Retailers and manufacturers will soon have to reveal what efforts they take to combat slavery and human trafficking. By Peter ...

Thomas R. Sheppard, former member of the executive committee of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and son of firm foun...

An Artesia nonlawyer who believes he has received permission to practice law nationwide faces jail on 13 misdemeanor counts. ...

The district attorney of Del Norte County could face discpline for practicing law for five days when his license was suspended...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles will be held financially responsible for damages suffered by more than 700 motoris...

A state court jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a 48-year-old blind man killed when he mistook the gap between ...

DNA are the genetic building blocks for every plant, animal and human, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit o...

The city of Vallejo is finally set to emerge from its three-year ordeal in bankruptcy court. ...

A federal district court judge on Friday rejected attempts by a group of Northern California farmers to clinch more water from...

Superior Court Commissioner Kern County (Bakersfield) ...

Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, a national law firm focused on business and insurance matters, expanded its litigatio...

Sony PlayStation's popular "God of War" video game didn't infringe upon the ideas of a would-be screenwriter, the 9th U.S. Cir...

A federal judge who kept prison inmates waiting more than five years for rulings on whether they were wrongfully convicted may...

A San Diego federal jury on Friday awarded Alcatel-Lucent S.A. $70 million in damages because Microsoft Corp. infringed a cale...

Judge Glenn R. Salter understands when he needs to know more and isn't afraid to ask.

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

Southern California attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney LLP are packing up the firm's Irvine office and planning to set up shop ...

Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo maintains peace in his courtroom, despite a docket of chaotic cases.

As courts ponder website hosts' legal duties, YouTube appears caught between promoting free expression and protecting the copy...

Lawyers say when it comes to settlements in mediations, retired Judge Catherine A. Gallagher is ruthless. ...

Lawyers help mediators settle far more cases, and on more favorable terms for their clients, when they keep these four assets ...

San Francisco-based Airbnb raised $112 million in its latest round of investment with the help of Fenwick & West LLP. ...

Jasper Knabb, the former chief executive of Fremont, Calif.-based Pegasus Wireless Corp., pleaded guilty in San Francisco fede...

In 11 years, partners at Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP have developed a thriving litigation boutique, growing from two to...

Alameda County Superior Court has sent notices warning of layoffs to some employees. ...

Caterpillar Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 million - $510,000 of which would go to California - to settle alleged violations...

The estate of the comic book artist known for creating the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and the Avengers has lost a copyright di...

Los Angeles County Superior Court took steps this month to ban foreclosure auctions from courthouse grounds, becoming one of a...

Top legal scholars offer troubling theory for bypassing the U.S. debt-ceiling law. By Bryan H. Wildenthal of Thomas Jefferson ...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decreed that both pro-life sidewalk counselors seeking to dissuade women from having...