Bonnie Sabraw stays busy with ADR Services after 20 years on the Alameda County Superior Court. She just wishes she had a bit ...

The State Bar Board of Governors decided this week not to reappoint Scott Drexel, the head of the bar's prosecution unit who h...

The previous downturn created many lessons for employers forced to reduce staff, writes Mary Dollarhide. ...

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won't have to recuse herself from any cases because of financial conflicts should s...

"The Globalized Lawyer: Secrets to Managing Outsourcing, Joint Ventures and Other Cross-Border Transactions," sets out a clear...

Summer is coming - and so are lawsuits over injuries from swimming, hiking and boating, write Gary A. Watt and Teresa Li. ...

California Chief Justice Ronald M. George appointed eight people Thursday to the Judicial Council, the policymaking body of th...

UC Hastings College of the Law staff, students and alumni are beseeching the state Legislature to strike a provision in Gov. A...

As presented by the president and his Supreme Court nominee, framing issues in racialist terms perverts the proper role of emp...

Officials plan to dramatically cut hours and remove all criminal trials from outlying branch courthouses in Big Bear and Needl...

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges Thursday against the former CEO of Countrywide Financial Corp...

Government scientists on Thursday ordered major changes to the state's vast water supply system in and around the Sacramento-S...

The other shoe finally dropped for plaintiffs challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program Wednesday,...

The California Supreme Court seemed to be searching Wednesday for ways to help a professional model get damages from Nestle fo...

A recent appellate brief filed by prosecutors in the Broadcom stock options case contends a judge erred in faulting Irell &...

The California Climate Change Scoping Plan cuts across multiple sectors of the economy and will have a major impact on the sal...

Obama's push to address cybercrime must take into account the challenges associated with unfettered sales of prescription drug...

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, bolstered his reputation as the House's impeachment cop Wednesday by overseeing damning testimon...

A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday backed away from an earlier threat of sanctions against the U.S. government in a hi...

Private investors poured more money into renewable energy generation than fossil fuel technology last year, while total invest...

It takes a crisis to get people to subordinate their personal economic interests and work for the public good, writes Mike Wil...

The Bratz doll copyright fight appears to be edging closer to a settlement, with lawyers for two dueling toy manufacturers rev...

Bankrupt San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman is investigating whether it can file a malpractice claim against its dissolution...

U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder overturned a Bush Administration policy that held that defendants in immigration court ha...

For one local debt-collection law firm, the slumping economy has turned into a primer in good business management. ...

The Court of Appeal has given practitioners even more landmines to avoid in settling their class actions, writes Vincent Loh.

A man discovers he's the Taster's Choice coffee guy when he happens upon his face on a jar of instant coffee in a drugstore. T...

Los Angeles County Judge Paul Gutman, known for simplyfying complicated civil issues, has attended a lot of retirement parties...

A state appellate court Tuesday tossed out a $105 million judgment against Starbucks, saying the coffee chain didn't break the...

California's health insurance industry claimed victory and vindication last week when Blue Shield of California won the first ...