As discount variety stores put down stakes in centers in more affluent areas across the state, lawyers negotiating the leases ...

Judge Richard E. Mills turned to a car dealer for advice on how to build his law practice.

Don't forget these key issues when negotiating retail green leases. By C. Gregg Ankenman and Daniel B. Myers of Wendel, Rosen,...

Governmental requirements, investment concerns, and tenant demand are adding to the need for green leases. By Richard C. Mallo...

Federal prosecutors are pressuring landlords who rent to marijuana dispensaries to shutter the operations. By Stephen K. Light...

Due to the unprecedented secrecy, we still do not know the full extent of what has been done under the USA Patriot Act. ...

Occidental Chemical Corp. has objected to a global settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. and plaintiffs who claim they were in...

The city of Los Angeles has sued the Roosevelt Hotel LLC in Hollywood for allegedly erecting oversized advertisements without ...

Short "pop-up" leases are becoming the deal of choice for many shopping center landlords who are struggling to lure tenants i...

The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its insider trading claims against a former Deloitte Tax LLP partner Tuesday....

Real estate lawyers say they're highly concerned about possible impacts of proposed changes by national and international acco...

In-house legal departments have been feeling less fiscal strain on their operations as a sluggish economy begins to recover, a...

A reader responds to "Protecting against class actions: a blueprint for business leaders and their counsel." ...

A San Francisco lawyer who lost a wage-and-hour case against his former firm won't have to pay the firm's $120,000 legal bill....

Patent litigation settlement agreements between pharmaceutical companies and generic drugmakers dropped from 31 in fiscal year...

Admission officers are turning to Google, Facebook and other websites to screen applicants online and the new practice is like...

The State Bar will eliminate much of its discipline backlog by the end of the year, but data in a new report raises questions ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene on behalf of a former UBS AG client under investigation for overseas tax evasion ...

Apple Inc.'s legal crusade against Google Inc.'s Android operating system came from the top, according to a biography of Steve...

The Alien Tort Statute covers corporations accused of genocide and war crimes abroad, a splintered 9th Circuit en banc panel ...

To relieve the stress of court, Commissioner Rob Nagby slips off to a local shelter to walk a pooch.

Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp.'s acquisition machine roared back to life on Monday with a $1.43 billion purchase of Montana...

Vice president, legal affairs for Cox Communications Inc. Atlanta, GA ...

Down eight commissioners due to layoffs caused by budget cuts, San Francisco County Superior Court is seeking volunteers to se...

The state Legislature addresses key issues involving public agencies' growing role in renewable energy projects. By Devon B. L...

To smell marijuana is not the same as to see it, a state appellate panel held Monday in suppressing evidence of a 15-ounce pot...

A case involving two arms manufacturers gets thrown awry when a juror brings an outside prop into the jury room. By Bradley P....

A group of sugar producers suing to ban an advertising campaign that markets high-fructose corn syrup as "natural" and "corn s...

An Orange County jury cleared two Catholic priests of sex abuse claims, but the priests' religious order still will pay the pl...

A federal judge signaled that she will certify a class of mentally disabled immigrant detainees in California, Arizona and Was...