Weaker protections for investors will, in the long run, make raising money more difficult because it erodes the essential lubr...

In-house lawyers say finding a long-term partner who understands the business can be difficult and that some outside counsel g...

Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee of San Francisco County Superior Court today won the title of presiding judge, according to emails ...

Mid-contract concessions by public employee unions are becoming increasingly common as government entities try to balance budg...

In a resounding victory for the federal Environmental Protection Agency, an appellate court has rejected a slew of suits from...

A complex civil veteran, Judge Ronald Prager has presided over some massive cases for decades.

The U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile homicide offenders, granted environmental c...

The U.S. Supreme Court reigned in the possible spread of state or local immigration enforcement measures in California with a ...

An Illinois federal judge's rejection of an injunction in Apple Inc. 's patent infringement battles with Google Inc. 's Motoro...

Legislation to allow Administrative Office of the Courts employees to unionize was pulled by its author on Monday before a sch...

Attorneys can keep most recorded witness statements out of the hands of opposing counsel, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday...

The state Administrative Office of the Courts has been working for more than two years to update not only the information on c...

The more frivolous the case, the more likely a voluntary dismissal before trial, and the more frustrating an inability to reco...

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday barring states from imposing mandatory life sentences without parole on juveniles cou...

President Barack Obama has nominated Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Troy L. Nunley to fill a federal court vacancy in...

California courts have taken inconsistent approaches on federal preemption issues. By Jeffrey Dunn of Best Best & Krieger ...

A court ruled that insurers who delay for as little as "several months" can lose their right to control the defense. By Terry ...

New trailer bill language released by state lawmakers Monday revises the Legislature's June 12 budget proposal but without alt...

The Stull Act requires governing boards to evaluate certificated employees as their performance "reasonably relates" to pupil ...

Upholding the power of regional air regulators to push technological innovation, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a S...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP represented Yammer Inc. in its $1.2 billion sale to Microsoft Corp., one of the larges...

A veteran San Francisco criminal defense lawyer with a long history of State Bar discipline deserted a client serving life in...

Judge Candace Beason handles felony trials with an unusual ability to relate to the parties.

A roundup of the latest mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions handled by California lawyers.

Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee of San Francisco County Superior Court today won the title of presiding judge, according to emails...

Though federal prosecutors have been quietly reviewing cases for months, the prosecutorial discretion program has just started...

Senior Counsel and Charitable Advisor for the California Community Foundation Los Angeles ...

Two months after bribery and corruption allegations emerged against Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s operations in Mexico, the list of ...

Some union employees of San Francisco County Superior Court want to renegotiate a contract with the court in light of Gov. Jer...

SB 491 invalidates class action waivers in adhesion contracts in a generally applicable manner that does not conflict or inter...