Sedgwick LLP is strongly disputing allegations in a $200 million malpractice suit that it breached its duties in representing ...

The upcoming Olympic Games in London spark new restrictions on commercial speech in favor of official sponsors. By Brian Pelan...

Owners of the ship that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge nearly five years ago have filed suit against Bay Ar...

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that state Controller John Chiang overstepped his authority when he u...

Gov. Jerry Brown issued an order Wednesday requiring new and renovated California-owned buildings to take steps to cut greenho...

Insurance giant American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging the ex-chief executive officer of its ...

Under California law, a failure to include the express carve out leaves the arbitration provision subject to uncertainty about...

The combination of Watson Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Group would create the world's third-largest generic pharmaceutical comp...

A judge considering what to do with a botched settlement in a personal injury lawsuit has granted a retrial, despite finding "...

Employees with the state Administrative Office of the Courts could soon join the rest of California's government employees by ...

Senior vice president and general counsel Motion Picture Licensing Corp. Los Angeles ...

A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.

Judge Tammy Ryu maintains formalities in her courtroom to keep each case as the focal point.

In the wake of the foreclosure crisis, the plight of displaced homeowners has taken center stage. But in several cities, a di...

As practices become increasingly interdisciplinary and clients require expertise in different geographies, recruiting firms mu...

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. won a couple of preliminary patent infringement rulings from U.S. International Commission jud...

Assembly Bill 2231 would make cities and counties responsible for repairing damaged sidewalks, shifting the burden away from i...

Google Inc. executive chairman, testifying Tuesday in Oracle Corp.'s copyright infringement trial, said he hoped to reach a bu...

The state Supreme Court is seeking lawyers to appoint to the State Bar Board of Trustees. ...

Hewlett-Packard Development Co. L.P. has promoted John Schultz to executive vice president and general counsel. ...

In the current environment, JD year no longer accurately indicates a particular level of expertise or professional development...

Matthew Eanet and Duncan McCreary have joined forces to form Eanet McCreary LLP, a business litigation boutique in Los Angeles...

A state court trial judge in San Francisco was wrong to ship to federal court jurisdiction a $400 million patent licensing dis...

The downside of seeming a little too prepared and poised pales against trying to appear "honest" and stepping into an empty el...

Appeals courts cannot dismiss a habeas corpus petition for being filed too late if the state doesn't challenge its timeliness,...

Many say law firm dynamics have fundamentally changed their business. ...

Insurance giant American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, alleging th...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed California a win in its efforts to cut the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in ...

A state court judge overseeing the divisive Capitol battle waged over the right to withhold lawmakers' pay has sided with legi...

A one-time top subprime lender agreed Tuesday to pay $28.2 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading in...