James Rule of UC Berkeley's Center for the Study of Law and Society examines the blurring of boundaries protecting our privacy...
An attorney for a key witness in the Broadcom stock option-backdating trial testified before a jury Friday that a federal pros...
The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in November, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...
Kevin Culhane has learned from life's lessons, starting from the loss of his sister at a young age to the loss of a law partne...
A federal judge has ruled that a $5 million putative class action lawsuit alleging Starbucks Corp. failed to pay overtime and ...
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A federal judge on Friday heard arguments and debated with attorneys about whether the taking of someone's DNA upon a felony a...
As the new president of the San Diego County Bar Association, Patrick Hosey wants to help prepare lawyers, both young and old,...
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David Higgins of Higgins Settlement Law questions whether structured settlements and fees make sense during a recession ...
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Daniel McMillan of Jones Day explains the new American Arbitration Association rules governing the construction industry. ...
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The firm's Los Angeles offices advised Vivendi on the $5.8 billion sale of its stake in NBC Universal to General Electric, a p...
Two-dozen luminaries from the antitrust community grappled Thursday with how to make the federal government's guidelines for m...
Cyn Yamashiro of Loyola Law School says with a broken juvenile justice system, selection of a new probation chief deserves pub...
San Francisco Superior Court has finalized approval to create a single asbestos case management department. ...
Western Shoshone tribal members fighting to halt a huge gold mine expansion on a sacred mountain in Nevada got some help Thurs...
The state Supreme Court is set to clarify whether introducing forensic evidence in criminal cases requires live testimony by t...
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The stock option backdating trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer nearly slipped off the rails Thursday as an inc...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
A San Francisco attorney continues to battle on behalf of two Nevada ranchers, racking up rulings that could have big implicat...
Former sex crimes prosecutor Kathleen Diesman demands respect and preparation from the lawyers who appear in her Long Beach co...
A San Diego judge was admonished for misusing court resources Wednesday and a Sacramento judge went before the judicial perfor...
Jonathan Drimmer and Christian Jordan of Steptoe & Johnson tackle the issue of insuring against FCPA liability for directo...
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House Approves SEC Legislation
By Pia Sarkarn
The House of Representatives approved legislation to give the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to issue nation...
A federal prosecutor said he would try Gregory Reyes on backdating related charges that were reversed by an appeals court, the...
A civil service hearing officer blasted L.A. DA Steve Cooley Wednesday for ignoring subpoenas to testify about allegations he ...
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be seeking to avoid a broad constitutional ruling in a dispute over ocean-front p...