A filmmaker who secretly worked for a plaintiffs' firm representing Nicaraguans testified Friday that confidential witnesses w...

Gregory Pollack knew he wanted to be a judge, but didn't know the path; winning case after case got him there

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

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...

When it comes to child support payments, Superior Court Commissioner Danny Haukedalen carefully weighs parents' concerns.

A criminal defendant in the Northern District is hoping the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the honest services statute ...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips wants the state Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling that it can be sued over a lawsuit ...

The Walt Disney Co. is on the brink of selling its Miramax film library to a consortium of investors led by billionaire Ron Tu...

The State Water Resources Control Board has appointed its former chief counsel Craig Wilson as the state's first ever Delta Wa...

The state Supreme Court said Irwindale defense lawyer Anthony Robusto did not mishandle a 1992 murder trial that sent his clie...

An Orange County couple agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle claims by the U.S. attorney's office that it bilked government he...

Two annual pass holders who are blind say Disney theme parks in Anaheim and Orlando, Fla. don't treat blind patrons unfairly. ...

Online dispute resolution might be the new kid on the block but it touts certain benefits that outshine the traditional face-t...

With pen, paper, and poster-sized lists, Gretchen W. Taylor helps clients see where there's room for agreement in tough mediat...

Fiduciaries unfamiliar with economic and financial investment issues, relying instead on professional investment advisors, run...

Adding intrigue to the battle between Dole Food and Nicaraguans who say they were sterilized by pesticides, an investigator te...

The concept of a so-called "living" constitution violates the separation of powers, turns judges into policy makers, and weake...

Donald E. deKieffer navigates lawyers through the black and gray markets, breaking down the chaotic landscape of illegal trade...

Mission Viejo auto brokers persuaded a federal appellate court their websites buy-a-lexus.com and buyorleaselexus.com don't in...

Litigator Gregory Evans announced Thursday he has left Milbank Tweed to start a boutique, and taking prominent clients Nike an...

Women's night and a golf store, a "chicks for free" concert and a men's discount on haircuts are just some of the events that ...

One of the most distinctive features of the U.S. Supreme Court's just completed term was the justices' unusual willingness to ...

A federal grand jury is investigating a series of stock trades that took place weeks before two healthcare companies merged in...

A federal jury in Riverside found that the Walt Disney Co. owes $269 million to the British developers of the game show "Who W...

Judge Rose Hom brings a calming demeanor to her Compton court. She attributes that to her devotion to martial arts among other...

After more than four years litigating a state secrets case against the federal government, Jon B. Eisenberg, of Oakland's Eise...

Actor Don Johnson's company persuaded a jury that three companies involved in the production and syndication of the TV show ch...

The federal environmental regulators on Wednesday designated the 51-mile Los Angeles River a "traditional navigable water" pro...

Companies in a massive price fixing case involving thin film transistor-liquid crystal display panels want a federal judge to ...

Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, continued his streak as a feeder to U.S. Supreme Court cl...