A man who watched his cousin and his friend shot to death by a rival gang member is guilty of those murders given his involvem...

LA honors its prosecutors ...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Michael Hanline, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1980 for murdering a man, is set to be relea...

General Counsel of the Los Angeles Lakers Inc. El Segundo ...

There's no question that current market conditions are favorable to private placements and startup growth. But there is consid...

In California we are blessed with several different restraining orders that are appropriate for certain kinds of cases. This b...

While it's been widely used in complex civil litigation, statistical sampling has been rarely used in federal False Claims Act...

Though Douglas Whitman will spend time in jail for insider trading, the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of his petition for...

As the volume of high-priced acquisitions continues to swell, dealmakers remain markedly optimistic about the coming six month...

Newport Beach-based personal injury attorney Brian D. Chase, new president of the Consumer Attorneys of California, wants to i...

Base salary for in-house counsel is up an average of 3 percent and total cash compensation is up an average of 5 percent, acco...

California courts may be in for another tough fight for increased funding in the upcoming state budget negotiations, under pro...

Legal observers said a new set of pro-employee laws in San Francisco passed Tuesday night are likely to be difficult to challe...

Comments by a Los Angeles Unified School District attorney who argued that a 14-year-old girl could consent to having sex with...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has summarily rejected an effort by a group of teachers to overturn California's "agency...

The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of California played a major role in helping the Justice Department bring i...

An internal investigation characterizes former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn as an untrustworthy leader whose explanations...

A roundup of recent transactions and the attorneys involved.

Darrell Steinberg's replacement, Los Angeles lawmaker Kevin DeLeon, may yet prove a sympathetic ear for tort attorneys, and is...

After a decision by the 9th Circuit affirming the right of local governments to require manufacturers to operate drug disposal...

A "no-contest," or in terrorem (Latin for "in fear"), clause is a provision in a will or trust that threatens to disinherit a ...

Recruiters call the exodus of six high powered partners a coup for Latham. ...

Provisions of a California law requiring sex offenders to report their Internet identities and information to law enforcement ...

Seattle Genetics Inc. announced Tuesday the appointment of a California lawyer as its new general counsel, executive vice pres...

Erik S. Edwards rejoined Cooley LLP in Palo Alto as a partner in the business department after three years working in-house as...

Plaintiffs who seek to keep their cases in California state courts received a blow Tuesday from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Attorneys said the award would likely be cut in post-trial motions because of a U.S Supreme Court ruling that limits the amoun...

Software company Persistent Systems looked to Greenberg Traurig shareholder Thomas Klein, its longtime outside counsel, to fil...

Consumer Attorneys of California recognized several lawyers for exemplary work over the past year at an annual awards dinner S...