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...

A federal judge has voided a tax shelter deal and ruled that a pair of low-budget movie companies must return nearly $27 milli...

California's high court justices appear ready to treat church property disputes no differently than secular ones. ...

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Wednesday accused five municipal bond insurers of misleading the city into buyin...

San Francisco-based Littler Mendelson added an eight-attorney group from Ford & Harrison, including two attorneys in Los A...

A Sri Lankan immigrant who paid kidnappers a ransom for his freedom is stuck in a legal quagmire created by laws intended to p...

City Attorney Michael Aguirre and Rancho Santa Fe attorney Charles LiMandri will be squaring off today over whether the free s...

New Commissioner Scott Silverman strives to give all parties in his family law court a fair shake. ...

Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii has asked 70 judges from outside the Eastern District to take 15 cases each, to bring its docket ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ plaintiff-friendly rulings in a series of environmental cases will face some tough scru...

A new state law targeting medical mistakes allows for fines against hospitals of up to $50,000 for a first violation, and $75,...