A Northern District judge gave former class members in a massive gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ne...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has filed a modified opinion in a case pitting the heirs of Betty Boop creator Max Fleis...

In a major blow to prosecutors, a San Bernardino County judge Friday tossed several charges against an Inland Empire developer...

A former college basketball player, Judge Monica Wiley now presides over a different court.

General counsel at True Religion Brand Jeans in Vernon, Calif. ...

A Malibu attorney who won a civil rights action on behalf of her wife won the right to collect attorney fees Friday at the 9th...

Pharmaceutical companies are following in the footsteps of the technology industry by pooling patents. ...

A high school teacher who made anti-religion statements in class cannot be sued for allegedly violating the First Amendment ri...

Lawyers say Superior Court Judge Daphne Sykes Scott doesn't favor the defense or prosecution.

An issue that the California plaintiffs' and defense bars have been debating for more than 20 years is finally resolved. By Br...

Judge Yvette Verastegui takes time in a hectic caseload to let defendants ponder their life choices.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP snagged Ray LaSoya from Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, adding him as a partner in the fi...

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

In one of the most coordinated actions of its kind since the foreclosure crisis, prosecutors made a wide sweep this week of la...

Stephen B. Ruben, a mediator specializing in family law, got his start prosecuting child abuse cases. ...

A reader responds to "Beware of leasing retail space to medical marijuana dispensaries." ...

The state supremes' recent decision on California's overtime laws leaves more unanswered questions than it resolves. By Jim Ha...

Cyberlocker services are not inherently illegal, but recent lawsuits may bring them under legal scrutiny. By Nick Solish of Br...

Shareholders of Juniper Networks Inc. filed a federal securities lawsuit Thursday over a stock price drop. ...

A poorly performing Nasdaq, several postponements of initial public offerings and market volatility could break the streak of ...

The CEO of one of the largest bond trading companies in the country told a jury he never wanted to fire Jeffrey E. Gundlach, b...

Bank of America Corp.'s credit card subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million and to make immediate changes to how its handles d...

Shareholders of failed Sonoma Valley Bancorp have filed suit, seeking $69 million in damages and alleging that reckless lendin...

Disabled auto workers will receive $6 million in a settlement with their former employer. ...

How stereotyping and biases impact empowerment in law firms. By Susan Letterman White ...

The Internal Revenue Service issues updated guide for agents to audit lawyers. ...

A bill that would extend certain civil filing fees as well as implement a new $325 fee for litigants responding to appeals and...

In a post-recession legal market in which firms have become more inclined to cherry-pick lateral partners with lavish books of...

Real estate and finance lawyers are watching with interest pending legislation that would let government-backed lending giants...

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye changed her mind and sided with defense lawyers Thursday in a closely watched case that shar...