An arbitrator has awarded a real estate broker a $1.2 million "finder's fee" for helping negotiate the sale of one of the most...

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A rare en banc reversal of an Arizona woman's bank robbery conviction by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has gotten a Ho...

After federal prosecutors called more than 50 witnesses during 19 days of testimony to build their case against Anthony Pellic...

Focus Column - By Ken Moscaret - Some policyholder coverage litigators are unaware that Brandt fee awards depend on whether pl...

Forum Column - By Michael A. Kelly - The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act is not only outdated, but it allows little acc...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher represented TriZetto Group as it was acquired and taken private by funds advised by London private...

Well-known patent litigator Morgan W. Tovey made the move to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges today from Reed Smith....

Forum Column - By Kelly Simpson - Ultimately, a successful part-time arrangement requires cooperation and flexibility from all...

Ramon Rodriguez was always good with his hands. The ex-Marine fixed cars, stitched leather and tinkered with home improvements...

In a closely watched copyright battle, British author J.K. Rowling - who wrote the hugely successful Harry Potter series - is ...

Decrying what they say is another attempt by the Bush administration to eviscerate environmental safeguards in the nation's fo...

Marsha N. Honda, 51, Oakland (March 3) - Honda was placed on interim suspension following her felony conviction for carrying a...

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It's not so much the new digital technology that Judge Glen M. Reiser is rooting for, it's the improvements it will bring to ...

Rozenia Cummings, the president of the California Association of Black Lawyers, had amassed boxes of documents and photos duri...

As airline safety fears grew this week, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sought answers in an earlier case over shielding...

California could see a record number of law firm mergers this year, industry analysts say. ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed a new judge for the overburdened U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. ...

Forum Column - By Robert D. "Bo" Links - Using a private neutral evaluator to prepare for cases can help lawyers obtain a fres...

In a settlement that resolves the last of the "Erin Brockovich" cases, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will pay $20 million to ...

M. Scott Donahey has spent two decades traveling the globe as an arbitrator and mediator, but he describes his most unique dis...

Employment Column - By Kent Schmidt and Mandana Massoumi - As companies shift work overseas to meet the challenges of globaliz...

Forum Column - By Lynn Durye - Judges must employ effective management techniques to keep high-conflict litigants under contro...

As a mediator on the Los Angeles Superior Court's pro bono and party-pay panels, Yehoram Uziel was recognized last month for h...

Notorious private eye Anthony Pellicano discussed actor Sylvester Stallone's confidential legal strategy with the very man Sta...

The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit added his voice to those criticizing patent reform legisl...

Focus Column - By Michael Barclay - The Northern District's amended Patent Local Rules contain two major bugs that need to dea...

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As a swashbuckling politician, Mike Aguirre filed scores of lawsuits, fired dozens of employees, held frequent press conferenc...