SAN FRANCISCO - The story of California's unhappy relationship with MTBE is now unfolding in state courtrooms in a remarkable ...

SAN FRANCISCO - With a judicial stroke of the pen, the 17-year-old federal mandatory minimum sentencing law has been tossed on...

SAN FRANCISCO - The widow of a San Francisco litigator is not entitled to half the fees from cases he worked on, a judge has r...

SAN JOSE - The wonders of TiVo Inc.'s "personal television services" have been promoted aggressively in commercials that tout ...

SAN BERNARDINO - Responding to a rising number of church- and cross-burnings, attacks against gays and racially motivated murd...

We probably all have known someone who left a job only to wish later that he or she had never made the move. We probably also ...

What if that opportunity arose that would allow you to stop being an attorney and start a new career? What would happen if the...

Here's some advice for Americans who are shocked, horrified - and perhaps even a bit puzzled - by the recent surge of shark at...

Almost six months ago, California experienced school shootings in San Diego. At Santana High School, two students were killed ...

LOS ANGELES - A new computer crimes section was created in the U.S. attorney's office to prosecute high-technology and intelle...

LOS ANGELES - Keith D. Beecher, a prominent patent attorney who, during a 40-year career, handled trademark claims for many up...

The 9th Circuit's ruling raises several interesting issues regarding carpal-tunnel injuries and the role of computers in today...

Cash flow is the most important financial variable of businesses of all types and sizes, including law firms. Delinquent accou...

SAN FRANCISCO - The union representing San Francisco's municipal lawyers now has the power to endorse political candidates and...

RIVERSIDE - The family of a man shot and killed by Pomona police officers earlier this year is claiming in a federal lawsuit t...

SANTA ANA - Orange County jurors are expected to begin deliberations early next week in the civil trial brought by alumni and ...

SACRAMENTO - A bill that would increase workers' compensation benefits easily cleared its last hurdle in the Legislature on Th...

SAN FRANCISCO - Fenwick & West, a 300-lawyer Palo Alto firm that profited mightily from the dot-com boom, has laid off 32 ...

LOS ANGELES - Civil rights attorneys reacted with shock and disappointment Thursday upon learning that the six-attorney team c...

SACRAMENTO - Three major privacy measures moved closer to passage in the state Legislature on Thursday, including a landmark f...

SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Gray Davis now must defend his decision not to pursue construction of a low-level radioactive waste dump ...

LOS ANGELES - In a growing trend that targets manufacturers and retailers who allegedly use sweatshop labor to produce their l...

There seems to be something endemic to this kind of litigation that causes it to go on seemingly forever. ...

The 9th Circuit's recent reversal of the death sentence previously affirmed by the California Supreme Court and the federal di...

As every prosecutor knows, sometimes innocuous items become the most compelling evidence of a crime. For me, the Bruno Magli s...

Like all other employers, law firms must be proactive in their efforts to prevent sexual harassment. Recent Supreme Court deci...

It is a distinction that has muddled the brains of generations of law students. A lease of real property creates two sets of r...

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis has signed a bill that strengthens campaign finance reform by requiring earlier disclosure by can...

SAN FRANCISCO - Capping a nearly year-long feud between union organizers and management at one of San Francisco's biggest liti...

SAN FRANCISCO - The state's judicial watchdog agency has filed formal charges against San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge ...