The putative class action alleges violation of the federal Equal Pay Act after one female attorney said she made 50 percent le...

Federal energy regulators failed to properly scrutinize claims that energy companies overcharged California and its investor-o...

In his second term, Obama has turned his attention to major trade deals, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But is it too lat...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is in the process of poaching the managing partner of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP's Lo...

Joseph L. Dunn's amended complaint claims Beth Jay, the former principal attorney to the chief justice, intentionally interfer...

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

Despite Gov. Jerry Brown's renewed commitment to build a judiciary that reflects California's diverse communities, the state's...

Last December, Maryland police officers took two children - ages 10 and six - into custody because they were walking home alon...

The recent deadly "superbug" bacteria outbreak at California hospitals has raised questions about who is responsible for such ...

Matthew J. Maletta will assume an executive vice president and chief legal officer role at the pharmaceutical company, joining...

A convicted murderer would have been better off representing himself based on how poorly his attorney handled his petition for...

Judge Peter W. Bowie will serve as of counsel in the San Diego office, joining the firm's litigation department and its bankru...

Arent Fox LLP expanded its San Francisco office with the addition of a three attorney real estate team led by land use expert ...

After a 14-day trial, a split jury in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday found that a local bus company was not negli...

A San Jose touchscreen technology company got nowhere in its trade secrets misappropriation suit against a crosstown rival and...

Is antitrust law's "rule of reason" doctrine so unruly it's about to be reined in? The state Supreme Court is set to supply an...

Represented by Dunn's attorney Mark Geragos, Sonja Oehler claims she was fired for trying to "root out corruption" at the bar....

Alameda County Judge Richard Keller wants to affect the lives of defendants in his courtroom.

For the second time in two months the state high court has taken a sympathetic look at a capital appeal, reversing a death pen...

Congress and the executive branch have a chance to remedy their past mistakes in enacting the law the granted broad surveillan...

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore opened a new office in Sacramento, the firm announced Monday, becoming the most recent of several law...

As the dust begins to settle on this year's proxy season, a new trend among shareholder activists appears to be gaining steam ...

A two-day conference in Berkeley this week commemorates the 70th year since the Nuremburg Trials, which helped shape internati...

Assistant General Counsel Global Litigation CBRE Inc. Los Angeles ...

An Oakland federal judge dissolved a preliminary injunction against Diablo Technologies Inc. late Friday, a month after the Ca...

The Folsom-based electronic check solutions company has appointed former UPS vice president Joe Creamer to the head legal role...

The Constitution does not define marriage; it dictates no choice among competing conceptions of what marriage is. Rather, it l...

Attorneys on opposing sides of a judicial ethics inquiry portrayed Judge Valeriano Saucedo as a manipulator trying to seduce h...

Decision comes as plaintiffs must file amended complaint to avoid suit dismissal. ...

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