Two current federal cases highlight a growing controversy in class action disputes

As a newly launched state website seeks to provide clarity on the Employment Status Law, concerns, critiques and legal challen...

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s plan to reorganize the utility despite the gover...

Attorneys for Gilead Sciences Inc. asked a Los Angeles federal judge Tuesday to postpone entering judgment of a $752 million v...

A pair of trade groups have sued the California Energy Commission, claiming the state’s energy efficiency mandates for light b...

Often fighting back tears, proponents of an initiative to raise California’s 44-year-old cap on non-economic medical malpracti...

State utility regulators in so many words, declined to offer its viewpoints on strict liability doctrine of inverse condemnati...

After a day and a half of deliberation, a Los Angeles jury sided with Johnson & Johnson in the latest suit alleging the co...

Slamming his fist and shouting, a federal judge said Monday he will grant a restraining order against a foul-mouthed attorney ...

A man convicted of 14 sex crimes against children had three of his convictions reversed Monday by the state Supreme Court, whi...

Southern California Edison Co. can share blame with public entities if it's found liable for damages caused by a mudslide that...

The denial of cert in Martin v. Boise could bring big changes to cities without homeless shelters.

Two struggling law schools posted the worst pass rates among California's nationally accredited institutions.

State Bar Executive Director Leah T. Wilson, who led the agency during a period of far-reaching changes to its operations and ...

Though many investigations firms employ attorneys, the newly formed Pacific Intelligence & Cyber is unique in that it's en...

When a massive wildfire fire destroyed B. Tam Nomoto Schumann's Yorba Linda home in 2008, one of the first calls she received ...

Partners at Bohbot & Riles have the same outlook on the practice of law, life and business.

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP celebrated the holiday season by hosting two receptions for its clients.

Defendants in a lawsuit between feuding Disney enthusiasts have been ordered to pay attorney fees for two failed motions

All three will serve four-year terms, ending on Dec. 31, 2023.

Nearly 10 years of contentiousness between the retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the university began a...

“It is my assessment that no community within the Northern District of California has a greater need for active and profession...

Commissioner Lynne Meredith always tracks down reasonable doubt, attorneys say.

Prosecutor Richard Ceballos’ endorsement of challenger George Gascon for District Attorney is “not a quid pro quo,” the deputy...

Election challenges are based on fact, theory, emotional reasons, and disputes over ballot titles, credentials and the constit...

One of the San Francisco County deputy public defenders who challenged an incumbent judge two years ago will try again, this t...

Hours after the Los Angeles County Democratic Party announced its endorsement of George Gascon for LA district attorney, Deput...

In a complaint filed last month, Mo’nique claimed the $500,000 she was offered by the streaming service for a comedy special w...

The dispute dates back to 2016, when Fox accused Netflix of tortious interference and inducement, claiming the streaming servi...

In an opinion issued Wednesday, 9th Circuit jurists ruled the previous panel “correctly concluded that McDonald’s did not meet...