A citizen of Mexico, long embroiled in a land dispute with Sempra Energy, has moved his battle north of the border. ...

Retired NFL players who won a $28.1 million federal jury verdict in a licensing dispute with their union are now suing the law...

For the second time in a month, Charles Schwab Corp. has taken aim at a group of financial companies, accusing them of shady p...

Mountain View-based Google lured a respected music industry lawyer to help it land licensing deals with music labels, accordin...

The 9th Circuit waded into uncharted legal waters Thursday, ruling in favor of the state in a dispute over who can be consider...

In a key appointment closely watched by the federal trial bar in Los Angeles, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. announced Thursd...

Schwarzenegger appointed six new Superior Court judges, five of whom are Democrats. Among them are three candidates who won pr...

After nine years of work, a brand-new version of California's lawyer discipline rules goes before the bar's Board of Governors...

Get a glimpse into the political ties of some powerful Los Angeles-based megafirms, by Kim Eisler. ...

The newly approved financial reform bill will limit how banks can respond to consumer litigation, by Richard Kellner and Evan ...

How can lenders protect their interest in a residential rental property when a borrower declares bankruptcy? By William Irelan...

In the face of a $671 million jury verdict that could bankrupt the company, Skilled Healthcare and lawyers representing patien...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the Bratz doll line back into the hands of MGA Entertainment Thursday, overturning s...

For Judicate West mediator and arbitrator Robert N. Dobbins, settling cases is not so different than running 26.2 miles.

Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the governor's choice for chief justice of California, was described Wednesday as an independent thinker ...

A Fresno federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging state protections for a popular sport fish are harming endangered salmon ...

The Obama administration on Wednesday nominated former Sacramento police chief Albert Nájera to be the new U.S. Marshal for th...

Mid-sized California companies are seeing big opportunities in international growth, according to HSBC's latest International ...

A San Jose judge has tried to split the difference in a legal battle between Facebook Inc. and a company that aggregates infor...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speedy nomination of Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye as the state's next chief justice took many peop...

The annual Comic-Con comic book convention hits full speed Thursday in San Diego, with entertainment executives, lawyers, agen...

Pleasanton has agreed to lift a cap on new housing to settle a closely watched lawsuit that accused the city of flouting state...

While the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has listened to critics and reformed its initiative to speed up the processing of c...

Capital One Bank may have violated the federal Truth In Lending Act with some of its credit card solicitations, a divided fede...

Downey Brand of Sacramento opened a temporary regional office in San Francisco earlier this year, but recently found the ideal...

After taking a road trip to Arizona, K.J. Greene of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says he "ain't going back there no more." ...

Under the Romero Bill, students attending certain schools may enroll in higher performing schools in other districts, regardle...

Should you switch from a net fee contract to a gross fee contract if the IRS approves a deduction for client costs in continge...

The Judicial Council has revoked an affirmative defense for breach of express warranty claims. Paul Killion and John Loveman o...

Los Angeles County Superior Court held its final scheduled closure day Wednesday-or maybe not. Court officials are counting on...