Accelerated examination deserves a second look, writes David H. Chan. ...

A major insurance company was wrong to end a southern California man's medical disability insurance after he became ill, the 9...

Thorough preparation is required to successfully move players towards case resolution in construction defect cases, writes Ann...

San Francisco County Superior Court's presiding judge on Monday laid out the problems anyone who uses or works for the court c...

Prominent lawyers are launching a nonprofit news Web site to closely monitor government in Orange County. ...

Judges around the state, angered by cost-cutting measures being imposed on California courts, on Friday formed a new alliance ...

California Chief Justice Ronald M. George gave his annual State of the Judiciary speech to the convention of the State Bar in ...

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U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson, who has presided over a string of high-profile, complex cases including the Bratz doll ...

The State Bar has launched an investigation into who leaked a confidential judicial candidate rating of former California sena...

Robert Vanderet is a self-described '60s liberal' who campaigned for Robert Kennedy and Barack Obama. Now he presides over a c...

Judge Sandra Ikuta began her professional life as a journalist for martial arts publications. She turned to a different kind o...

Gilead Sciences’ Brett Pletcher oversees efforts to sell medicine where it is needed the most. ...

A federal appeals court has tossed out a $358 million damage award against Microsoft Corp., remanding the patent infringement ...

As the debate over a national health care plan dominates the political discussion in Washington, D.C., the state Assembly Thur...

Insurance companies treat reproductive health care as a luxury and charge accordingly, writes Willie J. Parker. ...

All but five of Orange County's 111 Superior Court judges have agreed to contribute a portion of their salaries to the court f...

In their chapter of "Bright Ideas, Insights from Legal Luminaries Worldwide," Jolene Overbeck and Mary K. Young emphasize the ...

Lawyers at elite Hollywood boutique Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown say Nancy Boxwell's friendly, low-key style and ability to b...

The USC Gould School of Law is set to announce a graduate program in tax law today, making it the only top 20 law school on th...

Most practitioners (and even some judges) have had little exposure to the Carmack Amendment and are unaware of its vast pre-em...

Although popular scapegoats, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Glass-Steagal Act did not cause this economic crisis, writes K...

On Friday, President Barack Obama named Jeffrey L. Bleich, who has served as a legal advisor to the president since March, U.S...

Citing attorney-client privilege, Toyota has asked a federal judge to seal a bombshell of a lawsuit filed by a former in-house...

At their confirmation hearings, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. promised to show deference t...

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

A reader weighs in on a judge who inspired his career path.

Lawyers who get involved and stay involved in what they enjoy are likely to weather the economic storm more easily, writes Sta...

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...

Stuart Hing's transition from jumpsuited funk musician to prosecutor and, finally, judge was motivated by the desire to make a...