Ruling that attorneys suing Dole Food Co. "deliberately and unabashedly tampered with witnesses," a state court justice Thursd...
The U.S. Supreme Court has regrettably turned an ordinary case into a ruling that could close the doors to justice for victims...
A federal court has held for the first time that state transportation departments can be responsible for pollution caused by h...
The practice of attacking pro bono attorneys for their unpopular clients - be it immigrants or Guanánamo detainees - is gettin...
California Supreme Court
California Legal Circles React to Chief Justice's Surprise Retirement
By John Roemer
Former Chief Justice Malcolm M. Lucas said Thursday his first thought when hearing his successor plans to retire is that the s...
Defense attorneys, prosecutors and bench officers can browse through over 140 motions that Laurie Levenson and Alex Ricciardul...
The opinions of 33 doctors and scientists regarding the safety of Avandia could help plaintiffs resolve thousands of claims ag...
California Supreme Court
Big Shoes: Who Is Next At The Helm of the State Supreme Court?
By Laura Ernden
Speculation begins over who will replace Chief Justice Ronald M. George. ...
Trial lawyers may be close to winning a long-sought tax break allowing them to write off the cost of contingency litigation, p...
Letter to the Editor
Consumer advocates call out for intellectual honesty
By Carla Pinedan
Ronald M. George will be remembered as much for what he accomplished behind the scenes in managing the nation's largest judici...
A Sherman Oaks defense attorney pleaded no contest Wednesday to attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying in court and ...
A real estate investment firm that once touted itself online as a "real estate Costco" is being sued by 20 investors who claim...
A group of former employees of the Toyota manufacturing plant in Fremont that closed down this spring sued Wednesday, claiming...
Attorney General Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that he filed suit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over their moves blocki...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Court Unswayed by Tainted Witness
By John Roemer
A case that has divided the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over a star witness who lied about his Purple Heart won't get an...
California's Three Strikes Law celebrated its sweet 16th birthday this past spring. Harvey Gee of the Office of the Federal Pu...
Perspective
Trademark Infringers Expose Credit Card Service Providers
By Carla Pinedan
Theodore Monroe explains how credit card transaction service providers could be charged with knowingly contributing to the tra...
The battle between providers of commercial general liability policies and the courts over the limits of coverage is nothing ne...
California Chief Justice Ronald M. George announced Wednesday he will return to private life after 38 years on the bench, the ...
Mitch Kamin, head of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, announced Wednesday he will be stepping down from the organization to join Bir...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Class Actions Could Hinge on Economics
By Evan George
Should a U.S. district judge considering class certification ever take into account the potentially ruinous damages that could...
California Chief Justice Ronald M. George says he is leaving after 14 years because he wants to depart at the "top of my game....
CB Richard Ellis Investors acquired a five-building Oakland office portfolio from Shorenstein Properties.
Big corporations that must defend patent infringement lawsuits are trying to cut costs by hiring a coordinated group of defens...
Setting an aggressive agenda for California employment law. ...
California lawyers companies turn to first. ...
Two cities in San Diego County voted in June to end project labor agreements, pre-hire collective bargaining pacts negotiated ...
Will the state Supreme Court end wage-and-hour disputes in California? ...