Recent federal court decisions provide new defenses to repayment demands made under ERISA. By Chuck Teixeira ...

Prison time originally sought by prosecutors for a prominent trial lawyer who committed campaign finance violations may be bac...

Some Internet companies are using their strongest ammunition - their own websites - to try to shift public opinion to their si...

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Judge Barbara Lane's meticulous, hands-on approach annoys some, even those who say she gets it right.

The state judicial branch's Court Case Management System project may be dead, but its impact on the branch lingers. ...

Don't start the new year unprepared. By Hilary Rowen, Jason Chorley and Benjamin Shiftan of Sedgwick LLP ...

The state's drastic court budget cuts set the stage for increasing problems. By Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner L...

Points to consider before filing a claim to enforce shareholder rights. By Robert M. Heller ...

Currently, local state agencies are not required to retain public records for a certain amount of time. By Philip J. Hess ...

Los Angeles officials are defending a decision not to hear public comment at a meeting over a proposed ban of medical marijua...

Two more partners from Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP jumped ship from the firm slated to combine with McKenna Long &...

Prudential Insurance Company of America agreed Friday to a settlement that could cost it more than $200 million for having not...

The high court is deciding whether to admit Stephen Glass, who fabricated dozens of stories for national magazines and lied to...

The Judicial Council has frozen funding for self-help centers and some counties have been forced to cut back the amount of mon...

A Los Angeles federal judge on Friday dismissed a shareholder class action against American Apparel Inc. that alleged the clot...

Federal prosecutors announced their first plea agreement in their ongoing investigation into inmate beatings and the conditio...

One of the major creditors in Heller Ehrman LLP's liquidation has cashed out now rather than waiting for a payout at the concl...

The State Bar has stepped up its efforts to check whether lawyers actually take the continuing legal education classes they cl...

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh a nationwide class action against the federal government that could benefit a...

Following a year of major victories for companies facing workplace litigation, in-house legal departments and outside counsel ...

A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the state to ensure adequate services are available for disabled prisoners and parolees housed ...

Two of Hollywood's biggest independent studios have merged in a leveraged buyout worth $412.5 million in cash and stock and le...

A retired federal judge has joined the law firm of Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP to head up its new Sacramento office with...

The California Public Utilities Commission last week approved five photovoltaic and wind energy power purchase agreements in i...

The high court broke with its customary schedule for the second consecutive Friday and granted new cases, although it hasn't d...

Latham & Watkins LLP kept the top spot as the largest M&A adviser by volume in the West, according to a report issued ...

In the wake of state court judge's ruling allowing a similar case to go forward, lawyers for a group of municipalities are pre...

In a move praised by California's building industry, a judge indicated he would require the Bay Area's air quality watchdog to...