An erotic film studio that has developed into the nation's most active copyright plaintiff has turned its gaze to the Northern...

California wrongly punishes prison gang members by abolishing their good conduct credits, unconstitutionally extending their s...

Part of a series of columns looking at constitutional questions the Supreme Court will look at this term. This column discusse...

Following after an April 2013 injunction mandating legal representation for mentally disabled immigration detainees, the settl...

Northern District judge nearly tosses closely watched suit, but rules that a Bay Area franchisee could merely be the ostenisbl...

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP filed a putative class action Friday against Volkswagen Group of America Inc., joining a gr...

Fresno County Commissioner Heather Jones believes kindness pays off in career and courtroom

In a case that spurred the current trend of “joint employer” lawsuits, a judge gave final approval on Friday to a $21 million ...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

US District Judge Andre Birotte welcomes lawyer input as he tackles a new civil law calendar.

LA Superior Court Judge Graciela Freixes is well traveled, enthusiastic, and decisive on the bench.

A conservative lobby plans to argue to the state's highest court next month, lawmakers are forbidden from asking voters at the...

How does a defendant avoid the anchoring effect of the plaintiff's initial demand? By Steven G. Pearl ...

Plaintiff's counsel in a personal injury case has two adverse defendant tortfeasors who are offered the same lump sum settleme...

Parsing a deceptively straightforward provision of the Copyright Act reveals complexities the depths of which have confounded ...

Four partners at Irvine-based Umberg Zipser LLP worked together at both Morrison & Foerster LLP and Manatt, Phelps & P...

McGuire Real Estate, a boutique agency in San Francisco, announced Thursday the hiring of Abbie T. Higashi as its new general ...

The city of Oakland was hit with a $613,302 verdict Wednesday after a San Jose federal jury found that a former city human res...

State lawmakers passed a package of bills designed to establish greater regulation of medical marijuana, but many argue that t...

Cynthia F. Pasternak is a confident veteran mediator with decades of experience as a litigator and neutral. ...

An Orange County judge is favorably viewing a proposed $28 million settlement agreement that would provide the largest known c...

In yet another blow to the plaintiffs' bar, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously denied review of a case aimed at ...

In a lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity allege the federal government is denying access to documents that shed light...

Appellate panel rules that plaintiff's Invasion of Privacy Act violations does not invalidate underlying discrimination compla...

Among attorneys recently disciplined by the Supreme Court or the State Bar Court four were disbarred due to default. Two were ...

General Counsel Machinima Inc. Los Angeles ...

The building industry is squaring off with air pollution regulators over whether CEQA mandates looking at how impacts such as ...

As Americans try to get a better sense of the pope during his visit, they will looking to his gestures, spontaneous comments, ...

Last week, the California Court of Appeal underscored the importance of paying close attention when responding to requests for...

Films and television shows have historically paid to feature the song "Happy Birthday to You" in their works, but a federal ju...