Former legislator Ross Johnson has headed the Fair Political Practices Commission for only three months, but he already has ru...

A San Diego jury foreman who hid his status as a lawyer and blogged about ongoing jury deliberations committed misconduct that...

In one of the state's largest discrimination verdicts of the year, a Los Angeles jury has awarded $3.8 million to a city fire ...

LOS ANGELES - Despite a federal judge's ruling to the contrary, the dean of Yale Law School said Thursday that he thinks the j...

SAN FRANCISCO - A sensational Bay Area murder trial that tested a defense strategy called "gay panic" is headed for a replay o...

They call him "The Closer." Robert J. Kaplan, a mediator at Judicate West, earned the reputation because of his determination ...

Forum Column - By Larry J. Schweiger - How did Rachel Carson catch on to global warming decades before most Americans? ...

LOS ANGELES - The parent company of a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf store facing potentially $48 million in damages received good...

Employment Column - By Curtis A. Graham - Learn 12 ways that employers can keep themselves out of court. ...

Forum Column - By Angela Logomasini - Rachel Carson's environmental idealism is now costing lives. ...

SAN FRANCISCO - For the second time this year, Oakland civil-rights attorney John Burris has negotiated a major settlement for...

The high-stakes standoff between the White House and Congress over the controversial firings of several U.S. attorneys could r...

LOS ANGELES - First, they sent pre-litigation settlement letters. Now, they are going to court. The Recording Industry Associa...

LOS ANGELES - Burke, Williams & Sorenson, a regional business litigation firm, is set to acquire insurance litigation bout...

WASHINGTON - When it comes to filing deadlines, relying on an order by a federal judge isn't good enough, a sharply divided U....

Isabell Wong Flores was sworn in this month as a member of the California Bar even though she never attended law school. Allow...

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge denied Eliot G. Disner's application Wednesday to be named co-lead counsel with the law firm tha...

Forum Column - By Elaine Elinson - A unique story of religious liberty reflects the patriotic themes of Flag Day. ...

LOS ANGELES - After eight weeks of trial on federal racketeering charges, two affiliates of the Nazi Low Riders prison gang wo...

LOS ANGELES - Call it a delicacy. Call it a phenomenon. Just don't call it yogurt. Pinkberry attorneys are working to find an...

Forum Column - By Ann I. Park - California's legal profession is lagging desperately behind in the pursuit of diversity. ...

A federal court judge in Utah has blocked a lawsuit that threatened to put small karaoke companies all over the country out of...

RIVERSIDE - A Riverside criminal defense lawyer has surrendered his law license and pleaded guilty to one count of drug posses...

LOS ANGELES - A new study shows investors are losing ground in mandatory arbitration of their complaints with stockbrokers. ...

San Francisco County Supervisor Ed Jew faces a double-pronged attack from the city attorney, who is trying to get Jew ousted f...

SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ratcheted up his war of words with the Bush administration over global warming Wedn...

Marin County Judge Terrence Boren's nimble command of the code and his measure of punishment and compassion has won the respec...

Focus Column - By William F. Sullivan and Eleanor K. Mercado - Class certification in securities-fraud cases is becoming much...

Facing $1.7 million in potential damages in a breach-of-contract case, dancer Vidala Aaronoff had no choice but to represent h...

SAN FRANCISCO - When skeptics posted online video debunking Uri Geller's claim to bend spoons with his mind, the London-based ...