Law enforcement officials for the city and county on Monday denounced Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to reduce the man...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips advised the audit committee of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the company's acquisition of Swit...

New Laws of 2011

Some market observers expect Tesla's successful IPO, which made the biggest splash in 2010, is a signal that the time is ripe ...

What is the standard to determine patent infringement by active inducement? The Supreme Court is set to answer that soon. By K...

Public entities should not have to continually update their facilities to retain design immunity. By Julie Veit and Christine ...

Public employers have a valuable resource to limit repeated disruptions classified as more than merely annoying speech. By Kim...

The review of arbitration awards by trial courts poses potentially serious consequences to our overtaxed system. By Frank J. C...

The attorney for the American Indian tribe and environmental activists, who are challenging the federal permitting process for...

San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert C. Coates retired Sunday after serving more than 28 years on the bench. ...

MGA Entertainment Inc. has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to delay its trial against Mattel Inc. over the Bratz d...

The conflict between federal regulators, failed bank directors and their attorneys heated up another degree when a national tr...

Market observers said they don't believe the successful IPO means that the outlook is better for bank IPOs or IPOs in general,...

James F. Horton II is one of a handful of California death-row inmates released since reinstatement of the death penalty in 19...

Jane Via defies the Vatican's ban on women in the priesthood. During the day, she works as a lawyer. At night, she pastors her...

Nominees to federal courts in California and to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during the first two years of President ...

A 9th Circuit decision regarding indirect source review programs may have a very direct effect on local government's ability t...

Even after brokering a last-minute deal with Republicans to confirm 19 stalled judicial nominees near the end of the lame-duck...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided time and again with government snoops in 2010 as the Fourth Amendment's ban on unr...

The legal industry in 2010 underwent a sea change. Firms become leaner after deep cuts in 2008 and 2009 and now the industry i...

With a wave of expired contracts between unionized hospitality workers and hotels, the new year is expected to be a busy one f...

With few wins to date, the Federal Trade Commission hasn't given up on its mission to end patent settlements between pharmaceu...

In his last week in office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named four attorneys to various boards and committees.

After dabbling in children's theater and working at a kids' camp, Commissioner Walter H. Kubelun seemed a perfect fit for fami...

General Counsel for San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco ...

Men's Central Jail, run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, still has some of the same conditions that led to a la...

Being aware of cultural bias and background leads to more successful negotiating. By Cathy Yanni and Maureen B. Dear of JAMS. ...

A murder trial highlights the fear and prejudice that gripped American society after World War II. By Mark A. Weitz of Weitz M...

The Internal Revenue Service should wipe out taxes on recoveries by those wrongfully convicted. ...