Appellate mediations differ from those at the pre-trial level because of the standards of review and rates.

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had the highest reversal rate of any circuit.

Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. reflects on the spectacle, difficulties and vindication that came with representing Micha...

It may seem obvious - if you're at a festival where the main event is the fiery destruction of a 60-foot-tall wooden effigy, y...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the City of New Haven, Conn. should not have discarded the results of a test for fire...

The California Supreme Court on Monday gave workers the ability to bypass cumbersome class-action procedures when they're look...

It is hard to imagine a more compelling case for tax-free treatment than being wrongfully confined behind bars, writes Robert ...

A combination of the recession and several structural changes mean that show business has changed in ways scarcely anticipated...

The U.S. Supreme Court further limited Monday the federal government's ability to pre-empt state laws by allowing New York to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a California 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling Monday in light of its decision last week requ...

Conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore should not be allowed to parody recordings by liberal activist and former Eagle Don Henl...

Attorneys should draft arbitration clauses as carefully as they draft any other contract provision, writes Bernice Conn.

In a case pitting a U.S.-based charity against Russia over possession of thousands of Jewish manuscripts, Russia has dropped i...

A recent 9th Circuit case provides strong incentive for third-party Internet service providers to review their Web site terms ...

Consolidating two California regulatory departments will not result in either streamlining or simplifying oversight, writes Ke...

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday in favor of a group of white firefighters is likely to have major political ramificatio...

Three weeks after federal prosecutors abruptly dropped all racketeering-related charges against supermarket mogul George Torre...

A U.S. judge tossed out the most serious criminal charges against former Numero Uno supermarket titan George Torres earlier th...

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...

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading "Under the Gun" by Kamala D. Harris and answering the questions that follow.

Kamala D. Harris explains the impact of District of Columbia v. Heller on California penal statutes.

Health care, patent and antitrust laws are colliding in cases of branded drug companies paying potential generic competitors t...

If you take the time to participate in one or two social media sites and use them well, you will evolve into a go-to authority...

The attorneys who won a $22 million settlement for newspaper carriers from the Orange County Register earned $8.4 million in f...

A federal jury spared the life Friday of a man who had faced the death penalty for killing three people in a gang-related shoo...

Thomas F. Zuber, who at 37 years old looks even younger than his age, is a large reason that seasoned attorneys are willing to...

Universities looking for a legally acceptable way to increase diversity should consider going SAT-free, writes Patrick Mattimore.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, bucking the trend, is expanding in San Diego, and shopping for lateral partners.

Child psychiatrist William Ayres is fighting charges of child molestation in a trial that has implicated much of San Mateo Cou...

With six months left in the year, it's a good time to take stock of what you can realistically accomplish professionally by De...