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...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

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

San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe soon may be in three cities in Germany, thanks to a possible merger with 54...

Focus Column - By Tod L. Gamlen and Jerry Salcido - American courts often opt to allow a foreign litigation to proceed paralle...

On Tuesday, U.S. Marine Capt. John Colombero was informed that a San Diego jury in Vista had just awarded him $3.5 million in ...

Forum Column - By Rick Seabolt - As cases have become more complex, the master calendar system has proven to be inefficient an...

Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - Parents and educators need to work together to form a comprehensive plan to educate childr...

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday brought an end to an 8-year-old lawsuit filed by a former Los Angeles deputy city at...

A former reporter testified Wednesday that erstwhile Hollywood titan Michael Ovitz hired private investigator Anthony Pellican...

Few would disagree that the future of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman grew progressively dimmer over the past year as, on...

In a rare move, a federal judge has blocked a Medicare pilot project in the San Diego area that was intended to cut costs by f...

A Washington-based brewing company has reached a wage-and-hour settlement through mediation with current and former employees,...

Stockton family violence judge Anthony P. Lucaccini says he has 'sent more people to prison than most' but supports alternativ...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

Intellectual property and other intangible assets can be a source of significant value during sales transactions, including th...

From medical device companies to digital media Web sites, the diversity of companies pushing the boundaries of intellectual pr...

Bruce Sewell graduated from the George Washington University Law School, which boasts one of the nation's leading intellectual...

Patent litigation increasingly looks like the next frontier as more lawyers from defense firms jump sides to launch practice g...