Palo Alto-based Cooley struck up an alliance with London-based law firm Olswang as a way to expand its reach past its nine U.S...

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A San Francisco lawyer screwed up a wrongful death lawsuit so badly that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reins...

It's illegal to attack foreign flagged vessels in international waters, writes James Hall. ...

Mark Harvis of the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office describes the important aspects of the Pitchess discover...

Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's historic bid to call his own grand jury will face a critical vote tomorrow and mo...

In "The Art of Lawyering," written for new lawyers seeking to excel, author Dr. Paul Lisnek first delves into the issue...

With amicus curiae briefs being filed in most of the appellate cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme court, ...

In what one land use attorney called a "huge leap forward" for California, builders face more rigorous testing and mitigation ...

Thomas Whitelaw firm says it has mastered the RFP process to get work that normally goes to Big Law. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the NFL's request for antitrust law protection appears to be a protective gesture in fav...

A longstanding feud between Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and one of its former clients is heading to trial next Febru...

As the California Judicial Council rejected two controversial proposed restrictions on judges running for office, Chief Justic...

The future of box-office derivatives became clouded, following a last-minute amendment to Congress' Wall Street reform bill th...

The U.S. Supreme Court considers for the first time whether the Takings Clause of the Fifth and 14th Amendment applies to cour...

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...

Even before it became law in 1988, theft of 'honest services' had been a favorite charge leveled by prosecutors against a lita...

California Attorney General Jerry Brown and 32 other state attorneys general announced Thursday that they and private plaintif...

A memorial service will be held July 6 for Jeffrey M. Rawitz, the late Jones Day partner who co-defended Orange County Sheriff...

A Superior Court Judge has ruled that plaintiffs suing health insurance companies are not bound by a general two-year statute ...

A San Diego jury ordered two title companies to pay several investors nearly $7 million in damages after finding some of the f...

Environmental and fishing groups sued state officials Thursday, claiming they are failing to protect a Northern California riv...

The U.S. Supreme Court avoided ruling Thursday on whether the names of supporters of a Washington state ballot initiative oppo...

Monolithic Power Systems has won battles on two separate fronts against rival chipmaker O2Micro International Ltd. over patent...

Fred von Lohmann, one of the nation's most high-profile advocates for a more expansive view of copyright law, has left the Ele...

Former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso and his wife remained hospitalized Thursday following a serious car accid...

Looking for raw human emotion, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, with a touch of mayhem? Benjamin Shatz of Manatt, Phelps & Ph...

Mediator Mitchel Goldberg of Judicate West says his job is to 'make you open up your eyes' and settle the case. ...

Allowing company technology usage policies to become stagnant is practically an invitation for judicial intervention, say Jaso...