There are two components of selling your services: safety and effectiveness, write Robert N. Kohn and Lawrence M. Kohn in "Sel...

When R. Paul Howes was a federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. in the 1990s, he improperly paid witnesses and later lied about...

Thomas Lambert's strategy for expanding Mitchell Silberberg as it moves into New York and Washington, D.C: taking his time. ...

A divided federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the U.S. foreign policy of not recognizing the Armenian genocide trumps ...

Last week's $825 million deal between DreamWorks and Mumbai-based Reliance Big Pictures shows the film industry may have found...

Since many malpractice claims involve missed deadlines or administrative errors, attorneys must use all tools at their disposa...

In "The Great Decision," the authors concentrate on the real people and politics behind the case that shaped legal history, wr...

A less than fully independent special counsel to investigate torture will produce just another lengthy report to go in the dus...

A 'Crawford' defense can be a headache for all involved, write Francesca C. Svarcas and Ashley Hansson. ...

Despite campaign promises to move away from secrecy in litigation, the Obama administration continues to assert that an Islami...

Efforts employing law to address climate change issues are impressive - but whether they'll really create meaningful change is...

The planned merger of pharmaceutical giants Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth will eliminate competition and cause drug prices to spike, a...

New statistics surfaced last month charting the gender pay gap in the U.S. workforce, and, on first glance, women's earnings i...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

Readers weigh in on the value of the Judicial College, a two-week educational program for new California judges.

The California Senate passed by a slim majority of 21 to 19 on Thursday a plan to reduce the state's prison population by roug...

Former appellate court justice Candace D. Cooper spends her free time with needle and thread, ski poles and virtual mobsters. ...

A new administration, the recession and the impact of technology are all conspiring to bring once-in-a-generation changes to e...

"Buy American" provisions in the stimulus bill can actually put more hardships on U.S. cities and companies, writes Susan Kohn...

Hildebrandt's quarterly report on the health of the legal industry is in, and the results aren't looking good for Los Angeles ...

Though it's understandable legislators want to protect homeowners from predators, two proposed bills would throw the baby out ...

An appellate court has made short work of a construction company's complaints against the mandatory arbitration program for re...

A federal court of appeal has cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against immigration officials over prolonged detentio...

In a move that could have statewide impact, San Diego landlords will be getting immediate relief, following a decision Tuesday...

Relations between judges and the Administrative Office of the Courts have grown even rockier after Chief Justice Ronald M. Geo...

As the search for a new U.S. attorney in the Northern District of California narrows to three people, speculation has turned t...

Readers weigh in on Caltrans' legal foot-dragging and the order to reduce the California prison population.

Two producers who own the rights to the "Terminator" franchise filed for bankruptcy protection in Los Angeles on Monday, listi...

As San Diego's Accredited Home Lenders seeks to end two years of shareholder litigation, it has stumbled on obstacles that may...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law Wednesday that was designed to help heirs of Holocaust vict...