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...

In a trend that is heating up due to turbulent market conditions, San-Francisco-based Cell Genesys announced a $38 million mer...

Job losses in the legal profession hit a record in June, climbing more than fivefold from May.

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...

The most successful lawyers are the ones who excel at the most important skill of all: client development, Patrick D. Kelly wr...

Judge Vaughn Walker's order in the Prop. 8 case carries shades of the legal reasoning of the civil-rights era, some analysts say.

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was sternly reprimanded for keeping a publicly accessible w...

Keith Wetmore, the unflappable chair of Morrison & Foerster, says he believes the structure of his law firm after the econ...

A federal judge has refused to block a California rule that took effect Wednesday designed to reduce pollution from huge conta...

U.S. employers should be aware of the employment nuances when seeking releases in connection with layoffs, write Jenni Field, ...

The Clean Water Act was rooted in the concept of navigability - deleting that linkage may have far-reaching consequences, writ...