A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement late Monday that will require Facebook Inc. to pay $20 million to re...

Justice Brad Hill of the 5th District Court of Appeals plans to ask members of a working group on courthouse construction to p...

A man convicted of murder largely on the basis of an expert witness who later recanted isn't entitled to a new trial, the stat...

Judge Jules Fleuret maintains peace in his San Bernardino County criminal trial court.

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...

Law firms and corporate counsel can find a new source of revenue while reducing costs to clients by implementing litigation re...

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

Has our high court, in adopting Daubert-ese, pointed the way for greater rigor in the scrutiny of suspect expert testim...

While heavily Democratic, Brown's judicial appointments are more diverse than several of his predecessors, a fact that has dra...

The line between an unenforceable "agreement to agree" and a binding contract can be an obscure one. By Diane Hvolka and Shell...

Certain provsions of the law can no longer be ignored as the abuse of selling PPO discounts is more prevalent than at any time...

DLA Piper added Dharmesh Pandya as partner in Silicon Valley. Pandya advises US and Asian companies and has worked in transfe...

A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement late Monday that will require Facebook Inc. to pay $20 million to re...

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in six cases Tuesday, including two closely watched cases that are among...

The partnership of Novak Druce & Quigg and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP announced last week that their merger discus...

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Atmel Corp. San Jose ...

A judge ruled against the building industry's bid to reduce the vast territory the federal government designated to protect th...

A developer fighting to disqualify a Los Angeles judge after she ruled against it in a major environmental dispute has hired t...

The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it is filing criminal changes against Brea-based Brea Canon Oil Co. and thr...

The workers claim Wal-Mart conspired with the contractors to steal wages and promote unsafe working conditions in two Mira Lom...

A federal judge in Seattle sided with Microsoft Corp. Friday, vacating an injunction that a German court had awarded to its l...

The Ventura County Bar Association has chosen Joel Mark as its new president. Mark will begin his duties on Jan 1. ...

The appellate division of Orange County Superior Court has reversed defendant Hugo Godinez's conviction for violating a county...

A judge has rejected an attempt by Thomas Jefferson School of Law to throw out a lawsuit accusing the school of recruiting stu...

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two cases this week that could lead it to weaken the Clean Water Act as it ponders a vexing ...

A special master on Friday denied a sanctions motion against three prominent San Francisco defense attorneys accused of keepin...

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

Judge Bruce Chan's time as a public defender gave him humility, synthesizing skills for his bench job

Judge Melinda Lasater crashed through a few glass ceilings on her way to a successful career.

A bevy of law firms facing leadership changes, among them Morrison & Foerster LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L...