Court security officers working in the San Francisco federal courthouse have used drugs and alcohol while on duty, let a convi...

A federal judge on Monday dismissed two of three campaign-finance violation charges against Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce H....

Judge Douglas W. Daily, an accomplished guitarist who often entertained at court celebrations, died May 2, just seven weeks af...

Small talk during joint sessions can put the parties into a collaborative mood, writes Victoria Pynchon. ...

In a trial that opened Monday in federal court in San Francisco, the law firm's attorney, Frank Cialone, claimed the consultan...

There are many potential potholes on the jury instruction road, writes Jens Koepke.

Jonathan Handel examines the ongoing tug of war between the entertainment biz and the technology industry.

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

The nationwide explosion of bankruptcy filings was cataclysmic in California, where filings skyrocketed by 80 percent for the ...

Entrepreneurs are enticing elderly clients to buy life insurance policies, paying the premium and offering a lump payment, wit...

In a ruling that could have major repercussions in state judicial elections, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday held for the first ...

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday decided to take a case that will clarify under what circumstances defendants can remove class ac...

Royal Dutch/Shell Co. and its Nigerian subsidiary agreed Monday to pay $15.5 million to settle allegations the oil company was...

In the music business, a band's name may be its most important asset, write Rami S. Yanni and Jerod Partin.

The state budget conference committee offered a ray of hope to UC Hastings College of the Law by restoring all but $1 million ...

Mike Godwin, the general counsel for Wikipedia's parent company, is excited to be working for a company that's changing the wa...

The pair of rulings from a regulatory board that punched holes in California's 2004 workers' compensation reforms are giving l...

The Assembly passed a bill on Friday that would make California the first state in the nation to establish a right to counsel ...

Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa and U.S. Spanish-language broadcasting titan Univision Communications are battling in court...

Job losses in the legal sector slowed during May for the first time in six months, though about 1,300 positions were still eli...

If you're going to generate new legal business, the first step is to establish a qualified lead - a prospective client who fit...

Emulex Corp.'s decision to fend fight a hostile takeover by dredging up the criminal case against Henry Nicolas, the founder o...

The intersection of Internet criticism and California's statutes barring lawsuits that stifle free speech will get an airing t...

A federal appeals court on Friday revived an antitrust lawsuit accusing VeriSign Inc., which controls the dominant .com and .n...

Family lawyers see cases involving teen pregnancy that are even more heart-breaking than those of normal clients seeking divor...

In its first year of operation, Virtual Law Partners - the Web-based firm that operates sans office space - has grown from eig...

If Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court bid is confirmed, she won't just make history as the first Hispanic on the nation's highest...

The Judicial Council is in the midst of a lobbying blitz to win lawmakers' support for their plan to help close a $393 million...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Samuel L. Bufford is in the eye of the storm as the downturn in the nation's economy portends a flood of...

The ability to communicate comfortably and effectively will determine the success of your relationship, regardless of your leg...