For Judicate West mediator and arbitrator Robert N. Dobbins, settling cases is not so different than running 26.2 miles.

Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the governor's choice for chief justice of California, was described Wednesday as an independent thinker ...

A Fresno federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging state protections for a popular sport fish are harming endangered salmon ...

The Obama administration on Wednesday nominated former Sacramento police chief Albert Nájera to be the new U.S. Marshal for th...

Mid-sized California companies are seeing big opportunities in international growth, according to HSBC's latest International ...

A San Jose judge has tried to split the difference in a legal battle between Facebook Inc. and a company that aggregates infor...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speedy nomination of Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye as the state's next chief justice took many peop...

The annual Comic-Con comic book convention hits full speed Thursday in San Diego, with entertainment executives, lawyers, agen...

Pleasanton has agreed to lift a cap on new housing to settle a closely watched lawsuit that accused the city of flouting state...

While the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has listened to critics and reformed its initiative to speed up the processing of c...

Capital One Bank may have violated the federal Truth In Lending Act with some of its credit card solicitations, a divided fede...

Downey Brand of Sacramento opened a temporary regional office in San Francisco earlier this year, but recently found the ideal...

After taking a road trip to Arizona, K.J. Greene of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says he "ain't going back there no more." ...

Under the Romero Bill, students attending certain schools may enroll in higher performing schools in other districts, regardle...

Should you switch from a net fee contract to a gross fee contract if the IRS approves a deduction for client costs in continge...

The Judicial Council has revoked an affirmative defense for breach of express warranty claims. Paul Killion and John Loveman o...

Los Angeles County Superior Court held its final scheduled closure day Wednesday-or maybe not. Court officials are counting on...

Read what some of them had to say. ...

The state Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips over its representatio...

A little-noticed case in Los Angeles County Superior Court may shed new light on why a federal grand jury in Manhattan is now ...

While employers should implement social media policies to curb careless conduct, it is important not to stifle creativity, cau...

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In a strange twist of political fortunes, nearly half of California's 58 district attorneys will likely be new to the job when...

Lance Armstrong has hired white-collar defense attorney Bryan D. Daly to represent him as federal authorities investigate poss...

San Jose defense lawyer Jamie Harley faces prison and possible disbarment after being convicted Tuesday of laundering money fo...

A judge on Tuesday ordered film financier David Bergstein and his former business partner to hand over records and give deposi...

Solicitor General Elena Kagan edged closer to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday when the Senate Judicia...

East Coast firms remain among the most prestigious in the country in the eyes of associates surveyed for Vault.com's annual la...

The Heller Ehrman bankruptcy has reached fever pitch in the last week with 30 new filings on key issues, ranging from sharehol...

Orange County is poised to become the epicenter of pain pump litigation. ...