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

Securities and SEC enforcement litigator Gidon Caine has joined Alston & Bird as a partner in Menlo Park.

Former civil litigator Margaret Henry never expected to find her place in children's court. But then she got opportunity to wo...

The legal battle between video game publisher Activision Blizzard and two former developers could widen dramatically, as consp...

When it comes to civil litigation, Wendell Mortimer has seen it all. ...

Ethics lectures aren't usually cause for song and dance, but the Joseph A. Ball/Clarence S. Hunt Inns of Court managed to make...

Mediation can be a very effective tool, but steps need to be taken to ensure that the process goes smoothly. By Alexander Pols...

The recent surge of interest in the U.S. Constitution is a promising sign for a country that has lost sight of its past. By De...

Gibson Guitar Corp. obtained a preliminary injunction Wednesday for trademark infringement against WOWWEE USA Inc., maker of h...

The mortgage crisis of the past decade calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the investment and home loan industries. By Los A...

Regulatory activity is on the rise after an influx of changes and reinterpretations of guidelines and laws. By Leslie Krasny o...

A state Court of Appeal on Wednesday sided with employees suing Home Depot for not providing seats, finding that the plaintiff...

One year later, the Citizens United case has not brought the flood of corporate spending on campaigns that its critics ...

The second-time drunken driver who killed young Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others was sentenced Wednesday to 51 year...

Arizona judge Mary H. Murguia was confirmed Wednesday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a unanimous vote of the U.S....

Thomas Franklin, an intellectual-property attorney with a focus on clean technology at Townsend, was the first person in South...

Tucked within his final judgment in a high-profile challenge to the government's warrantless wiretapping program, Judge Vaughn...

Lawsuits seeking less than $200,000 in drug rebates could open the door to more lawsuits that eventually could cost pharmaceut...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself Wednesday and rejected a constitutional challenge to a Santa Barbara Cou...

According to sources close to the case, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said litigator Patricia Glaser could remain on the...

As county officials push efforts to open the juvenile dependency court system to public scrutiny, court veterans said the mai...

Goodwin, Brown, Gross & Lovelace, a civil law firm, will pay $458,790 to lease 3,519-square-feet of San Diego office space...

In recent months, the FDIC has aggressively sought the return of bank records from the former officers and directors of failed...

Do you feel confined by your role as corporate counsel? Then read this! By Mark Goulston of Steele Partners and John Ullmen of...

Tips for attorneys on how to leave a lasting impression. By Jonathan R. Fitzgarrald of Greenberg Glusker and Deborah Shames of...

In 2010, significant wage-and-hour cases have resulted in insignificant changes to or reaffirmation of existing law. By Joshu...

Legislative gridlock means that courts must play a leading role in the battle against climate change. By Jennifer K. Berg. ...

A federal judge has denied the Walt Disney Co.'s post-trial motion seeking to overturn a verdict in a profit dispute involving...

New disclosure rules target conflicts of interests between drug providers and the industry. By Bryan A. Liang and Tim K. Macke...

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C., and Winston & Strawn in San Francisco as...