Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo maintains peace in his courtroom, despite a docket of chaotic cases.

As courts ponder website hosts' legal duties, YouTube appears caught between promoting free expression and protecting the copy...

Lawyers say when it comes to settlements in mediations, retired Judge Catherine A. Gallagher is ruthless. ...

Lawyers help mediators settle far more cases, and on more favorable terms for their clients, when they keep these four assets ...

San Francisco-based Airbnb raised $112 million in its latest round of investment with the help of Fenwick & West LLP. ...

Jasper Knabb, the former chief executive of Fremont, Calif.-based Pegasus Wireless Corp., pleaded guilty in San Francisco fede...

In 11 years, partners at Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP have developed a thriving litigation boutique, growing from two to...

Alameda County Superior Court has sent notices warning of layoffs to some employees. ...

Caterpillar Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 million - $510,000 of which would go to California - to settle alleged violations...

The estate of the comic book artist known for creating the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and the Avengers has lost a copyright di...

Los Angeles County Superior Court took steps this month to ban foreclosure auctions from courthouse grounds, becoming one of a...

Top legal scholars offer troubling theory for bypassing the U.S. debt-ceiling law. By Bryan H. Wildenthal of Thomas Jefferson ...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decreed that both pro-life sidewalk counselors seeking to dissuade women from having...

Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of TCW and its ex-star investor Jeffrey Gundlach with each side in the multi-mi...

DLA Piper has been a very active participant in Stand Down for several years, and this year, more than 40 volunteers provided ...

Many California trial courts are still sorting out how they will absorb stunning budget cuts approved by state judicial leader...

The complicated case of developing regulations for California's Green Chemistry Law. By Gene Livingston of Greenberg Traurig L...

State Supreme Court nominee Goodwin Liu's confirmation hearing has been set for 3 p.m. on Aug. 31, the court announced Wednesd...

Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international firm focused on financial services and technology, is expanding its tax practice to Ca...

Honest lawyers in California could soon be called upon to pay more for the transgressions of their crooked peers, thanks to in...

Law schools will soon have to be much more upfront about where graduates are working - and whether they're on the law school's...

Lessons to be learned from disputes over intellectual property rights in body art. By Spencer C. Martinez of Ropers Majeski Ko...

A Mill Valley man serving life without parole in federal prison for producing LSD by the kilo can force the government to rele...

A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday reversed a superior court judge who ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to compel fiv...

A team of Irvine-based attorneys with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP won a verdict for their client, Schindler Elevator C...

Beginning in 2012, retailers will be required to report their credit card receivables for the calendar year and on a monthly b...

A former law clerk at Brayton Purcell LLP is suing the firm for failing to pay him overtime. The outcome of the case could set...

Reed Smith LLP swung open its doors this month to two entertainment partners from the West Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelp...

Bradley J. Butwin, the New York-based head of litigation at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, was named Wednesday to lead the firm. ...

When magistrate judges recommended habeas relief in three separate cases of prison inmates they believed deserved release or a...