Even a party who "blows off" discovery and ignores court orders is still protected from damage awards that are not supported b...

No matter how much job experience you have or how many years of sobriety under your belt, you are stuck with a criminal record...

Senate Bill 863 made significant changes to California's workers' compensation system to address the lien crisis. On the surfa...

The cost to put petty thieves in prison is too high. It is too high in terms of the types of people who, very soon, may be rel...

Toyota's accident reconstructionist told jurors Wednesday that markings on the road prove the crash victim was responsible for...

A survey of managing partners suggests that confidence is slumping among law firm leaders, driven largely by pessimism about t...

State legislation that would require law enforcement to record interrogations with minors suspected or accused of murder won A...

In a proposed class action in Alameda County Superior Court, a man claims the home improvement retailer is using demand letter...

AB 458 would close a loophole allowing businesses to treat punitive damages judgments as tax deductions, but it's been dropped...

The landmark legislation could alter the playing field in union contract negotiations by slimming the benefits companies can o...

The Peace Officers Research Association of California Legal Defense Fund hired a certified fraud examiner to review billing da...

A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.

Shuttered courthouses across California are beginning new lives as storage closets, enticing pieces of real estate or simply ...

In cases where one party's income fluctuates due to bonuses or overtime pay, the issue of how and when to capture this income ...

In sharp contrast to American litigation, in China evidence needed to prove a claim must be gathered prior to bringing a lawsu...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gave little indication of how it would rule in a case involving possible First Amend...

The founding partner of Dentons' San Francisco office and a bedrock member of the Bay Area insurance bar died Sunday of unknow...

Oil and gas giant once again brings outside counsel in-house ...

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s agreements help bring closure to a 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight San Bruno reside...

Dennis Herrera has filed a proposed class action against a Nevada-run psychiatric hospital and the state of Nevada. ...

Katten Muchin Rosenman's entertainment and media litigation head is leaving her leadership role at the firm this week to pursu...

The carmaker launched an attack on Noriko Uno's mental state at the time of the fatal crash, part of its argument that she is ...

In a setback for Google Inc., a federal appellate panel Tuesday ruled that the Wiretap Act does not protect the search giant's...

More than 90 percent of civil cases are settled without trial -- but it's quite the opposite when it comes to complex civil ma...

Superior Court Judge

Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. violated anti-discrimination laws when it fired an employee for wearing a hijab, a federa...

With just one week left in the legislative session, state lawmakers introduced the bill in response to the state Supreme Court...

Winning lawyers in civil rights cases can collect fees that exceed the sum recovered by their clients, a 9th Circuit panel hel...