A Los Angeles man shot and wounded by his brother can't grab money from the brother's trust fund despite winning a $1.28 milli...

WASHINGTON - Corporate giants Microsoft and AT&T squared off Wednesday in a closely watched patent-infringement fight at t...

SACRAMENTO - The way to this judge's heart is through his stomach. ...

SACRAMENTO - Prosecutors have charged a former San Francisco private investigator with faking witness statements to help the a...

The 57-lawyer litigation boutique Keker & Van Nest regularly pops up in high-profile, high-stakes proceedings - which mean...

It's always a tough battle going against the home team - especially one with a bench as deep as San Francisco-born Morrison &a...

Find out who in Northern California can truly be called the legal leaders. Stories in this supplement covering five practice a...

Editor's Note -This year we change course in the Top Northern California Law Firms supplement.

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's global real estate group had a big year worldwide, and one of its biggest transactions inv...

Littler Mendelson continues to grow as one of the largest labor and employment boutiques - with 600 lawyers.

In 1987, Palestinian immigrant Aiad Barakat was arrested, along with seven others, for allegedly promoting Communism. Twenty y...

LOS ANGELES - In a potentially devastating blow to Los Angeles' efforts to increase housing and services for the homeless, fed...

Forum Column - If an Internet site posts ads that specify the types of roommates for which people are looking, is it discrimin...

Focus Column - Go ahead, bring up settlement. As a seasoned mediator explains, it's not going to make you look weak. ...

WASHINGTON - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a $79 million verdict against lumber manufacturer Weyerhaeuse...

LOS ANGELES - A bicoastal group of four motor-vehicle-franchise partners has moved from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gat...

LOS ANGELES - The San Diego Diocese has hired an Arizona bankruptcy lawyer to represent the church just two weeks before the f...

Stamina has borne Allen Stone through a unique justice system succession - from police officer, to public defender and now com...

Song Column - By Jason Song - What do Entrisphere, Netli Inc. and Archivas Inc. have in common? ...

LOS ANGELES - Former Orange County Superior Court Judge Ronald C. Kline was sentenced to 27 months in prison Tuesday, more tha...

Forum Column - What happens when the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court sues a small newspaper for defamation in that...

SAN FRANCISCO - In an attempt to recover swiftly from the unexpected departure two weeks ago of its skipper of seven years, No...

SAN FRANCISCO - The life and career of one of California's most prominent legal scholars is summed up in Wikipedia in two sent...

LOS ANGELES - Doug Lichtman, the University of Chicago law professor known for trying to forge consensus between media compani...

LOS ANGELES -His friends call him Judge Hollywood. Newspapers have chronicled his work as a Nazi hunter. ...

WASHINGTON - Handing a partial victory to the business community, a divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a $79.5  m...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard M. Goul is known for emphasizing the consideration he expects attorneys to dis...

Letter to the Editor - Timothy R. Lickness -The headline for your article by Eliot G. Disner immediately got my attention ("Ca...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney Dale E. Bonner has been appointed secretary of the state Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. ...

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's San Francisco office has added experienced employment litigator Jennifer G. Redmond ...