The same-sex married couple who won the right to file bankruptcy jointly have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to t...

How the Endangered Species Act is discouraging conservation on private land. By Jonathan H. Adler of Case Western Reserve Univ...

The Federal Trade Commission may face tough challenges in trying to curb Google Inc.'s search business even if the agency conc...

In an era of economic stagnation and reduced financial resources, Gibbs of JAMS Inc. tries to resolve construction disputes be...

Today's jury selection has become a tense process for all. By Brian Kabatek of Kabateck Brown Kellner ...

What scholars call media convergence has compelled celebrities to develop and market their other talents and interests, from a...

As many as 12,400 federal inmates held for crack cocaine offenses could get out of prison sooner following the U.S. Sentencing...

Out-of-state workers are covered by California's more generous overtime laws when they come here even temporarily on business,...

Despite Major League Baseball's proposed lower interest rate, lawyer Bruce Bennett said Wednesday that the Dodgers will contin...

When investment giant Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, unfinished residential developments put together by the Irvine-based ...

Two recent bankruptcy cases pave the way for borrowers to separately classify deficiency claims. By Paul S. Arrow of Buchalter...

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down "rescue funds" provision in public campaign financing laws. By Jessica A. Levinson of Loyola L...

New SEC rules extend whistle-blower program to all securities law violations and raises the ante with bigger payoffs. By Matth...

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday night that would have allowed farm workers to organize by submitting a petition to the ...

Consumer antitrust litigation involving Apple Inc.'s iPods and iTunes only concerns the iPod now after a federal judge dismiss...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger has rejected a consumer advocacy group’s request that he step do...

A federal judge ordered Orange County to upgrade its jails to accommodate disabled inmates and imposed a monitor to make sure ...

A Sacramento-area lawyer who was hit with a $2 million default judgment got a second chance to defend himself Wednesday. ...

Newport Beach City Attorney David R. Hunt is resigning rather than cut his staff in half and farm the work out to private law ...

Hogan Lovells advised News Corp. on sale of Myspace--for $545 million less than what the media giant bought it for. ...

How the 14th Amendment's protection of parental right may impact attempts to ban circumcision. By Michael A. Helfand of Pepper...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that will force Amazon and other online companies with marketing affiliates in t...

Judges and attorneys with the Los Angeles County Bar Association have drafted a series of voluntary stipulations designed to b...

California law firms are beefing up their China practices in response to investigations into Chinese companies that merged wit...

Court referee Marc Kopeikin never went to college but has plenty of knowledge to pass on.

In a U.S. Supreme Court term that was dominated by cases from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the San Francisco-based c...

The Environmental Protection Agency now governs federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. By Don Frost Jr., Jane Kroesch...

With non-practicing entities increasing in number daily, it's only a matter of time before your company is the next target. By...

Reverse mergers may be the best way to raise capital for some Chinese companies. By James Wong of Chinney Alliance Group ...

A federal judge is granting renewed scrutiny to allegations of government misconduct in the prosecution of two executives from...