When California's top lawyer Friday asked the state's high court to invalidate the voter-passed initiative banning same-sex ma...

A Santa Clara County jury on Monday found that Pfizer Inc. stole a non-profit biotech firm's trade secrets to conduct low-key ...

Albert H. Meyerhoff Jr., a Los Angeles plaintiffs lawyer who devoted his life to championing the underdog, has died. He was 61...

Samantha O. Freedman, a 37-year-old partner in the Los Angeles office of Katten Muchin Rosenman, has died of unknown causes, a...

Columnist Martin Berg remembers the good works Homeboy Industries has done in Los Angeles, and says, don't forget to support i...

For stressed college students, access to necessary health care may be as elusive as the sleep they miss studying for exams, wr...

The Supreme Court will have to weigh whether the FCC's policy on expletives will have a chilling effect on political or artist...

In his year as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Thomas P. O’Brien has won the admiration of local law...

Law firms aren't the legal community's only victims in the ongoing recession that has toppled some of the industry's largest i...

Anaheim's hometown pro baseball team can continue to include Los Angeles in its name.

Munger Tolles & Olson elevates six to partnership.

A group of San Diego attorneys are building practices around Southern California's extensive action sports industries. ...

Judge Tim McCoy takes the helm of the Los Angeles County court system, the nation’s largest, in January. He says he plans to m...

Has your favorite lawyer been naughty or nice? Whatever the case, "Illegal Briefs" may have the perfect gift for you. ...

Albert Vieri, an Italian immigrant and Yale graduate whose 50-year California law career included tenures with the Legislative...

Despite turbulent economic times, Seattle-based Davis Wright Tremaine is expanding its footprint in the Golden State. ...

During the holidays in particular, lawyers should feel compelled to perform legal services for those who are traditionally den...

A recent California appellate court decision broadens the reach of the continuing violation doctrine even further, writes Step...

In the early days of Hollywood, the big studios didn't keep in-house counsel. But lawyer Mendel Silberberg, co-founder of Mitc...

A federal judge Friday refused to throw out a lawsuit claiming a city homeless assistance program discriminates against disabl...

The Los Angeles Unified School District does not have to stop granting minority students preference for admission to its highl...

Clearheaded on and off the battlefield, Judge William S. Dato is known for his sharp writing skills honed working on high cour...

As a Drug Court commissioner, Francisco P. Marty Jr. goes the extra mile to help those whose futures look dim. ...

Intellectual property firm Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has nabbed two former Thelen partners.

The bad economy has forced Leonard J. McGill, general counsel of an RV and mobile home manufacturing company, Fleetwood Enterp...

Recent years have not been kind to consumer arbitration agreements. And efforts to change the way they are used is coming from...

California Attorney General Jerry Brown just took the kick out of a popular alcoholic drink. Brown joined with San Francisco C...

The RESPECT Act and the Patriot Employer Act are just two among many pieces of legislation likely to affect employers and work...

Copyright law is the most inefficient property system known to man, Lawrence Lessig writes in his new book, "“Remix: Making Ar...

A recent appellate case shows the proper interplay between court and jury findings in cases involving legal and equitable issu...