Friedman of Fried...

A roundup of opinions issued by the Supreme Court ...

Former U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt has been named partner-in-charge of Jones Day's San Diego office, the firm announced Mon...

A remake of 1994 fantasy thriller "The Crow" will proceed after a disagreement over the film's distribution rights settled Mon...

A San Bernardino County deputy district attorney threatened to kill her boss by injecting her with a syringe full of insulin, ...

In a move largely opposed by business interests, a labor union representing hotel housekeepers filed a petition Monday asking ...

Plans for a new federal courthouse appear back on track under a downsized construction proposal that may require some judges ...

After just over a year in office, observers say Attorney General Kamala Harris has shown a commitment to working on environmen...

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 ...