The three-judge panel overseeing California prisons litigation made a difficult decision at a difficult time, writes Hadar Avi...

A recent 9th Circuit decision is a reminder to managers that they may not be entirely immune to claims for unpaid wages, write...

The California Supreme Court has refused to hear a high-profile case that trial lawyers rallied behind, hoping to overturn sta...

Judith M. Ryan loved practicing law, and she loved being a judge. But she found the ideal work/life balance when she became a ...

When U.S. District Judge George H. Wu issues a decision, you can be assured he has thought about it for a while - sometimes, a...

Routine real estate and land use deals have become more complicated as bankruptcy filings increase. ...

A former priest convicted of sexually abusing children is being held in federal custody as a material witness in connection wi...

Readers weigh in on the validity of claims defending the MICRA cap.

Attorneys Steven A. Nichols, left, and Rob Marcereau, of Rutan & Tucker in Costa Mesa, have won a string of legal victorie...

Commissioner William Hochman treats the cases that come before him in small-claims court with respect, issuing opinions that e...

In an unusual conclusion to an oral argument session over military veterans' pleas for help with suicide and other issues, Chi...

Before there were victims of Sept. 11, shop owners in the area were victims of eminent domain to make way for the Twin Towers'...

A conservative nonprofit that lost last year's same-sex marriage case at the California Supreme Court was back in court Wednes...

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law legislation last week that limits when public entities can recover attorney fee...

Steven Bochner seems to have gone through his entire 28-year career at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati without making ene...

A federal court jury has convicted two and acquitted one in a high end mortgage fraud scheme. ...

Using a novel legal argument, Philip Morris USA said the city of San Francisco violated the tobacco giant's free speech rights...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has scribbled outside the legal lines with his blue pencil, according to a lawsuit filed late Wedne...

Efforts to address mortgage modification fraud continued Wednesday with State Bar resignations and Attorney General initiative...

All lawyers should develop a healthy respect for Bryan Garner and "Black's Law Dictionary," writes Jacquelyn Gentry. ...

A prime candidate for increased enforcement is tax collection on income of globally mobile employees, writes Sinead Kelly. ...

A ruling against a Wal-Mart environmental impact report was unprecedented, but shouldn't have come as a surprise, writes Jeffr...

In a quick one-two punch a San Francisco federal judge and a state appellate panel may have dealt a deathblow to the DVD copyi...

The head of the film finance department at Creative Artists Agency has received a license from the Securities and Exchange Com...

Denis Binder examines the current state of litigation involving lead paint.

4th District Court of Appeals' branch issues tentative rulings, but other courts won't follow suit. ...

Bankruptcy Judge Edward Jellen wants those who appear before him to feel heard as he dispenses justice with efficiency and com...

A Roundup of General Counsels for California's Largest Companies ...

Over the past year, as part of our Corporate Counsel Q&A series, Daily Journal reporters have sat down with more than 60 l...

James Strother, General Counsel, Wells Fargo & Co. ...