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...

The son of a cattle rancher, Ronald P. Kreber worked as a homicide detective and a criminal defense attorney before becoming a...

The Legislature is considering a measure that for the first time would consider the sexuality and gender identity of inmates i...

Pro bono attorneys from Hogan & Hartson have convinced a San Mateo judge to block East Palo Alto's largest landlord from e...

The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Thursday charging Ventura County with discrimination for not hiring a job applica...

Rather than playing the victim, most consumers are strongly focused on paying their debts on time, writes Harvey Moore. ...

Judicate West's Thomas Sharkey is one of the few mediators who have an intimate grasp of airplane mechanics. He bought his fir...

Recent guidance by federal and California labor agencies makes it easier for employers to implement shortened workweeks, write...

Class counsel have an obligation to use all available tools to promptly dispose of opportunistic objections, writes Matt C. Ba...

Local crime increases when parolees return to a neighborhood - but those effects can be curbed under the right conditions, a n...

A state appellate court has given a big boost to a $250,000,000 nationwide class action against a subsidiary of H&R Block....

Results of a new public opinion poll shows that Californian's support for the death penalty is slipping. Of 800 respondents, ...

For California law students pondering what to do with their futures, lower-paying government and public interest jobs are sudd...

Despite a devastating economic downturn and a hiring freeze, the Administrative Office of the Courts has continued to hire new...

With a comprehensive strategy for rebuilding our middle class, we can do more than pay lip service to the work of Americans on...

Readers weigh in on malpractice insurance, and California's continuing budget woes.

J. Michael Hennigan, left, and his manager, Jack Smith, at Quail H Farms in Livingston, are in process of harvesting about 60 ...

Billionaire Henry Samueli spent what was likely an uncomfortable Wednesday morning before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...

Unless climate change policy is neutral in terms of its trade impact, there will always be the possibility of disputes over im...

California law firm Garcia Calderon Ruiz expanded its reach in Denver, acquiring a regional shop largely known for its corpora...

No published opinion has weighed in on the split between two cases addressing anti-SLAPP suits, writes Jeremiah A. Ho. ...

Discount retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. and its allies among corporate defense attorneys tried hard to persuade the high cour...

The City of Vallejo has cleared two major hurdles on its road back to solvency, disposing of collective bargaining agreements ...

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger named a rash of new judges to superior courts this week — in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Alamed...

New SEC regulations may exacerbate the difficulty many mid-tier companies experience in recruiting and retaining board members...