State lawmakers met for hours on Wednesday to debate a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown that would change how liability is assesse...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal created bookends for how it will view standing and rights on appeal in bankruptcy proceed...

Two housing discrimination lawsuits targeting a Costa Mesa motel ordinance have settled in what plaintiffs’ attorneys hail as ...

A losing candidate in the June primary for attorney general has appealed a court decision finding Democratic incumbent Xavier ...

Before coming to the United States in 2014, the Versace 19.69 brand was dodging trademark infringement claims throughout Europe.

A test laid down by the California Supreme Court to identify contract workers will be a likely focus in upcoming lawsuits.

US Magistrate Judge Karen Stevenson is eager to learn different laws, cultures, languages.

Legal observers are wondering about the governor’s record-setting delay in nominating a seventh state Supreme Court justice, a...

The number of reported hate crimes in California is up by more than 17 percent. Experts disagree on what the figure means for ...

Judges are constitutional officers with great authority to determine how allegations against them are investigated at least in...

The panel held that the district court abused its discretion by focusing on a generally unfavorable view of other BitTorrent l...

Lawyers say Commissioner Victor Acevedo, once a public defender, picked up civil law quickly.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel invalidated Hawaii’s licensing system for open carry of firearms, ruling in a split ...

Leaders at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference this week recognized a U.S. judge and lawyer for service.

A Los Angeles County judge granted a class of elementary school students the opportunity to pursue a claim for equal education.

Plaintiff's attorneys pressed Monsanto Co. scientists Tuesday on their efforts to steer the scientific community to support it...

U.S. District Judge James J. Donato on Tuesday sanctioned Morrison & Foerster LLP attorneys for what he described as “bad-...

While the U.S. immigration service is looking to ramp up denaturalization proceedings against citizens who got American passpo...

A split panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that driving drunk with a child in the car who was not wea...

Testifying for the first time, Dewayne Johnson called Monsanto Co. unethical Monday for suppressing evidence about the Roundup...

A company’s recently announced policy change limiting the foods it will cover for employee travel expenses would likely be dea...

The lawsuit has put $2 billion in funding on hold, and the state Legislature hopes to partially break the logjam with a Novemb...

A San Francisco jury found Pacific Gas & Electric Co. liable for retaliation for firing a former electrical maintenance an...

A Southern California plaintiff’s attorney attempted to publicly shame MGM Resorts Wednesday for its unusual decision to sue t...

As litigation pushing to broaden the financial rewards student athletes might receive while playing at the college level gains...

After months of legal maneuvering, plaintiff attorneys got the OK to resume the deposition of a principal engineer for Souther...

A federal judge on Monday remanded to state court a lawsuit over Orange County’s jail informant controversy, but he declined t...

Bird deputy GC Wendy Mantell aids young e-scooter company navigate new legal realm.

Unsealed transcripts in an oil spill criminal negligence trial reveal that the judge chastised the prosecution and the defense.

Gov. Jerry Brown named six Court of Appeal justices and 12 superior court judges on Friday. The picks, coming less than a mont...