Irell & Manella is mourning the apparent loss of a labor law partner at the firm whose sailboat ran aground unmanned Sunda...

Bruce Friedman of Bingham McCutchen and Kevin Martin of Sonoma Risk Insurance say serious legal disputes must be treated as if...

Kurt Melchior of Nossaman examines a recent decision penned by Justice Walter Croskey, known for writing leading opinions on i...

Although San Francisco Superior Court's new asbestos case management department was well received by both sides of the bar, a ...

A collection of original essays from leading and emerging scholars explores the history, conditions, organization and strategi...

An investment firm has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures, accusing the studio of underreporting revenues...

A woman who falsely confessed to murdering her husband nine years after he was killed but was unable to put on evidence at tri...

Defense counsel replies with a 13-page answer comprised of a mind-boggling 237 single-sentence affirmative defenses. Now what,...

A lighthearted exchange during oral argument was just one signal that the justices of the California Supreme Court are serious...

The psychological interplay between debtor and creditor in a workout frequently involves many issues that go beyond the "law" ...

Airport retailer Hudson Group Retail has sued Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton and a partner who once represented the com...

On Tuesday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decided an unsettled question regarding copyright registration that has ...

His role as a stepfather gave Los Angeles Judge Mark Borenstein insight into the weighty decisions he must make on the bench t...

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The California Supreme Court, which will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a jury should be allowed to hear the allegations ...

Judge Daniel S. Lopez Sits In Juvenile Court by Request - He Wanted to Help Children

Chevron Corp., facing a massive environmental case in Ecuador, has filed court documents claiming the court-appointed expert i...

Change is imminent for lawyers who structure private investments on behalf of millions of clients. That's because Congression...

Showing interest in a case California desperately wants reversed, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Solicitor General...

Tackling a touchy question of state involvement in religion, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review an Arizona tax cr...

G. Christopher Ritter and Paul Roberts of The Focal Point zero in on PowerPoint's reputation for bad presentations and how to ...

A recent Supreme Court decision involving Miranda rights appears to favor the prosecution, writes Richard La Fianza of the San...

The National Football League went down to defeat Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that its joint merchandi...

"The Happy Lawyer" examines the causes of dissatisfaction among lawyers and introduces factors that most influence job ...

What is the most important issue facing copyright law today? Corey Field of Ballard Spahr finds the answer. ...

The battle between a group of California judges and state court administrators is heating up again this week, this time over S...

A young Chinese man who fled to the U.S. after Chinese authorities forcibly aborted the child his girlfriend was carrying and ...

Judge Scott Gordon worked on an international war-crimes tribunal and taught judges in emerging nations how to build justice ...

Kenneth Agran of Whittier Law School says the dormant commerce clause and right to travel are two overlooked constitutional g...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it was closing its antitrust investigation of Google Inc.'s $750 million acquisiti...