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

Most attorneys enter the profession fueled by a passion for justice and the law, but somewhere along the way, the job just fee...

Plaintiffs' lawyers are sponsoring a bill to allow Californians injured by foreign nationals driving rental cars to serve laws...

Former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. chief executive Gregory L. Reyes was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $15 mil...

Stopping short of striking down the federal honest services fraud statute, the U.S. Supreme Court nevertheless gave hope to wh...

Arbitration is not a run-up to settlement, says Gordon Ownby of Cooperative of American Physicians Inc.

As it gears up for a second round in its fight with Mattel Inc. over the Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment Inc. is also battling ...

Almost $700 million worth of relief could be on the way for struggling homeowners in California, the U.S. Treasury Department ...

A San Francisco lawmaker said Wednesday he will ask the California legislature to reconvene a special task force to provide re...

Manufacturers of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels are attempting to knock out the claims of three major comp...

Four partners and one associate from the West Los Angeles legal powerhouse Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro ha...

Lawyers for Toyota Motor Corp. ignited controversy Wednesday by objecting to the proposed appointment of former state Court of...

A lawyer who advised on the purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer six years ago is now helping the cash-strapped movie studio draw u...

Philip O'Neill explores the most urgent arms control issues facing the world community, providing historical background and su...

Thousands of Wells Fargo investors, who were shocked to find their holdings frozen during the financial crisis in 2008, have r...

What are the worst consequences for failing to engage in proper estate planning? Howard Klein of Feinberg MIndel Brandt & ...

How you draft your fee agreement affects tax treatment and how much money you ultimately recover, says Robert Wood of Wood &am...

In a sweeping victory for YouTube parent Google Inc., a New York federal judge dismissed Viacom Inc.'s $1 billion copyright in...

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle allegations it knowingly submitted false claims to go...

Judge Jon Rolefson stays on top of uncollected court fees as a way to avoid layoffs and ensure justice.

Larrabee Mehlman Albi Coker, a law firm specializing in immigration law, leased 10,681 square feet of office in the Sorrento M...

Can grilled chicken give you cancer? That's the question a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit wants a California trial court to...

As companies inch toward hiring again, employment lawyers foresee a renewed wave of unfair competition and trade secret litiga...

In the past year, major law firms have been repositioning for the economic downturn by reapplying the ranks of their once-thri...

Last year's severe recession took its toll on Southern California's biggest law firms, as clients pulled back on legal spendi...

When Tom Muller arrived from New York City to start work at one of Los Angeles' oldest and most revered law firms, the city, s...

ATM cardholders who allege that certain banks have illegally fixed the fees paid to ATM owners for non-customer withdrawals ha...

The past year saw one of the bleakest climates for entertainment-related acquisitions in recent history, except for a few sunn...

In a rare case, a federal judge was asked to decide between a 5-year sentence and life imprisonment for a Long Beach man who ...

Nixon Peabody's Silicon Valley office professes to be poised for growth by announcing its move to office space with room for 2...