A reader responds to a judicial profile on Judge Harry Pregerson. ...

The spouse is an often overlooked tool that can be the linchpin for resolving disputes. By Richard M. Williams of Gray-Duffy L...

Criticism of the president's perceived lack of leadership continues from the left and right. By Robert A. Steinberg of ADR Ser...

Managing intellectual property correctly can make the difference between a company with a future and one that sinks into obliv...

The president's plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil is met with harsh criticism. By Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Gro...

Even though the president bowed to business interests in deciding not to strengthen national smog standards, he will likely ha...

Cooley LLP announced Friday that its chairman, Stephen C. Neal, was elected chairman of the board of Levi Strauss & Co. ...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Emilie H. Elias has been picked as the coordinating trial judge for asbestos litigatio...

The short-lived job growth the legal market saw in July slowed to a crawl in the month of August as the industry added only 10...

Environmental and land use attorneys said they're closely watching state legislation that would fast-track environmental legal...

A competency hearing in Vista against a lawyer who told foreclosed homeowners to break back into their homes was postponed Fri...

The Heller Ehrman LLP estate settled with the estate of fellow bankrupt San Francisco law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison...

A Silicon Valley startup that streams DVD rentals over the Internet appealed an injunction ordering it to cease operations. If...

After a series of decisions setting tougher standards for large patent awards, patent attorneys on both sides of the bar are a...

Today, opponents of same-sex marriage are making their fourth trip to the state Supreme Court , but this time what’s at stake ...

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is opening an office in Washington, D.C.

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

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Carolyn B. Kuhl is focusing on efficiency during her second run leading L.A.'s civil courts.

Judge Michael P. Candela's bootstrap life has served as an inspiration to youth in foster care.

The city of Vernon has paid former official Donal O’Callaghan $500,000 to settle an employment contract dispute. ...

Welfare recipients in California speak out about fraud in the system. By Kaaryn S. Gustafson of University of Connecticut Scho...

A 1st District decision clarifies two rules governing disputes between a seller and broker. By Steven C. Spronz of Murchison &...

What's the better standard for inverse condemnation actions - strict liability or the rule of reasonableness? By Bradley D. Pi...

San Fernando Valley lawyer Alfred Nash Villalobos was convicted this week of federal extortion and obstruction of justice char...

Conservative judges at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blasted their liberal colleagues on Thursday over a decision that...

A state appellate court Thursday rejected the latest challenge to California's $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical...

Legislation authored by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, that would have lowered the burden of proof in physical elder abuse ca...

The dramatic drop in the price of solar panels this past year due to steep competition from China has driven a California sol...

Duane Morris LLP hired a prominent white-collar and securities litigator to beef up its Southern California offices ...