Big corporations that must defend patent infringement lawsuits are trying to cut costs by hiring a coordinated group of defens...

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Two cities in San Diego County voted in June to end project labor agreements, pre-hire collective bargaining pacts negotiated ...

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Many small and mid-sized law firms performed better last year than managing partners expected, and their leaders are optimisti...

A New York federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission's indecency policy is too vague and ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday sided with California delivery drivers working for a Texas-based company, who...

Greg Valenza of Shaw Valenza examines a 9th Circuit decision on offensive workplace e-mail and First Amendment rights that cou...

The long-troubled East Bay Law School, which failed to have a single student pass the bar exam since its founding in 2003, shu...

James Lyons, Amy Park and Lanelle Meidan of Skadden dissect a 9th Circuit decision that resolves a years long split among dist...

Management often overlooks the possibility that the company's intellectual property may be jeopardized by departing employees,...

The amount of cash raised by venture capital funds hit the lowest level in almost seven years in the second quarter -- an ill ...

Recently, the two-step process for handling wage claims in California has been eviscerated thanks to the state's budget crisis...

Holland & Knight's Linda Allderdice and Todd Steenson discuss a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could lead to more union-fr...

A small Connecticut company is trying to take a big bite out of eBay Inc.'s profits with a patent infringement and trade secre...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan next week after Republicans called Tue...

Lawyers for Attorney General Jerry Brown struggled to persuade a federal appellate panel here on Tuesday that felony arrestees...

Concerned that national health care reform may not deliver on its promise of relieving overcrowded public hospitals, Los Angel...

Attorneys with the Department of Justice said they would not be presenting any evidence or witnesses to challenge a gay rights...

The firm contends the toymaker has refused to pay for representing the company in the Bratz litigation and defending it agains...

Attorneys Walter Lack and Paul Traina were suspended for six months and Thomas Girardi received a reprimand Tuesday for trying...

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Thanks to an unusual program at the Orange County Superior Court, homeowners with looming foreclosures here can drag those len...

The U.S. Energy Department announced Monday it will give $22 million to 11 California companies and research institutions to d...

A San Jose federal judge has certified a class action against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC for antitrust violations. ...

A federal appeals court made it easier Monday for some Guatemalan women to obtain asylum, ruling that immigration judges can c...

The new satellite federal courthouse will house a magistrate judge and various other court-related services. ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent a challenge to Alameda County's ban on gun shows back to a three-judge panel Monday...