Will the governor sign a bill that increases penalties paid by minimum wage violators or will he veto on grounds that enough i...

The USDA announced it would allow farmers to continue planting genetically modified sugar beet seeds just weeks after a judge ...

Although abuse and mistreatment in our criminal justice system are not the norm, these incidents occur more than people wish t...

Plaintiffs challenging the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines under U.S. antitrust laws took the...

California's real estate and mortgage lending industries dodged a few bullets and suffered a few minor dings in the waning day...

Can employers conduct criminal background investigations without violating their non-discriminatory policies? By Jaffe D. Dick...

Once thought of as a legal woe for only the largest national corporations, discrimination class actions could be poised to hit...

A judge ordered an affiliate of the world's largest real estate investment services firm to pay a bank and a developer $80 mil...

It is not often a case hits upon two favorite topics: Trade secrets and pie. By Michael Young of Alston & Bird. ...

Lance Armstrong's lawyers met with the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's office Tuesday in what is believed to be their first face-t...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart signed a lease for 17,590 square feet of space at One Market Plaza, solidifying i...

Dozens of sitting judges have donated money to hopefuls for attorney general, a position that carries with it a powerful seat ...

A former executive of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has filed a lawsuit claiming leadership of the power energy firm, and ...

A former hospital CEO was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud sch...

Walnut Creek-based The PMI Group Inc., one of the largest private mortgage insurance companies in the country, has agreed to p...

The ACLU of Southern California filed a potential class action Tuesday against Fullerton-based Terra Universal, Inc., alleging...

O'Melveny & Myers lawyers in Silicon Valley represented Sunnyvale-based Arcot Systems Inc. in its $200 million cash sale t...

While some may shudder at the 9th Circuit's recent approval of GPS use by the police, perhaps broadening the government's abil...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion to stay a preliminary injunction blocking federal funding of human em...

In the 1920s, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was tried three times for the death of actress Virginia Rappe, setting the stage for soc...

In anticipation of life after Prop. 8, several legislative bills designed to streamline bureaucratic processes for same-sex co...

Family law attorneys should counsel every client about maintenance of his or her online activity. Careless exposure can make o...

Lawsuits against corporations that mark their products with false patent numbers are alive and well after a court ruled Tuesda...

When it comes to document preservation, the interdependence between the professional athlete and agent raises unique legal iss...

The economic crisis should encourage law firms to reassess traditional practices and learn from non-legal businesses, by David...

The chief executives of United Airlines and Continental Airlines have been called to testify about the legality of their plann...

As the recording industry continues to flounder, music companies are switching tactics in an industry-wide lawsuit against a r...

By Lisa Kestenbaum Daily Journal Staff Writer Eric Reifschneider, managing partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf's Palo Alto...

A conservative legal group wants a state appellate court to force Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California's same-sex...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker is fending off a legal malpractice lawsuit seeking more than $100 million in damages ste...