Whether California can actually refuse to cooperate with the federal government raises questions that suggest a new bill may h...

In just under a year, University of La Verne College of Law Dean Gilbert A. Holmes has implemented several aggressive changes....

Prenda Law abused discovery rules in seeking identities from telecoms, D.C. court says ...

The Delaware Chancery Court recently provided a detailed guide for boards of directors overseeing a potential sale of a public...

A man sued an online rental website in San Francisco County Superior Court on Friday in one of the first lawsuits targeting on...

State appeals court justices seemed skeptical Friday of a lower court ruling that California's High Speed Rail project should ...

The court's fortunes reversed again Friday when the subcommittee hastily met again after an Assembly floor session and voted t...

Lawyers who settled a class action suit against Adobe, Apple, Google and Intel are asking for an award of attorney fees of up ...

After the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded his approval of a class action settlement over Hewlett-Packa...

The top judge of the nation's patent court announced Friday that he will vacate his leadership role in the wake of an email la...

Courts are grappling with under what circumstances public employees' have vested rights in retiree medical benefits. By Linda ...

The cases pit two different views of cosmetology training programs against each other - school, or scam? And it does so with l...

Critics say the legislative plan would infringe on equal government branch ...

Criminal law judge Carol Brosnahan shows new practitioners the ropes of the judicial system.

The saga involving Brian Stow's 2011 injuries not be over until one issue is settled: Are the former team owners responsible? ...

Is there justification for a direct action for recovery of the funds paid to independent counsel? By Joan M. Cotkin and Thomas...

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

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

Judge Patrick Tondreau of San Jose has found his niche meting out justice to juvenile offenders.

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

Seven individuals, including a lawyer, were named Thursday in an indictment for loan modification fraud in Orange County that ...

A debate over pensions for court workers surfaced in Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget this month. ...

Since launching last May, the Los Angeles-based side business of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has offered legal counsel, ...

In "The Marriage Buyout," Cynthia Lee Starnes argues that alimony is often the only practical tool for making sure the law of ...

Legal malpractice claims often arise in a variety of circumstances, but with careful preventive planning and a few easy-to-fol...

Former employees who might have evidence useful to a third party present both an opportunity and a risk to lawyers. By Ragesh ...

These past several weeks, Congress has been mulling over a number of reform proposals which could determine the fate of Fannie...

French communications group Vivendi SA was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the latest event in the company's...

Alison A. Brunner, center, executive of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, at the organization's 40th anniversary party, wi...

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund rededicated its Washington, D.C. office last month in honor of Los Angel...