Lawyers for the Heller Ehrman estate achieved near-unanimous approval of the firm's liquidation plan last week. ...

The legal and political-consulting firm started by two former state senators, Joe Dunn and Martha Escutia, has merged with an ...

The Sacramento legal community Monday mourned the coming loss of law firm McDonough Holland & Allen, a longtime pillar in ...

The Walt Disney Co. has asked a judge to dismiss claims filed by the developer of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" in the dispu...

A popular trick used by businesses to get their email advertisements past spam filters is not illegal, the California Supreme ...

A new twist has emerged in the case of a bankruptcy trustee suing O'Melveny & Myers and one of its partners for allegedly ...

At the Obama administration's urging, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would review whether a class action against Chase ...

Banking lawyers expect lending institutions to work harder to support nationwide foreclosure-tackling efforts as a result of a...

William Thompson and Jennifer Friedman discuss the sudden demise of the California Crime Laboratory Review Task Force and the ...

Maggie Jessup of Platform Strategy advises new attorneys on how to add some octane to their careers. ...

Rick Rayl and Bradford Kuhn of Nossaman examine a recent court decision that emphasizes the need for courts to intervene where...

For the first time, the IRS recognizes same-sex couples as a unit for federal tax purposes. Clifford Davidson of Proskauer exp...

In "Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber," Scott Christianson presents the first complete chronicle...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday declined to decide a key question on attorney-client privilege left unresolved by...

Doctors' handwriting is under a microscope as the FDA looks to reduce medication errors. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Los Angeles group's political advocacy for organizations designated by the governme...

Bill McTaggart became a Glendale traffic court commissioner last year after a long career as an insurance defense and business...

Thousands of miles separate California attorneys from the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But that hasn't stopped them ...

Vice president and general counsel, Chevron Energy Solutions San Francisco ...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman lawyers led by Palo Alto-based corporate heavyweights Jorge del Calvo and Allison Leopold Till...

Kenneth Schroeder, the former chief executive officer who has been battling the SEC for years over its allegations over his ro...

A federal grand jury in San Diego has handed up an eight-count indictment charging Donny Love Sr. with the use of a weapon of ...

A State Bar Court judge has cut off the right to practice of another lawyer accused of running a mortgage-modification scheme....

Palo Alto-based Cooley represented Web.com in its acquisition of Register.com for $135 million with a team led by Palo Alto co...

The 1st District Court of Appeal sided with defense lawyers Friday in a battle over public money for murder investigations in ...

Dave Carothers, managing partner in the San Diego office of Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger, recalled how a Los Angeles Su...

Nearly four years after a monthly prison publication and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reached a...

The Veterans HALO clinic launched on June 16 with lawyers working together with a host of nonprofits to help homeless veterans...

The state appeals court has ruled that state laws authorize administration of insulin to students only by licensed health care...

Delinquent Mello-Roos taxes are shaping up to be a potentially disastrous situation for already cash-strapped public agencies,...