Two death row inmates whose executions were put on hold by a federal judge have renewed a challenge to the state's lethal inje...

Larry S. Watanabe responds to article, "Law Firms Wary of Lateral Hires." ...

When voting for a new attorney general, factor in the candidate's business, not just criminal, policies. By John H. Sullivan o...

Demystifying the transition from private practice to academia. By Briana Rosenbaum of Stanford Law School. ...

The latest transactions by California attorneys.

When a duo of senior lawyers left Cooley for Dewey & LeBoeuf, Cooley's chairman said the departures would have "a liberat...

General Counsel of Sanmina-SCI Corp.San Jose ...

Incumbent labor union Service Employees International Union bested its rival, National Union of Healthcare Workers, in a an el...

Lawmakers passed a budget early Friday morning - 100 days into the new fiscal year - and in it preserved a deal brokered in J...

Days after a $545 million settlement was announced that would resolve a nationwide class action against Farmers Group Inc., pl...

The legal sector gained 2,500 jobs nationwide in September, according to a preliminary report released Friday by the U.S. Depa...

An attempt by Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, to authorize the sale of the fabled Del Mar Fairgrounds, home to thoroughbre...

Bank of America's decision to suspend foreclosure sales of under-water homes in all 50 states reflects the nation's broad conf...

A federal judge has dismissed the single narrow claim that remained in Chevron Corp.'s malicious prosecution lawsuit against a...

Having a manager who ignores company practices will not necessarily sink the entire ship. By Frances Rogers of Liebert Cassidy...

Dealing with social media use in the workplace, is anything private? By Michael A. Sands and Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni of Fenwi...

The way a story is told at trial can win or lose your case. By Los Angeles litigator E. Lynn Malchow. ...

In a first-of-its kind case, Chevron Corp. is suing Kern County to try to recoup $3.5 million in property taxes for supplement...

Google Inc. has been battling lawsuits claiming that the company's practice of selling trademarks for paid advertisements on i...

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Superior Court Judge ...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

Judge Michael J. Rushton's former career as a hardcore gang and homicide prosecutor did not prepare him for the fallout from t...

Farmers Group Inc. has agreed to a $545 million settlement of a nationwide class action that alleged the insurer overcharged m...

Overseeing traffic court provides him with a flurry of activity, but Judge Blizzard has his sights on more intellectual pursui...

A federal grand jury indicted Orange County attorney Gerald L. Wolfe on wire fraud charges for allegedly running a multi-milli...

Mary Carter Andrues, of Arent Fox began her term as President of the Federal Bar Association's Los Angeles chapter on Thursday...

Further tightening the reins on real estate brokers amid the housing bust, a state appellate court held that brokers for selle...

A man who secretly videotaped his conversations with an Ecuadorean judge is fighting the Republic of Ecuador's attempts to tak...

As two rival unions tally votes this week in their bid to control the largest bargaining unit of health care workers in Califo...

The State Bar announced Thursday that it has filed discipline charges against Sacramento-area lawyer James D. Sandison just on...