Plaintiffs' attorneys accusing banks of rigging the bidding process for municipal bonds want governmental entities to know a $...

Two of the Department of Labor's regulations to the Fair Labor Standards Act are of particular importance to public sector emp...

Officials in India announced on Monday they would not expand their country's use of compulsory licenses, which the government ...

The retirement of the baby boom generation presents an opportunity for women to rise in the legal world. By Katherine C. Piper...

It's the end of an era for California prison inmates seeking federal judges' help in winning parole, the 9th Circuit made clea...

Recent attempts by the government to address health care conscience protections fail to resolve ambiguities. By Shilpa Mathew ...

The state's judicial discipline agency will conduct a formal hearing into whether Judge Richard W. Stanford Jr, a 26-year vete...

A recent change to the "seven-day rule" demonstrates how sound advice can become bad advice. By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Ryan Mc...

Online auction giant eBay Inc. went shopping for the second time in as many months and again turned to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP...

In a new batch of legal trouble for now-dissolved Howrey LLP, a familiar group of attorneys are joining the fight. ...

The legal feud between media mogul Haim Saban and his former lawyer over a billion-dollar tax shelter is set to proceed after ...

The United States should join Australia, England and other countries and make mediation the first resort in family law dispute...

A class action pending in federal court takes a novel swipe at two major mortgage lenders, alleging they damaged plaintiffs by...

Two founders of a Silicon Valley-based semiconductor giant are suing Goldman Sachs, accusing the investment bank of fleecing t...

In addition to averting a government shutdown, the congressional spending deal should also close a serious spending gap at the...

The Senate unanimously confirmed Los Angeles County Superior County Judge John A. Kronstadt to serve on the federal bench Tues...

San Diego County Superior Court Commissioner John N. Blair honed his courtroom command while a serving in the Navy's Judge Adv...

Some in the California plaintiffs' bar are hoping the sluggish economy will make more businesses turn to them for contingency ...

Corporate senior vice president and general counsel for Scripps Health San Diego ...

Pennsylvania-based Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. announced Monday plans to buy American Medical Systems Inc. for $2.9 bil...

Brightsource Energy Inc. finalized its $2.2 billion financing for the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System on Monday. ...

Three creditors for now-defunct Howrey LLP filed a petition Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of C...

Signaling the likely judicial rejection of Arizona's divisive immigration law, a 9th Circuit panel on Monday said its most con...

The California Judges Association's decision to remain neutral on a bill that would decentralize the judiciary comes after a s...

New legal series makes mediation an accessible topic in today's world.

Although a select group of venture capital firms currently dominates venture fundraising efforts in the U.S., experts say the ...

Steps employers can take to avoid running afoul of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. By Harry P. (Hap) Weitzel an...

Under the "Cohan Rule," taxpayers may not need receipts to claim a tax deduction for certain expenses. ...

Hmong and over-40 casino workers say management treated them unfairly because of their race, age or gender. ...

Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda L. Haag talked about her office's policies at a conference over the weekend while a ju...