Palo Alto-based computer hardware giant Hewlett-Packard Co. continued its shopping spree outside of the hardware business Mond...

A decade into the new millennium, how far have women litigators progressed in a profession dominated by men? By Penelope Parme...

A hearing Monday in San Jose federal court did little to resolve a heated battle between two plaintiffs firms that has serious...

Production company Celador International filed papers on Friday seeking $50 million in pre-judgment interest on a $269.4 milli...

Exposing the company's two billionaire co-founders to a round of fresh liability, a federal Los Angeles judge ruled Monday tha...

The Republic of Ecuador, which has seen its judicial system come under attack by Chevron Corp. in the last year, has taken a s...

Allowing evidentiary objections in trial court saves time for appellate courts and simplifies civil proceedings but only when ...

As thousands of Kaiser health workers cast a vote starting this week on whether to switch to a rival union, lawyers for both s...

In an unusual foreign bribery case, a federal judge said Monday that prosecutors breached a corporate defendant's attorney-cli...

A recent state appellate decision clarifies issues of responsiveness and responsibility related to public contracting bid case...

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There are high expectations in the Northern District of California for new U.S. attorney Melinda L. Haag, especially among att...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

The National Institutes of Health announced Friday that it would resume grant funding for human embryonic stem cell research, ...

The multi-district litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden unintended acceleration problems just got bigger, with a ...

Longtime San Diego County Counsel John Sansone is retiring in January to teach law.

A former supervisor with U.S. Immigration and Customs' Enforcement in L.A., and his wife, defrauded the federal government of ...

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...

A former Marine and 4th degree black belt in American Kenpo finds use in military strategy and martial arts principles for lit...

When the San Diego Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance last month, easing regulations on wineries, the intent was to enco...

Will the eastern Mediterranean Sea reserve of natural gas provoke hostility or a promote greater cooperation among surrounding...

Civil rights lawyers who filed a wide-ranging lawsuit Friday against California for allowing school districts to charge fees f...

When it comes to in limine motions there are some that you should never bother to draft, by Curtis E.A. Karnow of the S...

Experts say the U.S. government is likely to meet a hostile 9th Circuit if it decides to appeal last week's ruling by a Rivers...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday affirmed a federal jury verdict in Chevron's favor against native Nigerian...

Lawsuits are likely on the horizon after last week's massive explosion and fire in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno that,...

Does President Barack Obama's newly constituted National Labor Relations Board signal a turning point for organized labor? By ...

We demand a lot from jurors, but we often fail to equip them properly. Here are five simple guidelines to help jurors tackle c...

In a closely-watched copyright case, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that a computer software program cannot legall...

Television announcers speed-read reams of medical warnings in 30-second drug commercials, but the pharmaceutical industry hasn...