Just as nature abhors (and will fill) a vacuum, jurors hate blank spots in a case and will spontaneously fill them — often in ...

A U.S. judge has given preliminary approval to a backdating lawsuit against former McAfee Inc. officers and directors that exc...

Legal malpractice expert co-founded Los Angeles law firm ...

Prop 8 would amend the California Constitution to codify the kind of societal human rights violation that we've been fighting ...

A federal judge Friday refused to give homeowners allegedly cheated by failed IndyMac Bank more time or assistance to file cla...

San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre Friday filed suit against Washington Mutual, Inc., over its lending practices. ...

Web Exclusive - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and class action lawyers filed a unique motion against Blue Cross, seeking to h...

Last year, a federal judge tossed out a $74.7 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Fremont-based Asyst Technologies...

A state appellate court ruled Friday that Los Angeles County is not allowed to give its judges extra compensation on top of th...

Former San Francisco County Supervisor Edmund Jew pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, bribery and extortio...

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

Four more former Heller Ehrman attorneys have joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as pa...

"I think if this proves successful, that we could be taking more of our California litigation in-house," Robert A. Gordon, gen...

Pounding away at a 26.2-mile marathon in Carlsbad two years ago, San Diego lawyer Laura Roppé's next challenge suddenly became...

For the first time, the Federal Circuit has addressed the rights of open source creators — those who dedicate their copyrighte...

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether employees are protected from being fired or demoted under the Civil Rights Act if t...

An appellate court in San Diego shed light Thursday on exactly what it takes for companies that suffer collateral damage in tr...

Additional details about San Francisco-based Heller Ehrman's finances came to light Thursday when legal blog abovethelaw.com o...

There was nothing shrimp-like about the $4.5 million catch of the day for a San Pedro seafood distributor. ...

John McCain's health care plan is only appealing to people who are young and healthy - those who need insurance least. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has scooped up 27 partners and one senior counsel from Heller Ehrman, the firm announced Th...

Since retiring from the state Supreme Court, Justice Edward Panelli has been busier than ever

Barack Obama's plan is economically unfeasible given the projected increases in spending and the current financial crisis. - ...

The nation's dire economic state has been good for one California firm.

Nancy Sher Cohen, Heller's former managing shareholder in Los Angeles, said she chose to join Proskauer Rose for its "stabilit...

U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, of Los Angeles came in for sharp criticism at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday over...

On a day when the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case about whales, California's high court justices bandied about the finer point...

In the midst of economic chaos — a collapsing dollar, a volatile stock market and massive unemployment — the first casualty is...

A federal court recently affirmed that cellular phone location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment, which require...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday to determine if a woman who was fired after participating in a sexual harassm...