The state's judicial watchdog agency, is made up of judges, lawyers and members of the public. Yet the its deliberations are c...

In some situations, firms acquire other firms' problems without the reward, and with unforeseen conflicts - both legal and per...

A former Salesforce.com Inc. employee has sued the cloud-based computing giant for a variety of wage and hour violations in Sa...

U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco slashed an attorney fee request by more than half Thursday in a consumer cl...

Stanford and Associates in San Diego specializes exclusively in plaintiffs' legal malpractice cases. Nevertheless, most of the...

Mediator Mari J. Frank focuses on what she calls 'mindfulness,' and encourages parties to find desired solutions. ...

The leaders of the campaign to recall Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly for lowering the sentence of a convicte...

For the second time, Gov. Jerry Brown's appointees to the state Supreme Court failed to present a united front as Justice Leon...

Among lawyers disciplined recently by the Supreme Court and State Bar Court are a prominent entertainment lawyer who used his ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the federal government alleging it should take a fresh look at the risks posed by...

Abortion regulations are back before the U.S. Supreme Court - this time with a First Amendment twist. By Scott W. Gaylord ...

Assembly Bill 1123 would permit transfer of community mediation funds and funding decisions from counties to courts. By Mary B...

A shareholder suit brought against board members of software giant Citrix Systems caught the attention of executive compensati...

Edward and Jonathan Alon this week took their experience in criminal prosecution and private defense work to open a boutique ...

Allowing sheriffs and other leading enforcement personnel to escape liability from these suits makes it much harder to change ...

Frustrated by rampant acts of alleged piracy, independent film companies have turned to massive copyright enforcement campaign...

Not long after a triumphant press release announcing a settlement agreement in their suit against Contra Costa County Probati...

General Counsel TRI Pointe Homes Irvine ...

A federal judge rejected a bid Wednesday by Barclays Bank PLC to dismiss a case in which the federal government is seeking $48...

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

Faced with billions in uncollected debt and more than 4 million Californians with suspended licenses, lawmakers and courts ret...

Two recent decisions could expand the fraudulent transfer exposure of unknowing third parties that provide goods, services or ...

Custody evaluations, which can sway a court's decision, too often don't meet state standards. A new bill aims to fix that. By ...

Both the entertainment and tech industries were relieve with the 9th Circuit's en banc decision in the "Innocence of Muslims" ...

As unions continue to experience declining membership, labor leaders have discerned the importance of organizing immigrant wor...

In the latest sign of bad times for practice areas that run countercyclical to the health of the economy, 200-attorney nationa...

A federal jury found an accused art thief guilty of several counts of fraud as well as escape and contempt of court Tuesday af...

An artist is entitled to receive attorney fees after prevailing in a copyright lawsuit against her publisher, the 9th U.S. Cir...

A jury awarded MJC America Ltd. $42.5 million after the air conditioner company allegedly suffered retaliation for exposing Gr...

Activists thrilled by steps President Obama and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder took to ease up on some drug offender...