Irell & Manella has settled a $150 million malpractice claim leveled against the firm by one of its major clients, accordi...

Oakland-based law firm Meyers Nave is leading an internal affairs investigation into the conduct of the officers present at th...

In his book "Privacy: The Lost Right," John L. Mills examines personal privacy rights in today's intrusive world. ...

Family law judges sometimes lean too far in the direction of granting restraining orders when there are not sufficient legal b...

Mathew Musladin has apparently run out of chances. After a five-year saga in which Musladin's case reached the Supreme Court...

A state appeals panel has unanimously ruled that civil clergy abuse claims brought by six brothers against Catholic Church off...

Instead of invoking the state secrets privilege to continue the shameful policy of renditions, the Obama administration should...

The number of civil cases making it to jury trial in California courts has declined drastically, raising concerns among attorn...

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act attempts to reconcile unfair wages — but it could affect other discrimination claims as well...

In keeping with an industrywide profit decline, Los Angeles-based legal powerhouse O'Melveny & Myers revealed on Thursday ...

A slew of law firms nationwide announced Thursday they were eliminating at least 793 employees as a result of the flailing eco...

In the harshest penalty against a prosecutor in recent years, a State Bar judge suspended Santa Clara County Deputy District A...

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google unveiled its PowerMeter tool that will help electricity consumers track their energy usage in near real...

A federal appellate panel helped a group of Southern California doctors through a loophole in the securities litigation rules ...

Parties in the long-simmering Bratz brawl are trying to settle the case, a lawyer said in a court hearing Wednesday. ...

In a settlement that legal observers called a novel win for consumers, insurer Health Net has agreed to offer new health cover...

Immigration officials should move away from sweeping raids and broad prosecutions involving minor immigration violations and i...

Two recent appellate decisions are likely to limit the stampede to the Eastern District of Texas for patent cases, write Steph...

Everyone's cursing their budget woes these days, but the financial turmoil at San Francisco's public defender's office has tur...

Amid great fanfare, Gov. Schwarzenegger last year signed into law a bill that was supposed to provide some protection for home...

President Obama admitted making mistake after his failed nomination of Tom Daschle — the SEC should follow suit and admit it b...

Disability rights advocates filed a statewide discrimination lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente and its medical group Wednesday...

On the birthday of both Lincoln and Darwin, a debate continues to rage between the moral, cultural and political significance ...

Just two days after the Obama administration sparked criticism by asking that a case against the government be dismissed on gr...

While a lot has been made over the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, Randy McMurray would like you to know he i...

War-wounded Judge David M. Szumowski inspires admiration and respect among lawyers who appear before him in his San Diego c...

Anthem Blue Cross has reached a new $15 million settlement with the state over the company's controversial use of rescission t...

Health care providers reeling from a Supreme Court decision last month that allowed "balance billing" could suffer a new finan...

Creating uniform rules for Freedom of Information Act requests would go a long way toward advancing Obama's transparency goals...

A recent appellate case demonstrates the need for harmony between the federal Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act and the California...