The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a San Mateo County murder conviction Tuesday, saying the prosecutor showed ra...

Bonus depreciation and Section 179 relief depress jobs and wages, which creates a vicious cycle, writes Theodore P. Seto.

The budget crisis isn't to blame for our overburdened family courts; the culprit is poor management, writes Fred Silberberg.

Many companies assume that they own all IP relating to a product simply because they paid for the labor and materials, writes ...

When confronted with allegations of patent infringement from, one should refrain from racing to the courthouse for declaratory...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Hess has recused himself from a lawsuit involving a photo of pop star Miley Cyrus maki...

A Supreme Court holding expands the power of the FCC and has broadcast corporations polishing their censoring equipment during...

A child psychologist accused of molesting patients could have conducted appropriate exams when he touched young boys' genital,...

With the Obama administration's antitrust enforcers grabbing attention by targeting Silicon Valley's biggest companies, attorn...

Laid-off employees of San Francisco-based law firm Thelen have filed a second class action demanding that the firm's ex-partne...

Former lawyer Mitchell Roth and a foreclosure consultant he worked with, Paul Noe Jr. — both based in Sherman Oaks — are accus...

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

A Santa Clara County judge withheld crucial evidence in a 1983 death penalty case she prosecuted as a lawyer - evidence that c...

Under current law, chemicals do not have to be proven safe to get on or stay on the market, writes Jennifer Rogers.

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an immigration judge's refusal to extend an immigrant's cas...

John E. McDermott, the former chair of Howrey's commercial trial practice group, replaced Magistrate Judge Jennifer T. Lum.

A split between circuit courts is developing over an exception to the Communications Decency Act, writes David D. Johnson.

The addition of McKee Nelson is the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions that have helped Bingham McCutchen move fro...

An appellate court recently clarified school districts' liability under the mandatory Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, w...

Readers weigh in on judicial impartiality and the Clean Water Act.

The government shouldn't absolve GM of responsibility for its defective products in its bankruptcy deal, writes Christine D. S...

A showdown is brewing between an appellate justice and a defense lawyer who both serve on a statewide committee that oversees ...

A bankruptcy judge approved a plan late Sunday that will allow General Motors Corp. to drop its liability on vehicle-related i...

If ASCAP is correct that a public performance occurs whenever a ringtone is downloaded, it stands to collect tens of millions ...

The California Supreme Court held Thursday that juvenile felony priors can count as strikes, overturning a lower court to the ...

The perception that the U.S. Supreme Court is split into two factions, with Justice Anthony M Kennedy straddling the divide, o...

Melanie M. Poturica and Lauren C. Liebes explain whether a casual dating relationship or friendship create enough of an associ...

For public officials who receive free event tickets and for people who provide them, the world has become more complex, writes...

Skadden Arps helped close a deal involving the purchase of a company that provides natural gas and oil pipeline servicing.

Those eager to comment on the legality of settlements in the West Bank should check out what American law has to say on the su...