The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the First Circuit's"possession plus" standard Monday, finding that when a party ...

The justices ruled that state wildlife officials did an inadequate analysis of the climate change impacts of plans to develop ...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved

A state appellate court panel has reversed the stalking convictions of a man because San Francisco County judges failed to hol...

The National Football League and DirecTV continue to face a growing list of opponents in antitrust lawsuits over the NFL Sunda...

After a host of "monumental" defense attorney failures and a mishandled police investigation put an innocent man behind bars f...

Judge R. Gary Klausner initially approved settlement but still must deal with attorney fee motion ...

A jury will decide whether the time-barred complaint may proceed, a federal judge ruled Wednesday ...

Duties previously handled exclusively by a company's legal department are being increasingly overseen by its procurement team....

Some law school officials say the State Bar is sending conflicting signals about the importance of practical skills training. ...

"A Pelican Bay State Prison inmate has won a jury verdict against four guards for their unlawful search of his cell and seizur...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel Daqri LLC ...

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Noël Wise takes a measured approach in family court.

The State Bar's attorney discipline unit has proposed a rule that Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim said would allow her office to...

A proposed securities class action against review service Yelp Inc. has been dismissed by a federal judge, who quashed any fut...

An underground natural gas leak reported Oct. 23 has caused residents of Porter Ranch in Los Angeles to sue for nuisance and p...

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced Wednesday that the California Department of Justice will join forces wi...

A jury ordered Allstate Insurance Co. to pay $14 million on behalf of an insured client after finding the company acted unreas...

Lucy H. Koh found that the no poach charges against Microsoft are too old to be litigated ...

Executives falsely billed over half a billion dollars and paid illegal kickbacks to doctors for referrals, prosecutors say. ...

Ellen C. DeShazer, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge influential in establishing Compton's drug court, died Nov. 22 af...

Hollywood dealmakers are gearing up for a busy 4th quarter, as innovative financing models, new technologies and low interest ...

Regardless of one's thoughts on same-sex marriage, it's clear that the real losers in Obergefell were not the dissentin...

The State Bar has scheduled two public hearings in December to seek comment on its disciplinary and admissions procedures. ...

A $40 million jury verdict for online security company Finjan Inc. survives the defendant's patent eligibility challenge. ...

Oracle Corp.'s lawyers with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP have failed to persuade a San Francisco federal judge to di...

Using a sandal to discipline a child, rather than an open palm, doesn't automatically constitute child abuse, according to a 2...

A year after he was found factually innocent of accessory to murder charges, the son of the Merced County district attorney ha...

Lawsuit says county breaks discrimination laws almost every time when they ask about applicant's health history. ...