Class actions filed on behalf of people in wheelchairs have a lot of money riding on certification issues. By David Faustman a...

The seven-year dispute over box-office flop "Sahara," featuring a jury trial, six appeals and tens of millions of dollars in l...

How will determination of future medical expenses be affected if insurers can no longer deny coverage based on a pre-existing ...

A California woman's lawsuit seeking employee benefits lands before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday and an ou...

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A new class action against Wells Fargo & Co. seeks to piggyback on an earlier case in which plaintiffs won $203 million in...

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement senior attorney was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Monday...

Judge Samuel Diaz pushes for accountability, not just from the youths he sees in his courtroom, but also from the institutions...

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday for the ninth time in 11 cases after it found an in...

Jones Day represented mixed martial arts company Explosion Entertainment LLC in its acquisition by Zuffa LLC.

Despite an increase in foreign bribery prosecutions, judges have had little chance to weigh in on some of the most basic featu...

A former teacher and education advocate, Referee Sherri Sobel is known for her forceful views and hands-on approach.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for TiVo Alviso ...

The Vagos Motorcycle Club sued Riverside County's former district attorney, several law enforcement authorities and the city o...

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. will bring on a new Los Angeles-based general counsel March 28. ...

Bad communication across cultures is never a good thing and can cost the attorney existing and future business. By Lindsey Mar...

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Parties who prefer to mediate their disputes rather than face a jury trial should be consistent in their use of pre-dispute re...

The state Department of Real Estate is warning homeowners away from lawyers and others claiming to offer mortgage relief throu...

A company that has rented out boats in Golden Gate Park for nearly 70 years will be allowed to continue doing so - at least fo...

Trial lawyers who are prepared for foreign-language depositions and trials best serve their clients. By Rebecca M. Aragon of V...

Owners of famous brands face new risks that may impair the distinctiveness of their mark. By Steven B. Fabrizio and Gianni P. ...

California fiduciaries have come under fire again after a recent scandal was exposed involving one of their own. Hundreds of t...

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' intervention in a whistleblower lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Mye...

Judge Karen Ackerson-Brazille now presides over a courthouse in Compton, where she found herself on the wrong side of the law ...

Following the closure of Howrey LLP, a dozen former Howrey lawyers have moved to new firms.

Multimillion-dollar real estate deals scrawled on bar napkins can still constitute legally binding agreements, a recently publ...

Judge Harold E. Kahn explains how he cleared the asbestos backlog in San Francisco Superior Court and cut the caseload by half...

The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel hosted its 50th Annual Seminar March 10 and 11 at the Millennium Biltmo...