In the 10 months since California voters softened the state's three strikes law, more than 1,000 inmates have been released o...

As food companies continue to face pressure to step up productivity while conserving water and other resources, companies are ...

In direct contradiction of testimony by plaintiffs' two experts, an expert for the automaker testified that a 66-year-old driv...

When classes began at California law schools last month, almost 8 percent fewer first-year students were in the seats than the...

After stepping down from the federal bench in April, former U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz is returning to the firm he hel...

Google Inc. has taken its share of legal lumps following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. last year, with th...

Driven by a lifelong desire to be his own boss, Alex M. Weingarten has built a 12-attorney business litigation firm that's reg...

Little wonder that investors are concerned about buying Richmond bonds when the city has demonstrated its contempt for private...

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Legal observers say an unusual legal battle over the height of a hedge on private property could impact the way local governme...

General Counsel and Chief Innovation Officer at Montecito Bank & Trust Santa Barbara ...

As most plaintiff and defense attorneys know, a significant part of the difficulty is a result of Medicare's unparalleled stat...

A U.S. district court judge has found that a private Facebook wall posting made by an employee at work is covered by the feder...

A recent decision has held that the "Right to Repair Act" does not apply to cases in which a property owner has suffered actua...

In light of a new decision, law firms utilizing arbitration provisions should consider the implications of language that does ...

Taking the dangers of texting while driving to a new outer limit, a panel of judges in New Jersey ruled that a person who send...

Ruling in a case from the Los Coyotes Reservation in northeastern San Diego County, a 9th Circuit panel concluded Wednesday th...

Troutman Sanders LLP snagged finance attorney Penelope Parmes from Rutan & Tucker as a partner for its Irvine office. ...

The deal resolves allegations the grocer violated the Clean Air Act by allowing harmful greenhouse gases to leak from store re...

Family suing over unintended acceleration contend the automaker's attorneys are trying to shift blame for crash. ...

Measure that would extend the statute of limitations for sex abuse victims to sue cleared the Assembly Wednesday. ...

Brown taps Timothy J. Stafford, senior litigation partner at Wilson Harvey and Browndorf LLP, for the bench. ...

Michael F. Heafey is jumping from Orrick, where he's known for his patent expertise ...

After a push from plaintiffs' attorneys, the appeals court tempered its decision requiring a group of newspaper workers to arg...

Despite support from the attorney general and California Bar, the state high court appears to believe U.S. law precludes profe...

A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.

The International Trade Commission is making progress in its efforts to modernize and make its proceedings more efficient, spe...

The International Trade Commission now stands as the favored venue for companies, domestic and foreign alike, to obtain injunc...

One out of every 10 people in the workforce is employed by the automotive industry, making the sector the most significant con...

Some have reported that there has been a surge of sex, race and age discrimination claims in the high-tech industry. Is this a...