Meting out justice to the 15 LAPD officers accused of misconduct during the May Day melee in 2007 will be the most far-reachin...

Former Rep. Paul "Pete" McCloskey Jr., R-Calif., who ran for president against Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War, has annou...

If patent holders are a day late with their applications, they can still file an infringement lawsuit, a federal appellate cou...

Retired Judge Couldn't Stay Off the Bench, even at 93

Mark Holscher a former federal prosecutor now in private practice at Kirkland & Ellis, defends some of the most prominent ...

The Los Angeles County Bar Association's board has opposed a controversial proposal that would pay mediators who volunteer on ...

What do you do when your job is at stake, management is tight-lipped and rumors are flying that your law firm might dissolve? ...

The Senate passed the long-delayed California budget Friday and the Assembly was expected to OK it before the end of the day. ...

One of the biggest fights in the often strange world of legal gaming is over bingo, a battle that has been fought in court for...

Instead of hiding the black letter law in an ancient case, professors should do something revolutionary — simply tell their st...

Despite adverse publicity about ADA access cases against small businesses, there has been surprisingly little enforcement of t...

Think San Francisco is only full of liberals who love gay marriage? Think again.

Disability law protections must be preserved.

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A U.S. judge in Fresno on Friday rejected a bid by the building industry to invalidate a groundbreaking rule that aims to curb...

Witnesses testified last week that McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel, Kent H. Roberts, that he didn't feel right about the ...

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As it turns out, general counsel are concerned about other things besides rising legal fees.

After half a dozen years litigating for medical and life science clients, the Orange County office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon...

In the wake of Terry Christensen's conviction on felony wiretapping and conspiracy charges, the storied law firm he founded an...

“The law firm business design is to bill by the hour. Until that starts to change, their relationships with clients and abilit...

California Rep. Adam Schiff, a former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, will head an impeachment task force investigating a f...

Web Exclusive - In a rare action, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued outside directors who approved backdated stock o...

Trafficking in weapons, drugs and women - in that order - have been the big three international crimes. Now females are edging...

In arguing for an award of attorney fees, there are certain proof steps that you have to be prepared to follow in your present...

The slow pace of deals for California lawyers is continuing into September. However, Latham & Watkins has been involved in...

Plaintiffs' lawyers handling employment discrimination cases are increasingly trying to dodge federal courts, according to a s...

A former ambassador is called in as a mediator to help toy makers settle their expensive differences.

Prosecutor was dubbed the 'Babe Ruth' of judicial system.

San Diego County Superior Court jurors have found the city of San Diego negligent for a police altercation that left a man wit...