The city of Coachella agreed to settle a $3.7 million malpractice lawsuit against its former city attorney for $500,000. ...

Failure to inform a jury about the mixed-motive defense can deprive employers of their rights. By Morin I. Jacob of Liebert Ca...

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday that it should not have granted a case involving whether government identification reco...

The urban sprawl that has occurred in many U.S. cities is rooted in poor government planning. By Gideon Kanner of Manatt, Phel...

A man who was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years cannot sue the district attorney for failing to train prosecutors about their le...

A state court ruling delivers a major blow to California's long-term plan to combat climate change. By Jon Costantino and Crai...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about allowing female employees to sue retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tog...

California health care providers cannot sue drug makers for allegedly denying them discounts they're supposed to receive for t...

The Administrative Office of the Courts, beleaguered of late over criticism of the agency's management and its oversight of a ...

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye named a broad spectrum of current and retired judges Tuesday to a special committee to exami...

Judge Richard G. Cline has spent the bulk of his bench career in San Diego County in probate court. Nowadays, he also hears cr...

Shellie Samuels only lost one murder case in 25 years as a prosecutor. But that case - the murder trial of actor Robert Blake ...

A new course for law and business students attempts to explain the growing complexity of a chief legal officer's role in corpo...

Managing Attorney, Contracts and Legal Services Department for Esri Redlands ...

U.S. Senior District Judge Samuel Conti surpassed the record for longest-sitting judge on the Northern District bench, beating...

Long-time Lambda Legal attorney Jennifer C. Pizer, an active player in gay rights litigation, is jumping ship to join The Will...

The City of Oakland appears to have won another round in the fight over its use of money generated through a public safety par...

Former President George W. Bush spoke Friday to a sold - out house in Los Angeles at the annual gala of the Association of Cor...

Orange County's disgraced ex-Sheriff Michael Carona is doing federal time, and he's still in legal hot water thanks to a 9th U...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether the exception that bars most employment lawsuits against religious or...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to step into the long-running dispute over a plan to transform a spent mine near Joshua...

Applying "bracketology" to your legal business can lead to championship results. By Bradley P. Boyer of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn ...

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP advised eBay Inc. in its $2.4 billion acquisition of Pennsylvania-based GSI Commerce Inc., but it wasn...

Still rattled by the destruction in Japan, Tokyo-based technology manufacturer Advantest Corp. announced yesterday its plans t...

Today's legal television shows reflect a disturbing trend in the business of lawyering. By Jeffrey Spitz of Greenberg Glusker ...

Factors to consider when purchasing a competitor's trademark as a paid keyword. By Andrew M. Abrams of Fish & Richardson P...

Latham & Watkins LLP is gaining some heft for its intellectual property litigation practice in Northern California by stea...

Five ways lawyers can market themselves to in-house counsel. By Mark E. Harrington of Guidance Software Inc. ...

The State Bar's proposal for consumer alerts on attorneys charged with theft puts the clients first. By Josh King of Avvo Inc....

As legislatures across the country take up the issue of third-party financing for lawsuits, California has been slow to the da...