Beverly Hills firm Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the $250,000 cap on noneconomic d...

The lawsuit arose out of an allegation that JPL would lay off and then rehire employees in a way that discriminated against pe...

While some law firms have revealed layoffs, many others are holding off or in a few cases adding laterals even as they grapple...

Courts can require remote proceedings, but the defendant must consent to staying out of court.

Law students hoping to work at firms this summer will face daunting uncertainties, if they get a chance at all. Some compare t...

All nine attorneys from Seyfarth Shaw have been replaced by Jamie L. Wine and Michele D. Johnson from Latham and Watkins LLP.

A federal appellate panel revived a state trade secrets lawsuit against a San Jose technology company Friday, concluding a dis...

Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento’s largest law firm, has slashed salaries of attorneys and staff by 20% until the end of July and ...

“This seems to be quite a severe burden on the core Second Amendment right. Why shouldn’t that trigger strict scrutiny?” asked...

PG&E and the victims agreed on a settlement in December to set up a $13.5 billion trust for wildfire victims, half of whic...

While California state prisons and county jails free inmates before their sentences were fully served to make room for social ...

Doug Mandell worked in the past as general counsel for LinkedIn and Nauto Inc., and he worked as a personal legal advisor in S...

Eight state prisoners have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, the plaintiffs said in their argument for release of 45,000.

Justices said the prosecutor’s new partnership with the defense ‘gives us great pause.’

The Department of Justice report said the enforcement unit made 21,696 contacts with individuals in 2019, and seized 2,130 fir...

Justices decided Wednesday not to take the case, which began as a writ petition from the Huntington Beach challenging the enfo...

Los Angeles-based Loeb & Loeb LLP announced across-the-board pay cuts Thursday, joining the list of law firms announcing c...

Citing California’s public policy protecing the rights of employees working for California companies to change jobs, a San Die...

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria reasoned the drivers will likely lose federal coronavirus relief benefits if they are consi...

'Narrow' ruling concerns the International treaty Hague Service Convention's applicability in arbitrations.

Keith Wesley has been elevated to managing partner at Browne George Ross LLP.

In the meantime, parties might be more inclined to settle cases as a means for scoring some short-term cash during unpredictab...

ADR Services' David Chaffee believes small steps are key in mediation.

Superior courts in Sacramento, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties held remote video arraignments for the first time t...

The restaurant industry, which is the nation’s largest economic driving force, is battling insurers to recoup losses from busi...

A referendum on SB 10, that would eliminate bail, will be decided by voters in November.

“A clemency grant recognizes a person’s subsequent efforts in self-development. It does not forgive or minimize the harm cause...

The DOJ is inviting local, state and tribunal public safety agencies to apply for a grant to combat COVID-19 related problems ...

With the economy screeching to a halt due to the COVID-19 virus, law firm leaders and attorneys are facing uncharted waters as...

The ruling comes amid a separate court action that attorneys hope will quell future litigation over homelessness.