A former Bakersfield law firm receptionist will get a second chance to prove to a jury that her boss discriminated against her...

San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC turned to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to buy the hig...

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP filed suit Monday against Apple Inc. and five top publishing companies, accusing them of illeg...

Two major solar power companies announced Tuesday they had reached a settlement with environmental groups over plans to build ...

Whether local governments want to foster densely packed urban development or pristine rural environments, they have wide latit...

Two more companies put off IPOs this week, waiting for stability. ...

The dispute between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions Inc. over rights to the Golden Globe aw...

Leaders of the American Bar Association called for improved funding for state courts and adopted a proposal suggesting ways co...

State court officials have quietly dropped a proposal that would have made it easier to televise trials. ...

After twice being rejected by then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yolo County finally got permission this week to conduct all-mai...

California joined the Justice Department's suit alleging that for-profit college company Education Management Corp. fraudulent...

As Toyota Motor Corp. awaits several court trials on claims its vehicles are prone to sudden acceleration, the company's lawye...

A note from the editors.

The Republic of Ecuador and a group of Amazonian plaintiffs have won a small victory in their attempt to exonerate the country...

The fashion world's anxious anticipation for a law that will protect their designs may soon come to an end. By Robert Darwell ...

Converting the masses one iPhone at a time. By George Brandon of Morris Polich & Purdy LLP ...

California's Central District has emerged as a hotbed for bankruptcies, where filings spiked by 13 percent over the past year,...

The studio behind last year's action film "The Expendables," filed an unusual, hulking copyright lawsuit against more than 23,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ended an investigation of Howard Solomon, CEO of Forest Laboratorie...

It's not always clear whether the developer is truly receiving a subsidy or paying what the land is worth. By Jon E. Goetz of ...

A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday approved nearly $9 million in settlements that will provide a cash infusion to the bankru...

ADR professionals and lawyers who use their services said trial delays and staff layoffs could make it harder to negotiate res...

California's first judicial branch contract law is not progress but a step backwards for the courts. By Fred Cabrera of the Sa...

The first year that Torsten Bassell and Nicole Lari-Joni joined forces to set up a plaintiffs' litigation boutique, the pair s...

What counts as paid "vacation" that vests as it is earned and cannot be forfeited under California law? By D. Gregory Valenza ...

Monday's historic stock market plunge was a body blow to start-ups looking to go public-and the lawyers that advise them-just ...

A 9th Circuit panel filed separate opinions Monday in two cases, both holding that out-of-state Web companies can be sued in C...