The villagers say the company knew reporting the protesters to the Nigerian military was an open invitation for human rights a...

Attorneys who consult the State Bar's ethics hotline be warned: The expert advice might not save you from trouble. ...

Because of the inherent cost advantages of pooled insurance coverage, the European solution to health care is substantially ch...

Lawyer served from Burbank to Botswana. ...

Proskauer Rose has gained a former Heller Ehrman shareholder in the firm's Los Angeles office.

The Orange County Register agreed Monday to pay $22 million to the people who throw its newspapers on subscribers' lawns. In e...

When tension builds in his courtroom, Michael B. Orfield invites opposing lawyers to chambers for a Pop-Tarts break. ...

An earthquake in Southern California was not enough to rattle July Bar Exam takers it seems. Those taking the state's Bar exa...

“The possession or cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes cannot serve as the basis for making lawful the possession or...

Family courts have failed to respond to the change in the nature of family law litigation, on the one hand, while propagating ...

A non-signatory to a contract containing an arbitration provision is normally not bound to arbitrate its dispute, but in certa...

In the juvenile courthouse in this Riverside County desert city, space is tight. ...

A federal judge Monday unleashed harsh words and a tough sentence on disgraced attorney Terry N. Christensen, ordering him to ...

Three Thelen attorneys and an information technology manager have filed a class action lawsuit against the dissolving firm in ...

WT Failing to protect a child from verbal and or emotional abuse based on his or her disability may b...

A federal judge Monday put off ruling on a motion to dismiss the case against a Missouri mother accused of orchestrating an In...

Reed Smith snags a partner from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius for its Silicon Valley office.

The State Bar is taking a second look at two controversial measures to toughen the attorney discipline system, thanks to the s...

"It's not a 100 percent dream victory but it's pretty good," said James Donato, president of the San Francisco Bar Association...

Bench officers and practitioners in this field must know the rules that authorize relief from default, writes Rolf M. Treu. - ...

In an unusual move, the judge in the MySpace cyber-bullying trial Friday said he needed more time to decide whether to acquit ...

Developers are dealing with how to keep land use entitlements alive and viable while waiting for a financially appropriate tim...

A simple change in the law would greatly improve equality of opportunity for law students with learning disabilities who need ...

Nixon Peabody firmed up the tally of attorneys it was taking on from Thelen last week, putting the number at 80. The group bri...

Facing complaints that county mental health staff pushed thousands of emergency calls onto police because of a shortage of hos...

Law schools began establishing loan repayment programs in the 1980s to help their graduates afford to take low paying jobs. St...

Lynn W. Harwell of Lateral Link ...

Valerie Fontaine of Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith lists practice areas that are booming despite the bad economic situation. ...

Peter Ocko of Major, Lindsey & Africa offers tips for landing a job in a tough market. ...