The Commission on Judicial Appointments will review three appointees to the state appellate courts Dec. 10 in San Francisco. ...

Tears of relief streamed down the face of home builder Ron Arrache Friday as a Los Angeles County Superior Court clerk read a ...

UC Davis School of Law student awarded first place in historical society writing contest ...

Therese M. Stewart, in her first published opinion, addressed a narrow issue of attorneys' fees in the context of a business a...

The path of the Sam Francis case to en banc review strongly suggests that the 9th Circuit may extensively reconsider its comme...

California's recent overhaul of its privacy regulations on student data could spell trouble for a range of companies that depe...

Lawyers from an advocacy group and a noted plaintiffs' law firm requested the opinion be published, saying it clarified import...

Gov. Jerry Brown announced the selection of a former deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice and a...

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

An interest in working with kids pushed Judge Clifford V. Cretan to a new post in juvenile court.

U.S. District Judge Central District (Los Angeles) ...

Elder-care advocates say that while private lawsuits have forced nursing-home operators to beef up staffing and make other imp...

A court filing by the professional football players' union this week could dampen efforts by the NFL to knock out a case in wh...

Dr. Florentín Meléndez, of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador, is on mission to protect the rule of law in his countr...

It is a fact of modern day discovery, particularly when many electronically stored documents are involved, that privileged doc...

The general reference mechanism in Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 provides a far more efficient, expeditious and fair alt...

When it comes to intimate relationships with clients, the risks are just too great. By J. Randolph Evans, Shari Klevens and Su...

Loyal3 Securities brought on Julia Cowles from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to lead its legal department. ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedent-setting opinion Thursday that clarified when district jud...

Wedbush has agreed to pay a $2.4 million penalty. The brokerage company, which was advised by Morgan Lewis attorney Joseph Flo...

San Diego-based Vital Therapies Inc. announced Thursday the appointment of a new general counsel. ...

Attorneys for AutoZone Stores Inc. have accused its opponent's counsel of improper contact with a juror, potentially putting t...

Moreno Family Law Firm has opened its second office. The new Palo Alto location will house owner Marilyn Moreno and another at...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of San Francisco-based Covington & Burling LLP partner Haywood...

Ramo Law PC is not a typical Beverly Hills entertainment firm. Its founder, Elsa Ramo, just hired her firm's first male attorn...

Hernan D. Vera will step down from the organization after almost 13 years to become a litigation partner at Bird Marella in Lo...

The court earlier granted summary judgment for Flo & Eddie, finding that Sirius XM violated state copyright law by playing...

Malovos formally ended his advocacy work seven years ago. But he approaches his mediation and arbitration work much the same ...

Alan Talkington, former chair of Orrick's corporate department, died Tuesday at the age of 57 after battling a rare neurodegen...

In 2015, California will become the second state in the nation to require employers to provide paid sick leave. How does paid ...