The "private necessity" doctrine may be twisted to give trespassers a pass. By Paul J. Beard II and Jennifer M. Fry of the Pac...

A Hollywood film finance company that co-funded 29 films with Paramount Pictures Corp. and DreamWorks Studios alleges the stud...

ZipRealty will pay more than $580,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the state labor commissioner, alleging the company failed t...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Kristin E. Snyder as new head of its examinations program in San Francisco.

Five Southern California law school graduates passed the bar with the help of bar review classes funded by a grant from the Mi...

A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that Native American tribes can waive their right to sovereign immunity in commercial co...

A battle over the health effects of PG&E's Smart Meters has turned into a broader showdown between the utility and local g...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has fined several subsidiaries of oil giant BP America Inc. s...

When it comes time to renew leases or seek bigger office spaces, most U.S. law firms are staying put amid slow hiring in the s...

Chief legal officers are keeping an eye on their costs in light of burgeoning legal department budgets in 2011, according to a...

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it would strike down a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision delaying the deadlin...

A prominent legislative ally of the judiciary said she thinks state court leaders should pass on a $20 million "gift" from a m...

Citing pervasive government misconduct, a federal judge took the rare step of vacating the bribery convictions that prosecutor...

Globalization has undermined quality assurance for generic drugs. By Jamie E. Moss of Thomas Jefferson School of Law

An Orange County sole practitioner faces $10,000 in sanctions after an angry state appellate panel called him out Tuesday for ...

The Hotfile lawsuit raises the question of whether intentional misuse of copyright tackdown notices is a punishable off...

Combating the problem of independent jury research in the iPhone era. By Ben Davidson of Davidson Law Group

A reader responds to "Serving complaints hasn't arrived in technology age."

A new State Bar ethics opinion may justify improper attorney-client communications. By Evan A. Jenness

Plaintiffs in the new Dukes case want to share confidential documents from the original suit with other female Wal-Mart employ...

Reimbursed expenses from the Federalist Society and failure to report his wife's income raise questions about the justice's im...

Don't wait for a "wake up call" to begin taking care of your personal well-being. By Jerome M. Bame ...

Training lawyers to model the rule of law is the first order for legal education. By Deanell Tacha of Pepperdine University Sc...

O'Melveny & Myers LLP added former general counsel Mark Peterson as partner in Newport Beach. ...

The National Labor Relations Board is poised to vote Wednesday on a series of rule changes that would make it easier for worke...

A controversial 9th Circuit Second Amendment case took a new turn as the court voted late Monday to rehear en banc its May dec...

Global law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP announced Monday its year-end associate bonuses for 2011, which showed almost ...

The San Diego Association of Governments is facing a lawsuit alleging its 2050 regional transportation plan is "flawed," and w...

Native Alaskans took on the country's largest oil companies and utilities in a case trying to pin blame on the businesses for ...

The U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies announced the seizure of dozens of domain names that officials said ...