Businesses must meticulously fill out their Forms 1099 or face increasing penalties. ...

Rather than actively trying to prove your innocence, perhaps it is best to keep your mouth shut. By Los Angeles attorney Hirbo...

A state appellate case serves as a warning against pursuing meritless patent suits. By Martin H. Nguyen of Keller and Heckman....

Plans to burn a private residence in San Diego County highlights the unfairness of the "emergency exception" in eminent domain...

David V. Myers of Cleveland and his nephew, Brett A. Cohen of Baltimore, pled guilty on Wednesday to insider trading of stock ...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made another judicial appointment Wednesday in a series of appointments he began making last week. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe established an alliance Wednesday with LVN & Associates, a small law firm launched this...

For a decade, Intellectual Ventures has acquired and licensed patents without ever filing a lawsuit. That changed Wednesday, w...

More than 30 percent of law firms and in-house legal departments in a recent survey expected to hire legal professionals in th...

Plaintiffs like Anthony Bochene, who says he would have reconsidered a hip device had he known his surgeon had a financial sta...

More than 80 percent of the nation's 110,000 port truck drivers are classified as independent contractors - a job designation ...

Nearly $15 million in attorney fees that author Clive Cussler previously paid to a production company as part of the legal sag...

Political watchers in San Francisco are speculating about who will replace District Attorney Kamala Harris, who becomes attorn...

Trial court candidates who aren't qualified for the bench in the eyes of the State Bar won't be able to fly under the radar un...

The coalition challenging an Arizona law that punishes businesses for employing illegal immigrants appears to face long odds f...

An FDA advisory committee recommended on Tuesday that the agency give final approval by Jan. 31 to the drug Contrave, develop...

The tab racked up by the nation's largest bank in settling a securities fraud case with former Countrywide Financial sharehold...

How to avoid naked licensing and abandoned trademarks. By Los Angeles attorney William E. Maguire. ...

Sidley Austin relocated its Palo Alto office to a larger space at 1001 Page Mill Road.

Websites like YouTube and Veoh give users around the world the ability to upload and view free content. Copyright holders are ...

Global M&A Network gave Fenwick & West reason to celebrate this holiday season. On Nov. 19, it presented the firm wit...

The time has come for the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down discriminatory provisions in immigration law. By Jennifer M. Chacó...

Women and men need to work together to move the nation toward meaningful equality. By Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila of Snell ...

A federal jury late Tuesday convicted a former Republican congressional candidate of obstruction of justice in connection with...

Why the roles of insurance litigators and regulators should remain separate. By Sam Sorich, Association of California Insuranc...

The county's Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to ask state and federal regulators to investigate allegations mad...

A recent state appellate decision may force consumers to rely on agencies to dispute illegal insurance rate hikes. By Brian S....

A barrage of local, state and federal law enforcement authorities Tuesday arrested 105 suspected gang members in Indio and sur...

In an effort to increase transparency, Japan has instituted a lay judge system similar to the U.S. jury trial. By Sidney Kanaz...

Federal prosecutors recommended three years probation for the main cooperating witness in the KB Home criminal stop options ba...