The cinematographer suffered two broken legs when he was struck by an 800-pound model airplane while shooting a 20th Century F...

Bankruptcy lawyer Suzzanne Uhland on Tuesday defended her conduct while representing the estate of technology company Sonicblu...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Jay S. Bybee's role in the Bush administration's "torture memos" occurred before he...

Robert Coldren and Mark Alpert of Hart, King & Coldren consider the impact of Guggenheim v. City of Goleta on Penn Central...

O'Melveny & Myers Settles in SONICblue Bankruptcy Case ...

Democrats have opened up another front against the health insurance industry by seeking to eliminate longstanding exemptions f...

Justice Albie Sachs of the first Constitution Court of South Africa shares his experience as his 15-year term comes to an end....

Public interest lawyers want the high court to allow enhanced attorneys' fees when clients receive especially high-quality leg...

K. Eric ("Rick") Friess and Bradford Kuhn of Nossaman says Guggenheim v. City of Goleta gives regulatory takings litigation so...

Supermarket titan George Torres says a trial on the law firm's claim he hasn't paid his legal bills would jeopardize a re-tria...

D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenza explains the additional local employment ordinances that apply to businesses in San Francis...

A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a lawsuit challenging California's marriage laws. ...

Federal Judge George H. Wu's notorious delays are again eliciting exasperation from prosecutors, who have waited four months f...

Angered by furloughs forced on the state's medical board, a group of 35,000 doctors sued California officials Wednesday, claim...

Lawyers who appear before Judge Kathleen Blanchard and those who worked with her when she was a county prosecutor agree she go...

U.S. lawmakers are in early talks to potentially lift the $200 million federal damages cap for train crashes, in response to l...

Some lawyers say state Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet is too pro employer. Bradstreet says the perilous economy requires...

A U.S. appeal court ruling that eBay and its subsidiary Skype did not infringe on two patents was a big win for Irell & Ma...

With all the new firms opening, the ABA's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division conference this week is expected to d...

James L. Reed of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey says prepare for the inevitable patent battle in renewable energy. ...

Jeremiah A. Ho of Whittier Law School delves into the moral issues behind strategic defaults and plays a little devil's advoca...

The bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recognizes same-sex marriages that took place in other states before the passage...

The bill closes a loophole an insurer used to deny workers' compensation benefits to the family of a woman murdered while she ...

U.S. Counsel James Wong of Chinney Capital Ltd. explains why China may have changed its position on international climate trea...

Fenwick & West helped Cisco Systems complete its $2.9 billion purchase of Starent Networks, which helps wireless companies...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the petition of disgraced former Enron Corp. chief executive officer Jeffrey K. ...

A U.S. judge in Santa Ana insisted Tuesday the first criminal trial to arise out of Broadcom's stock option backdating scandal...

The U.S. Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether defense lawyers must warn immigrants of deportation risks if they plead guil...

Former Cooley Godward partners Rick Climan and Jane Ross returned to their old offices to negotiate Onyx Pharmaceuticals acqui...

BROOK - The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation tribe decided to focus on current operations of its Cache Creek Casino Resort rather than...