A flood on the Truckee River in 1997 that destroyed a hydroelectric power dam led a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on...

John F. Finston, partner and head of the insurance regulatory practice at SNR Denton, will leave the firm to become deputy com...

An actor who led a "stormy" romantic relationship with deceased actress Farrah Fawcett can proceed in a $1 million defamation ...

A San Francisco federal judge upheld the use of genetically modified alfalfa on Thursday, ruling that the government did an ad...

George Gascon was sworn in as the city's 12th elected DA and first Latino to hold the position. ...

The state Supreme Court seemed reluctant Thursday to expand civil liability for churches and schools who allegedly harbored ch...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on the government's indecency-enforcement policy for broadcasts, potentia...

A legal fight between the Beverly Hills Unified School District and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority over the pr...

Why adopting a judicial philosophy can be a judge's best asset. By Brenda F. Harbin-Forte of Alameda County Superior Court. ...

The National Defense Authorization Act gives armed forces too much discretion. By Bruce J. Einhorn of Pepperdine University Sc...

A group of five corporate and intellectual property partners from Reed Smith LLP's Silicon Valley office have decamped the lig...

Real estate attorney Shervin Lalezary shot to fame after arresting a serial arsonist as a volunteer deputy sheriff. ...

General counsel for Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC and Anaheim Arena Management LLC Corona Del Mar ...

Concern over discrimination of individuals with disabilities triggers a new set of proposed regulations. By Jon A. Geier and M...

Insurers learn a costly lesson about responding to tendered claims. By Valentine S. Hoy and Timothy M. Hutter of Allen Matkins...

President Barack Obama's three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are likely to stick, at least until a...

UC San Diego Medical Center reached an agreement to settle allegations that it discriminated against immigrant employees, the ...

An Ecuadorean appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that Chevron Corp. should pay a group of Amazonian plai...

The state Supreme Court's decision in an important meal-and-rest break case should be both retrospective and prospective, lawy...

An advisory panel's report this week strongly criticizing California's $98.5 billion bullet train proposal could significantly...

A subset of the hacker collective known as Anonymous has struck again, this time targeting California law enforcement members....

A report has found that the federal Environmental Protection Agency needs to better manage the risks posed by the burgeoning f...

In another move to boost its antitrust and competition practice in San Francisco, Paul Hastings LLP has hired corporate litiga...

Last week's state Supreme Court decision dissolving local redevelopment agencies has plunged hundreds of projects throughout t...

Shadowy allegations that top FBI officials in Southern California discriminated against the local Muslim community are startin...

The perfect comeback plan for U.S. automakers goes up in smoke. By Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Group

A recent ruling by a Northern District federal judge may stymie efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission to crack dow...

Statistics released by the Judicial Council show that the rate of civil bench trials has grown statewide, whereas the number o...

Judge Yolanda Orozco coaxes defendants toward progress in her arraignment court.

Maersk Line Ltd., the American subsidiary of the world's largest shipping container company, has agreed to pay the U.S. govern...