Congress appears close to an agreement on new surveillance legislation that civil liberties groups fear would grant retroactiv...

Yahoo's advertising partnership with rival Google is drawing protest from plaintiffs' attorneys, who view it as a transparent ...

A retired Orange County judge settled a lawsuit Wednesday in which he charged the city of Highland with negligence in the deat...

Jones Day's Silicon Valley office has grabbed a Bingham McCutchen litigator as a partner in its intellectual property practice.

Orange County billionaire and philanthropist Henry Samueli escaped the first round of criminal indictments connected to Broadc...

It came as quite a surprise to a couple of judicial candidates May 16 when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Jacki C. Brown...

The chances of a bill that would add dozens of federal judgeships in California passing this year took a hit Tuesday when Rep...

A designer at the core of a legal tug-of-war over ownership of the Bratz doll line on Tuesday flatly denied coming up with the...

Surrounded by more than a hundred cheering family members and friends in a park behind the clerk's offices, Stephen Weir and J...

Attorneys who find themselves in trouble with the State Bar could soon face more unwanted publicity. ...

California's Rules of Professional Responsibility and the cases interpreting them determine when an attorney and/or an entire ...

One of Anthony Pellicano's co-defendants is asking for a new trial, alleging misconduct by the prosecution and jury, as well a...

The chief executive of the federal court in California's Central District will leave her post in September to oversee the trou...

Web Exclusive - The San Diego City Council has unanimously approved a $4.3 million settlement in a malpracice suit against the...

A health insurance reform bill, intended to cure the pain of rescinded policyholders, could have a serious side effect: strict...

How California responds to the challenge of health care policy rescissions will reveal a great deal about the promises and pit...

Superior Court Judge Garrett Wong has a multigenerational and historical understanding of the city he serves. ...

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

Three partners from Kauff McClain & McGuire have migrated to Fox Rothschild.

Victorville Judge Gregory S. Tavill is always courteous, lawyers say, and that helps settle cases that shouldn't go to trial a...

Diane Olson, foreground, and Robin Tyler, right of Olson, prepare for their wedding ceremony Monday outside the Beverly Hills ...

Superior Court Commissioner Donald W. Pike, 1924-2008, was a self-made millionaire, a self-taught thinker who went to law scho...

The Milberg firm announced Monday a $75 million settlement with federal prosecutors that its lawyers hoped would help the once...

Convicted private eye Anthony Pellicano requested a new trial Monday based on allegations of juror misconduct. ...

Janell Smith weighed less than some dogs when her health insurance carrier decided the 26-year-old anorexic was healthy enough...

Alex Kozinski's collection of so-called offensive images has been grossly mischaracterized, writes his wife, Marcy J.K. Tiffan...

History is being made as California's first gay marriages get under way, writes Amy Margolin. Margolin is an attorney with How...

Resolving two conflicting provisions in immigration law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that an illegal immigrant can wit...

At a time when prosecutors are relying more heavily on DNA technology, the California Supreme Court Monday resoundingly backed...

While a 7th Circuit opinion is provocative and his reliance on the market appealing, it should not change the approach directo...