Why did the court back away from this reasoning in its most recent Miranda-warranting decision, Howes v. Fields?...

The law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP lost an appeal seeking to compel arbitration in a discrimination and wrongful termination l...

A bankruptcy court Friday approved the sale of Hollywood visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues Inc. to an affiliate of Los A...

A former client accused Latham & Watkins LLP of having a conflict of interest in a large pending antitrust class action an...

The powerhouse San Francisco antitrust bar is jostling for position in the newest massive price-fixing conspiracy case, as doz...

U.S. initial public offering activity dropped during the first quarter from the same period last year, but companies raised mo...

Thomas Maddock is one of two judges appointed by the California Supreme Court to the state's Commission on Judicial Performanc...

A disgraced agribusiness executive convicted of bribery and fraud may be on the hook to pay millions of dollars in restitution...

Orange County prosecutors last week charged the county's first case of forcible human trafficking of a minor under Proposition...

Perkins Coie LLP has nabbed one of the co-founders of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's emerging company practice, Lowe...

The state Supreme Court let stand an appellate court's decision to wipe out a $1.2 million verdict awarded a woman who sued Lu...

United Parcel Service Inc. forfeited $40 million Friday as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the federal government ste...

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC added five partners from Sidley Austin LLP: Edward G. Poplawski, Vera M. Elson, Paul D...

Growing up with lawyer parents, Judge Vanessa Zecher knew early that she'd follow their path.

Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County (Mosk) ...

The state attorney general's office has raised a ruckus with businesses which fear a recent lawsuit could undermine long settl...

Bottom line, the mediation privilege has gone too far. It is time to reel it in and return to a sensible privilege that does n...

Diverse attorneys remain an untapped resource that could offer increased cultural intelligence and communications skills to th...

Plaintiffs in a putative class action against Kmart Corp. can add two new name plaintiffs to the case, a judge ruled Thursday....

A dispute between a photographer and apparel and footwear manufacturer Skechers USA Inc. over use of certain images in marketi...

A former dean of online-only Concord Law School, and a consultant to other schools on the use of technology, has been put in c...

Long Beach family law boutique Brandmeyer Gilligan & Dockstader LLP takes pride in its scale. ...

Western Justice Center and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held its annual Western Justice Center Peer Mediation Invitat...

Earlier this month, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association hosted their 12th Annual CLE Expo in Southern California. The ...

A San Pedro-based law firm, perched at the edge of the country's busiest port system, has become the first and only plaintiff'...

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar was officially inducted into his new position Thursday afternoon, though he has been trying case...

A team of Los Angeles-based Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys along with administrators and staff participated ...

Lawyers who have had matters before mediator Jill A. Switzer said she has a talent for handling the personal side of disputes....

The 3rd District Court of Appeal will return to the historic Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Mall in S...