A private mortgage lender found liable for $30.5 million settled before arguments for additional punitive damages could take p...

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Tuesday he will not defend a federal lawsuit against the city's bail syst...

California's top insurance regulator told the state Supreme Court Tuesday that state law grants him broad powers to curb misle...

Santa Barbara County Judge Pauline Maxwell is faulted for inexperience in criminal law but praised as a quick study.

Stanislaus County Judge Robert Westbrook tackled an admittedly tough family court assignment.

A former in-house lawyer's age and gender bias claims don't warrant Jane Doe status, a judge found. ...

General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer Cytokinetics Inc. (South San Francisco) ...

A disbarred attorney who's charged with three felonies related to the theft of $150,000 in settlement money is confident he's ...

The 1st District Court of Appeal will consider Wednesday whether a state law that prohibits individuals from knowingly telling...

Friends and colleagues of the intellectual property lawyer, who was shot and killed last week outside his home in El Cerrito, ...

A Muslim prison guard who made headlines last year when he sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ov...

Courthouse will reopen for normal operations Tuesday, court officials said. ...

A federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment in a case against San Bernardino County in which the plaintiff alleges he...

Los Angeles County may face judicial intervention if it fails to clean its polluted storm water, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...

A Los Angeles County jury has awarded $30.5 million in a fraudulent mortgage lending case and could order more. ...

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved

The case involves an alleged mortgage scheme and the unknown location of $360,540. ...

James G. Gilliland Jr. was shot and killed outside his home Thursday night in El Cerrito. ...

McDonald's Corp. has agreed for the first time in its history to a settle an employee class action for wage and rest break vio...

Cyndie Chang to be formally elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association during its convention. ...

The figure skater claimed she was owed $30 million in unpaid royalties. ...

A husband and wife received $7 million after a Los Angeles Superior Court jury ruled the husband developed a form of lung canc...

The 4th District Court of Appeal overturned a jury's $12.7 million award for the family of medical patient Whitney Engler agai...

San Diego County Superior Court Judge Gary G. Kreep filed a 40-page rebuttal late last week to allegations of misconduct levie...

Judicial Council leaders say nearly 180 notices of intent to submit applications were filed. ...

After deliberating for about six hours, jurors returned with a 9-3 decision that the aerospace company is not liable for sexua...

There appears to be a growing consensus about the replacement for Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, who will likely be electe...

OC Superior Court Judge Glenda Sanders wins considerable praise for her successes as presiding judge.

A list of attorney moves and promotions from around the state.

The 3rd District Court of Appeal rejected a bid by Gerawan Farming Inc. to obtain documents and communications between the sta...