Despite a learning curve, Judge Donna Gunnell Garza is one of her county's 'fastest civil judges.'

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP added Eric J. Schwartzman as partner in Silicon Valley. He focuses on private equity, mergers a...

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

Judge Steven E. Stone takes pride in public service and building consensus between parties.

A Superior Court judge in Riverside ruled Monday that a 12-year-old boy committed second-degree murder when he shot and killed...

A Superior Court judge in Riverside ruled a 12-year-old boy committed second-degree murder when he shot and killed his neo-Naz...

Stanford Law School has launched a clinic that will allow students the chance to tackle legal issues stemming from the practic...

With the heady days of giant private equity deals becoming a thing of the past, mid-size deals are stepping in to fill the voi...

For former judge now at ADR Services Inc., getting a paycheck in the private sector can make his job as an arbitrator more dif...

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (San Pedro and Catalina) ...

Continental Airlines should have taken DHL founder and law school graduate Larry Lee Hillblom seriously. By James D. Scurlock ...

The state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that minors who ask for a parent while being questioned in connection with a crime a...

Oracle Corp.'s trial against Google Inc. infringing its copyrights and patents on the Java programming language may be postpon...

After suffering from previous real estate downturns, Gilchrist & Rutter PC have figured out not only how to protect themse...

Recent videos, allegedly leaked online, will not rehabilitate Casey Anthony's public image. By Cindy Rakowitz and Bradley P. ...

California's recently adopted cap-and-trade rules meet resistance in federal courts. By Robert F. Lawrence of Marten Law PLLC ...

The California Department of Managed Health Care ordered Anthem Blue Cross to reimburse underpaid health care providers on Thu...

Pasadena litigation and transaction firm Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah Inc. hires three from former Barge...

U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank of Los Angeles was wrong to certify a national class action over allegedly misleadi...

For a branch of government not known for its lobbying prowess, the judiciary has upped its game at the capitol this week partl...

U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte on Wednesday announced he selected an internal candidate as the new chief of the criminal appeals ...

A state court judge will allow California's largest public pension fund to move forward with a lawsuit accusing rating agencie...

San Diego-based Sempra Energy announced Tuesday it will build on an existing relationship with BP Global by investing in two w...

The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a push by the plaintiffs' bar to expand liability in asbestos cases. ...

The height of the worst recession in decades isn't the most opportune time to leave a secure job to strike out on one's own. ...

A case of first impression could substantially impact filing and defending quiet title actions. By Clifford E. Frieden of Ruta...

As Hollywood prepares for Sunday's Golden Globe awards ceremony, lawyers are preparing their opening arguments in the ongoing ...

California High Speed Rail Authority Chairman Thomas J. Umberg, a partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, along with t...

A key partner's departure from Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP's San Diego office has raised questions about whether o...