Perspective
Why Every Plaintiffs' Lawyer Should Fear the Common Law Release Rule
By Karen Natividadn
Settlements, which the court fails or refuses to find is entered into in good faith, can suffer nasty consequences under the r...
Perspective
Re-Shaping California’s Political Landscape One Line at a Time
By Genevieve Knollen
California's independent redistricting commission is poised to map state and federal legislative districts. By Jessica A. Levi...
Presiding Judge Trina Thompson of the Alameda County Juvenile Court will join the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and...
Celebrity chef Tyler Florence and two law firms face a lawsuit over the formation of restaurant Wayfare Tavern in downtown San...
Amos Hartston traces his fascination with public-interest law to a class he took in college and has parlayed that interest int...
The judiciary escaped another financial hit after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget that included $150 million in additional cu...
Like many bankruptcies, Heller Ehrman LLP's liquidation hasn't been snappy. But a small percent of its creditors - including a...
In Monday's ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the U.S. Supreme Court left the door open for smaller, more targeted class actions. B...
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In a decision that shields employers from nationwide discrimination class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lawsuit br...
Reader comments on Shirish Gupta's article, "The 9th Circuit Calls Into Doubt the District Court's Mediation Confidentiality R...
Consensus that a 4th District case helps with greenhouse gas emissions analysis under CEQA is mistaken. By Michael P. Durkee a...
Criminal
Laughter as a Defense Mechanism in the Criminal Justice System
By Sharon Liangn
In the courtroom, laughter can tie all of the parties together, despite their drastically different circumstances. By Richard ...
Perspective
Taking the Initiative: The Role of Voters in California’s Death Penalty Debacle
By Karen Natividadn
When California voters went to the polls in 1978 to decide whether to reinstitute capital punishment, what were they thinking...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the incarceration of South Carolina man for overdue child support payments violated h...
A former Pennsylvania police chief cannot to sue the local government over an employment dispute on free-speech grounds, the U...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that they will consider if plaintiffs who suffered no injury can sue under a law polic...
In a closely watched case that legal observers said helps strengthen Indian tribal sovereignty, an appellate court established...
A key provision in the patent reform bill that would prevent Congress from grabbing funds from the U.S. Patent and Trademark O...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to step into a high-stakes dispute over water rights between a power company and the stat...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case involving a San Francisco pilot's suit against the government for the emot...
Sacramento bankruptcy attorney Thomas A. Willoughby was selected late last week to represent the committee of unsecured credit...
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court to Review Diagnostic Methods Patent Case
By Mandy Jacksonn
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a closely watched case dealing with method patents, its first such case since ...
In her first opinion as chief justice, Tani Cantil-Sakauye sided with California game wardens Monday in a case implicating con...
A bill that would allow farm workers to organize by submitting a petition to the state instead of holding a secret ballot elec...