Local drugmaker McKesson Corp. will pay $151 to California and 28 other states to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical g...

As the trial in the epic patent showdown between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. opens today in San Jose federal c...

As fee disputes between TV show owners and distributors cause screens across the country to go dark more frequently, lawmakers...

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Apple Inc. in a recent $356 million acquisition of Florida-based digital security compa...

The daughter of a man who died of penile cancer after being refused treatment by the state Department of Corrections and Rehab...

As foes of the federal law banning same-sex marriage seek to speed its demise, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday...

The Judicial Council on Friday announced the appointment of retired Shasta County Superior Court Judge Steve Jahr as the new...

San Francisco-based Practice Fusion Inc., an electronic medical records company, named Riyad A. Omar as its first general coun...

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

Judge Victor Kenton knew how to relate to his future criminal clients; his father was a warden.

Judge Teri Schwartz dabbled in acting and politics before settling on a career in criminal law.

California lawyers have advised London organizers, handled arbitrations for the Court of Arbitration for Sport and represented...

It's surprising how many times I encounter clients in mediation who have no clue about the process and are completely unprepar...

Regardless of where the fault lies, if ever there was an argument for mediation, then surely the McCourt case must have been a...

The term "Grandfather Clause" has been applied to laws that allow application of an old rule to an existing situation, while a...

A defendant's wealth has always been an essential consideration in imposing punitive damages under California law. By James L....

In light of recent court decisions, mergers & acquisitions lawyers need to take a closer look at their confidentiality agr...

Attorneys from 19 legal organizations from the nonprofit, private and government sector came together on July 20 in downtown L...

Nossaman LLP hosted the seminar “California Coastal Commission 2012: A New Era in Coastal Planning and Permitting” on June 12 ...

In 2007, Alice D. Sullivan was sole arbitrator in a dispute between an international concert producer and then- "king of pop" ...

A fight has erupted over a state Assembly bill that would alter a nearly century-old law that governs who can be appointed Los...

After the deadly shooting at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" last week, Warner Bros. pulled premieres around t...

At a UCI School of Law event on July 17, constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court will r...

Hogan Lovells’ Century City office held its fourth annual clothing drive this April and May for Chrysalis, a nonprofit that pr...

A retired state worker has standing to pursue a case alleging the head of California' prison health care system set up an...

Employment lawyers wonder why some large companies fail to engage in thorough background checks of senior company officers wh...

Irell & Manella LLP has established the first-ever endowed chair for pro bono law firm Public Counsel, the firm announced ...

Former executive members of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP will have to pay more out of their pockets if they want to join in on the...

In an order taking aim at the state Supreme Court's reading of free speech protections, a Los Angeles federal judge has reject...

In a time when ongoing budget cuts are forcing state courts to trim their services, attorneys are increasingly concerned about...