The U.S. Supreme Court handed an important employment law victory to workers Tuesday, ruling that a long-standing civil rights...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Jeffrey M. Harkavy made his career choice as a high school student and, after 2...

Washington D.C.-based Howrey has added former Heller Ehrman partner Paul Alexander to the firm's East Palo Alto office.

In these lean times, law firms are taking their cues from clients who are demanding cheaper legal services. Among the solution...

The Grand Rabbi of Spinka, the head of a Brooklyn-based Hasidic sect who faces federal charges related to an alleged tax-fraud...

The duty of reciprocal discovery presents many issues in criminal cases, writes Robert M. Martinez. - Focus Column ...

An end of an era for one firm leads to another firm's gain. ...

When lawyers think about entertainment litigation, they usually imagine a multimillion-dollardispute involving a major studio ...

In a move fueled by the inclement economic forecast, John M. Rosenthal, a former member of Nixon Peabody's managing committee,...

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on how far appellate courts should go when trying to detect racial...

A federal judge has decided to let a jury determine whether an artist sketched the concept for the popular Bratz dolls while w...

The state will argue before an appellate court today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger legally was empowered to order the trans...

Judge Paul P. Burdick continues to draw high-profile cases, from aerial spraying of the apple moth to a custody case that ende...

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

Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom selected Eric J. Friedman as the firm's new executive partner.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruth A. Kwan puts in long hours, pays attention to detail, exercises her listening ski...

When the World Trade Center towers fell, David Geoffrey Brown, a third-generation Marine, re-enlisted. The San Diego County Su...

Jose Luis Nazario Jr. finished his military career as a Marine sergeant three years ago after serving in Iraq. ...

Last month, dozens of surgery centers across the state began receiving some surprising bad news: The state would not be renewi...

Current and former workers of four Los Angeles carwash establishments accused their employers of rampant wage and hour violati...

California lawmakers were blowing smoke when they limited medical marijuana users to eight ounces of the drug, a Los Angeles a...

Employers shouldn't be heartbroken by the recent gay marriage ruling; indeed, there will be little direct impact on workplace ...

Many counsel seem unaware that most objections that are valid at trial are not sustainable at deposition, writes Richard M. Co...

The 100-year anniversary of Thurgood Marshall's birth provides an opportunity to remember the commitment to civil rights that ...

A former sailor who claimed he contracted chest cancer from asbestos exposure and his wife have been awarded $9.7 million by a...

The summary judgment statute is complicated and there is little flexibility in its procedural imperatives, writes Michael Paul...

In his lifetime, R. William Schoettler has been a construction worker, welder, actor, journal editor, firearms instructor, big...

Cisco GC Mark Chandler sits down with the Daily Journal for a Q & A. ...

Under pressure from Congress, the Justice Department has revealed unprecedented new information about the independent monitors...