During the course of arrests, police officers sometimes damage private property. A question courts often face is whether offic...

On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions for certiorari brought by 21 states, an electric utility industry group a...

Lawyers work from home after the fire guts an adjacent development under construction. ...

California lawyers cannot take their successful bar exam results and use them to practice law in Arizona, the 9th U.S. Circuit...

On December 3, the Daily Journal hosted an open house for judges and attorneys. Guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and socialized w...

Latham & Watkins and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advised Hudson Pacific Properties as the REIT purchased Bay Area office p...

A state court of appeal upheld the dismissal of a class action alleging a San Diego healthcare provider unfairly charged the u...

The Bar Association of San Francisco named Yolanda Jackson as its executive director and general counsel, after she served in ...

Subject to a handful of exceptions, federal appeals must follow a final judgment. Interlocutory orders generally are reviewabl...

Dozens of personal injury lawsuits involving allegations of specific crashes that were caused, at least in part, by malfunctio...

A Superior Court Judge denied the satellite broadcaster's motion to reconsider jury instructions, but agreed that the issue of...

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

A program that allows cities to finance environmentally-friendly home improvements through bonds is taking off in California a...

I read with great interest Edward Loya Jr.'s Dec. 2 column "An occasion to discuss prosecutorial discretion." By Bernard J. Ro...

Cybersecurity risks are a growing issue for the financial sector - and regulators have taken notice. By Kevin F. Cahill and D...

With health care costs rising every day, public and private employers seek ways to limit health care for retirees, and retiree...

The fierce business competition between computer networking market leader Cisco Systems Inc. and Arista Networks Inc. took a l...

Albertson & Davidson LLP, a trust and estate litigation firm with three Southern California offices opened its first San F...

After a state appellate court recently ruled that San Diego-area officials did an inadequate environmental review of its long-...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics found zero growth in legal jobs nationwide in November but California saw 2,300 jobs added this...

Former Apple Inc. employee Paul S. Devine will go to prison for a year and pay $4.5 million in restitution after admitting tha...

Arrowhead Research Corp. has announced the appointment of Patrick O'Brien as its first general counsel. ...

Threatening an $1 billion antitrust trial more than 9 years in the making, defense attorneys for Apple Inc. claimed last week ...

Latham & Watkins LLP partner Alan C. Mendelson is poised to become the first attorney or professional services provider of...

Justice Ming Chin said he'd initially balked at the idea of taking on the added workload. But the opportunity to play a role i...

Shell Oil's efforts to end lawsuit over contaminated Carson neighborhood has been delayed due to objections ...

Sacramento County Judge Michael Bowman pays close attention to timeliness in his courtroom.

Armen Tamzarian views his place on the bench through the lens of his family's arduous history

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

Sergio Tapia of Los Angeles criminal court has long been an advocate of range on the bench.