On Monday, the full 27-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider en banc a judge's ruling that a wheelchai...

Forum Column - By Michael Willemsen - The debate over a recent home-schooling decision misses the real issue: the need to iden...

Ester Soriano, 1946-2008, pioneering manager for the Los Angeles County Dispute Resolution Program and jury foreperson for the...

Web Exclusive - By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and going...

A trio of bills aimed at preventing criminal defendants from being wrongfully convicted are slated for introduction Tuesday in...

Industry Watch - By Anat Rubin - Brooks Brown, a partner at Goodwin Proctor, will head the firm's new Southern California pro ...

Forum Column - By Sherman Joyce - The recent felony cases against several big-name plaintiffs’ attorneys showcase the need for...

Focus Column - By Terry Anastassiou and Thomas H. Clarke Jr. - Trial attorneys must take several factors into account when res...

Forum Column - By G. Arthur Meneses - A recent ruling allowing the censorship of a student’s writing shows society’s willingne...

Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho and Molly R. Okeon - In a boost to its growing entertainment and media practice, Sheppard M...

Industry Watch - By Jonathan Vanian - Last week, San Francisco-based Pinnacle Law Group acquired the law firm of Farber and Co...

Renee Licona Vazquez, left, and Juan Manuel are students in a Los Angeles trial advocacy program that educates attorneys who w...

Comedian Chris Rock took center stage at the Anthony Pellicano trial Friday, testifying he hired the infamous sleuth after a H...

Judge Martin J. Jenkins cruised through his confirmation hearing to the 1st District Court of Appeal Friday, making official h...

In an unusual move, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether to grant class status to a case brought by immig...

Finding the work he was meant to do, Timothy B. Taylor appreciates that being a San Diego judge lets him make more room in his...

California's Manuel Medeiros pushes his lawyers to argue before state and U.S. high courts. ...

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

Web Exclusive - By Jonathan Vanian - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goin...

Lancaster Judge Steven D. Ogden has earned a reputation as a 'no-b.s.’ bench officer who takes a direct approach. ...

Scott P. Shaw and other defense attorneys say they are trying to hold back a flood of copyright suits being filed by fabric de...

The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it tougher for people to sue businesses for product liability. ...

A jury has awarded $9.9 million to a former oil refinery worker who alleged his cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos duri...

A Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer has reached the biggest settlement yet in a series of patent infringement lawsuits against ...

A federal judge has ruled Marilyn Monroe was a New Yorker at the time of her death, not a Californian as her estate's counsel ...

San Francisco mediator Robert M. Smith has traveled many professional roads throughout his career. His variety of experience h...

Cornerstone Research is reporting the number of securities class actions settled last year rose 21 percent, from 92 to 111 in ...

City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo sued a development company whose affordable-housing projects are heavily subsidized by the city...

Employment Column - By D. Gregory Valenza - The recent $100 million-plus award to 100,000 Starbucks "baristas" reveals the imp...

Focus Column - By Jarod Buna - A judge's decision this week to strike down proposed patent rules has created a cloud of uncert...