Harry L. Powazek, the son of Siberian labor camp survivors, ascended to San Diego County's bench. ...

The faculty at USC's Gould School of Law approved an adjustment to the grading scale on Thursday that will raise the average g...

Citing federal exemption statutes, a judge has denied a Palm Springs airline ground worker's claims that she was deprived of h...

One footnote to the 2008 presidential election will be the contention that neither of the candidates was eligible for the offi...

Michael Ornstil, who started mediation as a gamble, is still willing to go out on a limb. ...

To ensure compliance with a host of 2008 cases, employers should update their forms, policies and practices, writes Mandana Ma...

The Los Angeles County Law library, home to a collection of burnt-orange and sea-foam-green chairs nearly as old as the Dewey ...

Because of conflicting appellate decisions, it will likely fall to the state Supreme Court to decide whether an injured indepe...

The failures of a Nebraska safe haven law illustrate the need for legal options for families in crisis, write H. Thomas Wells,...

The former Los Angeles affiliate firm of jailed New York litigator Marc Dreier insisted Thursday that the firm's finances are ...

Raymond J. Ikola filed class actions as an Orange County business litigator, and he has come to know them even better as a sta...

The nation’s top immigration judge is stepping down. Justice Department officials said Wednesday that David Neal will leave hi...

California attorneys from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised American Land Lease Inc. on its acquisition by Chic...

David Drummond, Google's top legal beagle, was appointed to the board of directors of RocketLawyer.com, an internet-based lega...

With the nation's three large automakers on the brink of financial collapse, one Los Angeles lawyer is working on a creative a...

Moments before a judge sentenced a former Boeing scientist this week for taking classified documents to Israel, he apologized ...

A California appellate court has held that various Farmers Insurance companies commit a misdemeanor by not disclosing properly...

Even though the Social Security Administration is overwhelmed and under-resourced, the White House thinks it should also be po...

The United States remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimi...

A federal judge was wrong to conclude that he did not have the authority to order widespread changes in the claims process and...

With the nation's ailing automakers desperate for government money, California is hoping Congress will use its leverage to end...

Multimillionaire businesswoman Fritzi Benesch sought $16.9 million in damages from lawyer William Hoisington. She claimed he f...

The U.S. Supreme Court could well follow its recent pro-business precedent in deciding whether AT&T Corp. should be held l...

The Supreme Court's ruling allowing the Navy's use of sonar has broad implications because it rejected the injunction standard...

Hanson Bridgett admits five of its own to its partnership ranks for the New Year.

The courts want 50 new judges and reforms to their pension and the foster care systems. But with dollars scarce in Sacramento,...

While the claims are not big in Elaine Streger's court, emotions can run high. The former research attorney has a knack for ha...

Young associates, who are finding it more difficult to land big-firm jobs in the midst of the current economic crisis, are re-...

Alan H. MacPherson, a patent law expert known for his technical expertise and rainmaking ability, whose career included stints...

Entering into a transaction agreement with a special purpose acquisition company can be more complicated and burdensome than a...