Judge Robert J. Trentacosta will become the presiding judge of the San Diego Superior Court on Jan. 1. ...

A Redondo Beach ordinance banning day laborers from standing on the street to solicit work is unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. C...

Cherie Blair wants her fellow lawyers to remember the millions of people who live without the benefits of the rule of law. ...

Lawyers for defendant Jerry A. Pool advised the 9th Circuit that they now believe his appeal over the constitutionality of arr...

Hogan Lovells LLP appointed Megan Dixon as managing partner of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

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

According to Jon B. Streeter, one of the reasons members of the State Bar Board of Governors elected him to lead them in the c...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jay C. Gandhi says he still keeps his 'Paul Hastings hours.'

The mother of a man stabbed to death while riding a Red Line subway train alleges it tolerated dangerous conditions and neglig...

Robert L. Dossee brings a wealth of experience to resolving complex cases, beginning in his days as a state court judge and co...

A Republican-backed group announced Thursday it would file the first lawsuit challenging the new state Senate redistricting ma...

A lawyer for eBay Inc. accused Craigslist Inc. Thursday of initiating a federal criminal probe into its business dealings. ...

With large sums of money on the line, high-end buyers of real estate are wise to be pro-active about their purchase. By Bradle...

Fighting fire with fire, Hotfile has accused Warner Bros. of copyright fraud and abuse. By Nick Solish of Bryan Cave LLP ...

The substantive law and procedural considerations you should know for right of publicity litigation in California. By Charles ...

A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday rejected Google Inc.'s bid to dismiss a claim that it infringed Oracle Corp.'s copyr...

The Association of Corporate Counsel on Wednesday announced a new vice president, making this the third major staff appointmen...

Defenders of the Defense of Marriage Act should find more meaningful constitutional activities to occupy their time. By Bruce ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Orange County billionaire Henry Samueli in a tax dispute with ...

A major en banc showdown over arrestee DNA profiling set for oral argument next week might get knocked off the 9th Circuit's d...

The National Labor Relations Board may be sidelined from issuing new decisions due to a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision and ...

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County hosted its sixth annual Just Neighbors celebration last Saturday, in the Cha...

On Saturday, Holland & Knight partnered with San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco Education Fund, San Fran...

The Western Justice Center Foundation held its 2011 Builders of Peace Gala this past Saturday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel...

In a novel lawsuit, a former inmate accuses the U.S. government of negligence, alleging that officials at Taft Correctional In...

New app encourages employees to file wage-and-hour complaints against their employers. By Tifanny Brosnan, Christy D. Joseph a...

If the keyword purchased is someone's name, would this infringe on the person's right of publicity? By Simon J. Frankel, Jake ...

Both union and non-union employers must now notify their employees of their right to unionize. By Teresa R. Tracy of Gladstone...