Recently, the two-step process for handling wage claims in California has been eviscerated thanks to the state's budget crisis...

Holland & Knight's Linda Allderdice and Todd Steenson discuss a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could lead to more union-fr...

A small Connecticut company is trying to take a big bite out of eBay Inc.'s profits with a patent infringement and trade secre...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan next week after Republicans called Tue...

Lawyers for Attorney General Jerry Brown struggled to persuade a federal appellate panel here on Tuesday that felony arrestees...

Concerned that national health care reform may not deliver on its promise of relieving overcrowded public hospitals, Los Angel...

Attorneys with the Department of Justice said they would not be presenting any evidence or witnesses to challenge a gay rights...

The firm contends the toymaker has refused to pay for representing the company in the Bratz litigation and defending it agains...

Attorneys Walter Lack and Paul Traina were suspended for six months and Thomas Girardi received a reprimand Tuesday for trying...

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Thanks to an unusual program at the Orange County Superior Court, homeowners with looming foreclosures here can drag those len...

The U.S. Energy Department announced Monday it will give $22 million to 11 California companies and research institutions to d...

A San Jose federal judge has certified a class action against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC for antitrust violations. ...

A federal appeals court made it easier Monday for some Guatemalan women to obtain asylum, ruling that immigration judges can c...

The new satellite federal courthouse will house a magistrate judge and various other court-related services. ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent a challenge to Alameda County's ban on gun shows back to a three-judge panel Monday...

A prominent Hollywood director pleaded guilty Monday to three charges of making false statements in connection with the crimin...

The supervising judge of the Los Angeles criminal courts is vying with several candidates from within the office to be the cou...

Lawyers for Nicaraguan banana farm workers who allege they were sterilized by pesticides used by Dole Food Co. pulled a "fraud...

Mistakes happen. However, when an arbitrator makes a mistake, even clear errors of law, there is little that can be done to f...

James Wong and Emily Wong offer a glimpse inside the delivery of medical care in China, the largest socialist country in the w...

William McGrane of McGrane Greenfield is happy people like Michael Nava, a candidate challenging San Francisco County Superior...

The Bay Area Air District's new thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions mark a significant development in pollutant emissions ...

Michael Nava, a candidate challenging San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer, defends himself against critici...

Price-fixing cases in California got a boost from the California Supreme Court on Monday, which unanimously rejected a defense...

Charles Schwab Corp. sued brokers for fellow investment giants Merrill Lynch, UBS and J.P. Morgan, accusing them of misreprese...

Los Angeles County Judge Robert M. Martinez comes off as shy and serious in court. Off the bench, he's a million laughs.

Sometimes, history can rear its ugly head. For several entertainment companies last week, that history was the 1990s. ...

Executive Vice President of Administration, General Counsel & Secretary of St. John Knits International Inc. Irvine ...