A lawsuit challenging the environmental review of a major water deal brokered between the state and several agricultural and u...
In what many see as an important win for the Hollywood entertainment industry, a federal court struck down U.S. Army Master Sg...
With wins that include pro bono cases and discounted fees, Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid love their work. ...
Isaac Larian, chief executive of MGA Entertainment Inc., is urging federal prosecutors to launch a criminal investigation into...
A San Jose federal judge considered Thursday whether to grant a preliminary injunction blocking sales of Samsung Electronics C...
For the second time this year, Sony's Playstation video game network was hacked and nearly 100,000 users' personal information...
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday that would send reinforcements to the overworked, understaffed fe...
Immigration
Hiring foreign workers proves more time-consuming, costly
By Saul Sugarman
Despite a recovering economy in the U.S., companies remain reluctant to hire foreign workers, leaving immigration firms hurtin...
The worldwide legal battle between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. over smart phone and tablet computer patents is...
To make paying legal fees less rather than more painful, here are seven rules you should know. ...
On its 100th anniversary, one thing is clear - our system of direct democracy is deeply flawed. By Jessica A. Levinson of Loyo...
At the same time that court resources are shrinking, the number of mistrials is rising. By Joseph Sorrentino ...
Two designer denim companies earned a preliminary injunction Wednesday against LA Idol Fashion Inc., a company allegedly produ...
The amount of polluted waterways in California is higher than previously estimated, according to a federal Environmental Prote...
San Francisco County Superior Court is considering eliminating long-standing orders that deal with how it manages its asbestos...
A Woodside.-based family investment entity won the fourth largest award ever handed down by a Financial Industry Regulatory Au...
Richmond City Attorney Randy Riddle has announced he will resign, effective early next year. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Neutral accused of favoritsm cleared by judge
By Gabe Friedmann
A Las Vegas federal judge has shot down allegations that a prominent neutral engaged in fraud and misconduct while arbitrating...
Major U.S. solar company SunEdison has relocated its headquarters to Belmont from Maryland, spurred in part by the region's th...
MGA Entertainment Inc. is working out a settlement with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which sued the toymaker for allegedly refus...
After one and a half weeks of trial, South San Francisco-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped a lawsuit against its drug de...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel skeptical of firm's bid to collect attorney fees from former clerk
By Laura Ernden
A state appellate court seemed sympathetic Wednesday to a lawyer who was hit with a $120,000 attorney fee bill after losing a ...
James E. Towery, the State Bar's former top discipline prosecutor, has joined San Jose real estate firm Rossi, Hamerslough, Re...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court mulls when strip searches are reasonable
By Robert Iafolla
In a case pitting human dignity against safety and security, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared willing Wednesday to require that...
The California attorney general's office is looking to lay off more than 200 special agents, employee union officials said - a...
Colorado-based Phenix Salon Suites signed three leases in Southern California totaling $2.8 million at Encinitas Marketplace i...
Labor/Employment
Employers looking up job candidates online carry risk
By Brian Sumersn
Although employers generally have the power to hire, and not hire, whomever they please, technology is making the process tric...
A reader responds to "Sheriff's watchdog has eyes elsewhere," (Oct. 5). ...