A decorated 19-year Air Force flight officer is the latest to challenge the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" law that was us...
The ruling bars a local water district from proceeding with a $20 million reservoir and pipeline project because of concerns t...
California heirs in California are trying to recover a painting stolen by the Nazis that is now in a Spanish museum. ...
A Santa Clara County judge refused to dismiss a malpractice claim against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett by former client Pred...
Attorneys who won a massive $677 million jury award against nursing home company are refuting defense claims of juror miscondu...
Best Best & Krieger is the latest firm to benefit from the imminent wind-down of McDonough Holland & Allen. ...
A Los Angeles federal judge has dealt a blow to the EPA's efforts seeking cleanup of contaminated groundwater in San Bernardi...
The mediation profession is almost lily-white, and about as male as the Green Bay Packers. In an age of diversity, this needs ...
Superior Court officials did nothing illegal by destroying mediators' files, state administrators have concluded. ...
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, which has a strong market in China, is being investigation for alleged violations of the Foreign Cor...
Perspective
Current Equity and Employment Challenges for U.S. Multinationals in China
By Carla Pinedan
While China offers many opportunities, legal obstacles abound. Is doing business here worth it for U.S. multinationals? Valeri...
A San Bernardino County jury shot down a $12 million lawsuit in which two young men blamed Yamaha Corp. for injuries they suff...
Law Practice
Principles or Rules: What Is the Best Approach to Regulation?
By Carla Pinedan
To clarify the process used to draft the new Rules of Professional Conduct, read the conclusion to a review of two rule-making...
A lawyer copes with her son's journey from coma through rehabilitation, by Marie Lawson Fiala. ...
The former presiding judge of San Bernardino County was on track to become an accountant before law school and uses his busin...
The 2nd District Court of Appeal has allowed a lawsuit against McDonald's, TGI Friday's, Applebee's and other chain restaurant...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Investors Can't Sue Funds Under U.S. Securities Law
By Laura Ernden
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that shareholders don't have a private right of action to enforce a feder...
Some of the physicians represented by the medical group at City of Hope are suing the group's management over the ugly legal b...
Jack Quirk explores the meaning of birthright citizenship, while Philip A. Rafferty applies Judge Vaughn Walker's definition o...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Regulators Push for 'Orphan' Drug Treatments
By Mandy Jacksonn
An employee of Novato-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. works on a purifying process for the drug Aldurazyme, which is used ...
Charles Robinson : The Regents of the University of California ...
St. John Knits : Daniel Burke ...
Mozilla Corp. : Harvey Anderson ...
Method Products Inc. : Allyson Willoughby ...
Teigue Thomas : Acer America Corp. and Gateway Inc. ...
New rules offer corporate governance activists important leverage in seeking reform agenda, and an inexpensive alternative to ...
A team of San Francisco lawyers from Morrison & Foerster represented Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics in its recent suc...
Joshua Floum : Visa Inc. ...
Anyone who hoped Tani Cantil-Sakauye, when she becomes chief justice, would overturn the California Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling...
The California Supreme Court suspended the law licenses of two San Jose lawyers Wednesday on the recommendation of the State B...