SAN DIEGO - Miller, Boyko & Bell, a San Diego transaction and litigation boutique that traces its start to a prominent ro...

A task force's report to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners recommends sweeping changes in the way the police depa...

When the California Supreme Court holds its hearing this afternoon on the State Bar, it will be told repeatedly that it can d...

SAN FRANCISCO - Closing out testimony in a trial that may foreshadow - or forestall - a barrage of litigation against the fir...

SACRAMENTO - California's Department of Corrections already has released 118 inmates deemed mentally unstable and dangerous in...

Corporate finance lawyer Richard A. Shortz - who claimed he lost his job with Rogers & Wells when the New York firm pulle...

Convictions of racketeering and mail fraud against two former San Diego Superior Court judges and a Del Mar plaintiffs' attor...

SAN FRANCISCO - Holding to her end of a unique political swap, Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...

WASHINGTON - The antitrust trial of Microsoft Corp. turned testy and technical Wednesday, when a Microsoft lawyer challenged ...

SAN DIEGO - Two hard-fought races for judgeships remained unresolved Wednesday, as candidates in both races were less than 1 ...

A judge left intact Wednesday the bulk of a libel and slander lawsuit brought against Wayne S. Braveman, a law partner at Hel...

VENTURA - The county's Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin McGee claimed victory Tuesday as the county's 27th Superior Co...

A broad cross-section of Los Angeles residents who offered comments on proposed changes to the City Charter overwhelmingly su...

SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County prosecutor Joyce Allegro, who challenged two sitting jurists for an open judicial seat, won a de...

Gray Davis' election as the next governor of California means the State Bar of California will see legislation passed next ye...

SAN FRANCISCO - The shiny new brick-and-brass sign reads "New Pacific Properties," but for many neighbors it spells "relief."...

SACRAMENTO - For the past 16 years, the Capitol has been the scene of gridlock on tort and insurance reform legislation. Hundr...

WASHINGTON - Handing a major victory to organized labor, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that "union security" co...

In a ruling that could change the legal publishing landscape, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that West Group can...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors killed a bar-sponsored proposal for representation of indigent defendants Tuesday...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved three lawsuit settlements Tuesday totaling $1 million, including a $650,...

The families of slain Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman came a step closer Tuesday to collecting on a $33.5 million jud...

SAN FRANCISCO - New Orleans was quickest on the draw with a ground-breaking suit filed last week against the gun industry. But...

SAN FRANCISCO - In an eagerly awaited ruling, a state appeal court ruled Tuesday that the Bank of America cannot impose bindi...

Los Angeles County lawyers recently made a $1 million mistake in an already costly police misconduct case - and the expense wi...

A judge Friday became angry at an attorney for his impatience awaiting the judge's ruling in a $100 million legal malpractice...

Attorney Gloria Allred said she has convinced officials of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to open an invest...

SACRAMENTO - Robert Evans would push to legalize drugs and cease enforcing the death penalty because "killing people doesn't ...

OAKLAND - Known for her feminist convictions and energetic style, Gillian M. Ross, this year's president of California Women L...

SAN FRANCISCO - The managing partner of the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster has resigned to join the accountin...