Pharmaceutical companies are pushing back against an Alameda County ordinance that requires them to take back leftover and unw...

Defense lawyers say the State Bar demands harsh discipline for false MCLE compliance reports. But an audit turned up a problem...

A marathon intellectual property war between rival toymakers was back in court Monday as parties faced off in the latest twist...

Judge Wendy Kohn urges settlement, telling parties it gives them benefits trial can't.

Judge Robert J. Moss takes the unusual step of preparing his own jury instructions in cases.

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

A San Francisco judge appeared inclined to keep the state's pioneering carbon trading program on track Friday despite an effor...

General Counsel of Shutterfly Inc. Redwood City ...

I enjoyed the chance to get to know the business, develop relationships with business departments and, often, head off problem...

If the court affirms the lower court, franchisors may have to amend their franchise agreements, manuals and ancillary document...

Here's a few last minute tips to keep in mind for your office's holiday shindig. By By Philippe Weiss and Tracy Billows ...

California's deeply rooted public policy has long favored free competition and generally weighed against the enforceability of...

Many attorneys assume that court approval of a settlement automatically insulates them from any future malpractice claims, but...

A one-time Orange County lawyer who was sentenced to prison for practicing law without a license has been accused of doing it ...

An Orange County jury awarded the parents of Kevin Cisler $10 million after school employees failed to properly secure him on ...

As the government investigates Los Angeles Superior Court and the Judicial Council over the furnishing of language interpreter...

A constitutional law attorney has threatened to sue the Encinitas Unified School District, alleging its public schools violate...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar court, listing attorney...

More than 42 percent of law firms said they are seeing an increase in the need for attorneys with foreign language skills, acc...

The appeal for the man convicted of killing car racing legend Mickey Thompson makes the average brief look like high school-le...

Between November 2011 and last month, the legal sector added 5,800 jobs and reached 1.12 million in employment, according to t...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP advised social gaming developer Product Madness Inc. in its overseas sale to Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review same-sex marriage laws at the state and federal level could lead to an outcome tha...

In the first and largest civil suit against bankers involved in the housing meltdown, a jury has found three former executives...

Discovery disputes often arise out of information inequity, not a burning desire by the defense or plaintiffs' bar to engage i...

DLA Piper added Patrick Connolly as partner in Los Angeles. He focuses on complex international tax matters and transactions, ...

Lawyers toe the line in Judge J. Stephen Czuleger's courtroom.

The economy may be limping along, but as cities across the state continue to cope with looming budget cuts, contract city atto...

An undergraduate degree from a California public university can cost more than $100,000; despite the shocking sticker price, i...

It has been reported that Atwater is considering Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and Atwater is not likely to be the last municipality t...