The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien have settled with New Line Cinema after suing the company for $150 million in unpaid profits from ...

The mere fact a damage claim has its genesis in a construction project does not automatically mean the 10-year absolute limita...

In "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars," William Patry argues that the copyright wars throughout history can be traced back t...

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin's Manhattan court was flooded with last-minute objections, along with support, of the Google Bo...

The heir to an important French impressionist painting stolen by the Nazis in Munich in 1939 and currently on display in Madri...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to furlough state employees is clogging courtroom dockets and catching the ire of state ...

Our leaders' choice to eviscerate the criminal justice complex to save cash is shortsighted and dangerous, writes Steve Lurie....

Kathleen Butz began her legal career doing civil litigation and transactional work in the Sierra Foothills. Since taking the a...

Two L.A. lawyers exemplify the very best of the profession, writes John Nockleby. ...

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

A judge has disqualified lawyers defending First American Title Insurance in four class action lawsuits, siding with plaintiff...

Readers weigh in on victim restitution and the attorney general race.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. escorted newly appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor down the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Co...

Thousands of homeowners nationwide are expected to join a string of federal class action lawsuits accusing eight major homebui...

A cutting-edge solar power startup has snagged a highly-anticipated $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government --...

Members of Congress have returned to Capitol Hill, where health care reform and several must-pass authorization and appropriat...

Beginning today, federal contractors must use the E-Verify program to check the legal status of new hires, writes Allen Erenba...

A recent 2nd Circuit case involving Internet radio and webcasting is an important guidepost on the path to the digital society...

The Superman comics illustrate how the value of the rights to copyrighted works can explode over time, write Miles J. Feldman ...

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is not immune from a lawsuit by an American convert to Islam who claims he was wrongly d...

The Latham & Watkins lawyer who helped shepherd a deal between a big pharmaceutical company and a Carlsbad-based dermatolo...

The co-founders of a company that sued Facebook Inc. for stealing its ideas is now owned by Facebook, and that fact requires i...

Gordon & Rees has grown from a small, San Francisco-only litigation shop to a mid-tier firm with 16 offices around the cou...

A divided state appellate panel has upheld an Alameda County ordinance cutting the length of time employable individuals can c...

As the summer draws to a close, judges across the country are stamping out subprime-securities fraud class actions like nascen...

A reader weighs in on the admonishment of an L.A. family law judge.

Jeffrey Carr, Patrick Lamb, Patrick J. McKenna and Edwin B. Reeser join forces to address how to approach this issue with BigL...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

Coming from a family that included a civil rights lawyer, aeronautical engineer and southern belle, it's not surprising Judge ...

During a rough summer of big-name partner departures from Palo Alto-based Cooley, firm leaders hoped to hang onto Craig Waldma...