Manuela Albuquerque, a former Berkeley city attorney, is now a partner at Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP. ...

Chicago-based Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP launched Monday in San Francisco with an 11-attorney office speci...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned a pair of habeas corpus cases to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday for reconside...

When it comes to public projects, is California's treatment of precondemnation damages liability fair? By Bradford B. Kuhn of ...

A case pending before the state Supreme Court may make you think twice before entertaining guests in your home. By Michael Wal...

The resolution of Facebook's fight with ConnectU Inc. highlights key concerns when crafting a settlement agreement. By Eleanor...

A wrongful death lawsuit that goes to trial this week against an in-home caregiver calls attention to the largely unregulated ...

Arbitrators should be encouraged to follow the law and not be given license to ignore it. By Richard M. Mosk of the 2nd Distri...

The year is off to a good start for California high-tech and biotechnology companies funded by venture capital investments, es...

In the biggest intellectual property case this term, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared hesitant to change the law to make it eas...

The benefits of cloud computing can be overshadowed if you lose control of your data. By Daniel B. Garrie of Alternative Resol...

Orange County soon will pay a mother as much as $10 million in damages and interest for having taken away her daughters illega...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider if a Philippines-born man lawfully residing in Los Angeles is prevented from challen...

Jones Day advised Sun Valley-based Okami Inc. in its sale of outstanding stock to Santa Fe Springs-based Fuji Food Products Inc.

Former major league baseball player Lenny "Nails" Dykstra - who appeared on television with stock tips as recently as 2009 - ...

Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Culver City ...

Response to complaints by Proposition 8's proponents that former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco b...

California's Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Friday reappointed Shasta County Superior Court Judge Stephen H. Baker and C...

In a setback for Los Angeles' Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs & Shapiro LLP, a 2nd Appellate District panel voted 2-1 Friday to va...

As patent reform legislation moves from the U.S. Senate to the House of Representatives, it is picking up backing from large S...

The Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review a finding that warrantless surveillance via GPS tracki...

An overview of the rules governing speedy trials and preliminary hearings. By Beverly Reid O'Connell of the Los Angeles County...

Bankruptcy may not be the saving grace that many investors and developers hope it is. By Matt Grimshaw of Rutan & Tucker L...

William J. Lafferty, a partner at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, will be sworn in April 20 as a judge of the...

A Web site's terms of use are a potentially valuable content protection tool. By Steven B. Fabrizio and Farnaz M. Alemi of Jen...

Mass copyright cases have skyrocketed, but guidance from published decisions is sorely lacking. By Cindy Cohn of the Electroni...

The state judicial watchdog panel has re-elected Justice Judith D. McConnell and Judge Frederick P. Horn for new terms as the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court takes up Microsoft Corp.'s bid to escape a $290 million patent infringement verdict today in a case tha...

The frustration experienced by homeowners facing foreclosure and unable to get help in lowering their monthly mortgage payment...

AB 1208 is a modest bill that will restore balance in the management of our judicial system. By Quentin L. Kopp, former member...