Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission cracks down on pay-to-play arrangements in public pension fund management, lawy...

In a major victory for plaintiffs lawyers, dispute resolution giant National Arbitration Forum will stop conducting consumer a...

Judge Jonathan S. Fish likes to say he calls balls and strikes just like Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. But lawyers say he...

As the first general counsel of California Pizza Kitchen, Christopher O'Brien draws on his in-house experience and his backgro...

LOS ANGELES - Known for providing communications and community outreach services for transportation, real estate, environmenta...

Fifteen families will receive more than $4.5 million to settle a three-year-old habitability suit against the current and form...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' annual conference is set to begin today as calls mount for the impeachment of Circuit J...

The FDA's plan to regulate a widely used painkiller more strictly has some serious flaws, writes Joy Delman. ...

Small and mid-sized firms are getting matters that not too long ago would have been almost impossible to get, writes Sandy Lec...

A proposed state Senate bill is long overdue and may help to preserve the business investment of many auto dealers in Californ...

Given the economic crisis and the high operational costs of many big law firms, banks are understandably nervous about their e...

Visto Corp. won a $267.5 million licensing deal after settling its lawsuit against Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. in...

Biotech start-ups are increasingly turning to large pharmaceutical companies for funds to bring treatments to market. But lawy...

Fenwick & West corporate partner Dennis DeBroeck found himself in an unusual situation as he hammered out a deal for his c...

Child advocates filed a federal class action Friday alleging California is denying foster children the right to effective assi...

Federal immigration officials quietly cleared the way for some battered women to become eligible for asylum in April. But it's...

Christopher Cox, the recently departed chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and longtime congressman, is returning ...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

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...

A college theater performer and current radio deejay, Judge Jorge C. Hernandez tries to lighten courtroom atmosphere. Lawyers ...

Michael Lovitz, a lawyer for the comically inclined, helps graphic novelists protect their work.

The longtime heads of several public defender's offices around the state are stepping down, leaving their replacements with up...

The California Supreme Court will soon decide whether hidden cameras in the workplace violates employees' privacy rights, writ...

From blackjack dealer to personal-injury lawyer to mediator, Thomas Neal Thrasher knows how to handle the heat.

Companies that caused disease should not complain that the civil justice system is unfair, writes Dean A. Hanley.

By instituting strong internal controls, a company will be more likely to defeat actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices A...

Sonia Sotomayor appears to face a smooth passage to the U.S. Supreme Court after completing her testimony before the Senate Th...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named a slew of new judges to Southern California trial courts, including eight in Los Angeles ...

California juries in asbestos cases aren't fully informed of the effects of their decisions, write Edward R. Hugo and James C....

In U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, a nagging question in Heller Ehrman's bankruptcy...