Santa Clara Judge Roberta Hayashi's family history influences her views on justice and equality.

In "The Psychology of Tort Law," professors Jennifer Robbennolt and Valerie Hans explore what motivates different parties when...

In their new book, "The Psychological Foundations of Evidence Law," professors Michael Saks and Barbara Spellman explore the e...

The combined potential of two articles in the Jan. 6 Daily Journal gave rise to the following doggerel. By Irwin (Chip) Chasa...

A San Bernardino County city that admitted to violating the California Voting Rights Act is now fighting in court against dist...

Melinda L. Haag, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, will rejoin Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe ...

The 1st District Court of Appeal rejected a bid to revive a legal malpractice lawsuit against Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel In...

Renal therapy developer Tricida Inc. in South San Francisco named Edward J. Hejlek as its first general counsel and senior vic...

The firm of Pearson Simon Warshaw LLP has earned a reputation for their class action work ...

State Assembly Bill 201, which would have allowed cities and counties to adopt sex offender ordinances more restrictive than s...

The State Bar's choice of attorney to investigate accusations against Jayne Kim has drawn criticism. ...

San Diego craft beer makers convene to chart the future of their bustling industry ...

Despite political rancor over growing Chinese investment, a federal agency has been rather permissive in screening filings fro...

Aaron H. Jacoby will replace departing Robert C. O'Brien as head of the firm's LA office. O'Brien is starting his own litigati...

Superior Court Judge Orange County (Westminster) ...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

The efficacy and reach of sex offender laws in the digital age is being impugned by legal experts after an 18-year-old girl wa...

The State Bar has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed rule that would place an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors...

Experts say the acquisition was prompted by an opportunity to secure some seasoned talent while extending the firm's geographi...

The former bookkeeper of a Fresno law firm was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison for pocketing more than $586,0...

The State Bar is planning to more aggressively try to recoup unpaid costs that were assessed to attorneys disciplined in State...

The California Air Resources Board offered a stinging rejection of the Volkswagen AG plan to fix its diesel engines enmeshed i...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a state prisoner's lawsuit against a pair of the facility's physicians even ...

Los Angeles County has joined the city attorney's suit against SoCalGas over the Porter Ranch methane gas leak. ...

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., a La Jolla obesity-focused pharmaceutical company, named Thomas P. Lynch general counsel, executiv...

General Counsel, Moose Inc. (San Diego) ...

A group of intervenors have been given another chance by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to unseal confidential document...

An insurance fraud suit involving counterfeit spinal implants and alleged doctor kickbacks was allowed to proceed, in spite of...

Santa Clara-based Affymetrix Inc., a provider of cellular and genetic diagnostic products, has agreed to $1.3 billion sale to ...

Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III has been tentatively tapped to guide settlement negotiations of hundreds of lawsuits...