A recent U.S. Supreme Court case just made it harder for plaintiffs to sue securities issuers for misleading opinions they mak...

The battle between American Apparel Inc. and the attorney representing the company's ousted chief executive officer, Dov Charn...

A state Supreme Court's decision this week to void a criminal sentence could be the latest installment in a broader trend of t...

A Chinese citizen and university professor was arrested Saturday in Los Angeles for his alleged involvement in a scheme to ste...

Former judge Richard Leslie Wells, known for being the then-youngest superior court judge at the age of 40, died in Brentwood ...

Even clinics unrelated to ultimate practice area give students 'soft skills' like experience dealing with clients, according t...

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles ...

A judge recently halted a controversial project in Hollywood because the city of Los Angeles failed to properly study the proj...

A year ago, 45 percent passed. Latest decline mirrors drop on larger July exam. ...

Pinterest Inc. adopted an unusually aggressive strategy on the first day of a trademark infringement trial involving two Sili...

Drug developer Amgen Inc. has appointed Jonathan P. Graham to succeed retiring David J. Scott as senior vice president, genera...

The epic patent slugfest between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. looks set to return to U.S. District Judge Lucy H...

Marc A. Garcia was publicly censured for receiving dissolution payments from former firm partners for years after joining the ...

San Diego-based Otonomy Inc. announced Monday the appointment of Eric J. Loumeau as its new general counsel and chief complian...

A pair of San Francisco police officers on Monday received immunity from a divided U.S. Supreme Court on whether they violated...

Corporate officers overseeing the financial health of their workers' retirement plans have a continuing duty to keep a close e...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Google doesn't have to take down the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" v...

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) ...

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

San Diego criminal defense attorney Judy Clarke has made her reputation helping notorious killers avoid capital punishment. Bu...

A high-profile case that provides guidance on how local governments might approach holiday display regulations without violati...

The Department of Justice has opened a formal investigation into the state judiciary's policies regarding alleged voting right...

Venable LLP is moving to a larger space in San Francisco in an effort to accommodate its plans for continued expansion in the ...

A former University of San Francisco employee alleges he was discriminated against and fired due to his East Indian heritage, ...

In the wake of the creation of insurance exchange markets under the Affordable Care Act, slews of primary care physician group...

A state appeals court panel has declared unconstitutional a mandatory mediation process that binds agricultural employers into...

Five former prisoners were recognized Thursday as the newest graduates of Stanford University's Project ReMADE program, an eff...

Orange County attorneys refused to mince words in expressing their frustration with the Board of Supervisors' decision to call...

U.S. District Judge William Hayes is thoughtful and deliberate, and aims for bullet-proof rulings

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