San Diego County Superior Court Judge William Mudd insisted on keeping order in his courtroom, despite the media frenzy that a...

Although the courts have ruled on cases involving brands, slogans, logos and product packaging, there is a dearth of guidance ...

The case that became the poster child for abusive lawsuits might at long last be over. ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has dramatically decreased the percentage of patent applications it approves. ...

Brescia v. Angelin, a case involving pudding, allowed the court to furnish more specific guidance on trade secrets. ...

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday that a veteran Los Angeles defense attorney did not provide ineffective assistance...

Even as death penalty reform gains momentum in other states, spurred in part by the recession and budget strains that related ...

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

The Impact Fund's Brad Seligman and Gibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous face off again. Boutrous will, for the second time, try to...

Judge Thomas S. Garza is in good company at the dinner table, with two judges, one lawyer and another lawyer-to-be. ...

Citing a recent change in Department of Justice policy regarding medical marijuana raids, a federal judge has delayed sentenci...

Los Angeles-based karate champion Billy Blanks prevailed Monday in a copyright battle over the rights to Tae Bo, a form of mar...

John McCain will have to face the music in court thanks to a suit brought by Jackson Browne over the politician's use of the s...

At a time when public anger at corporate America is erupting, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday took up a scandal from another era...

At a time when corporate regulation is facing critical scrutiny, a re-examination of special litigation committee decisions is...

Even lawyers with expertise handling electronically stored information in the United States may discover that they are novices...

As occurred in the wake of the Great Depression, strong words need to lead to significant reform of the financial system. ...

Negotiations between SAG and the studios have hit some fundamental roadblocks. ...

George Torres, a blue-collar Mexican immigrant who through hard work and street smarts founded the South Los Angeles-based Num...

The prominent tech executive's wrongful termination suit reads like a "B-grade Hollywood spy movie." ...

President Barack Obama and members of his administration have apparently cooled on legislation to tax executive bonuses, raisi...

Judge Clifford Klein is a rare hybrid in Los Angeles County's criminal justice system - a former prosecutor, an informed advoc...

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Burr has won renown both as a judge and as a district attorney. ...

Since Phillip H. Rudolph became general counsel of Jack in the Box in 2007, the fast food chain has diversified its offerings,...

A 4th District ruling will prevent a flood of lemon law suits alleging inaccurate fuel efficiency estimates. ...

A State Bar Court judge recommended last week that Jose Velasquez, who was kicked off the Monterey County bench in 2007 for va...

Convinced that machines can handle much of what lawyers do, attorney Ben Longoria created Wizdocs.net, an online deal collabor...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has the authority to impose restrictions aimed at streamlining the patent application pro...

A recent high court decision helps maintain real accountability for police officers, teachers and other public employees accus...

Principles of rice farming, applied to the practice of law and to the management of firms, suggest some unexpected parallels. ...