What did Megaupload do to attract a response normally reserved for drug cartels and terrorists? By Tony Falzone of Stanford La...

Among the most dangerous jobs, construction is near the top of the list. Now, a new study warns environmentally sustainable, o...

The IRS has recognized that an indemnification clause is actually a reason to grant innocent spouse status, not deny it. By Mi...

Baker & McKenzie LLP is slated to officially close its San Diego office by the end of March, according to three sources fa...

In an unprecedented case, a judge denied a mortgage company's attempt to evict a non-paying tenant because it flouted a federa...

Utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company on Monday announced a $70 million settlement with the city of San Bruno, which ...

As studios and record labels continue to adjust to the harsh realities of an online world, many Hollywood agents have turned t...

One year after the state Supreme Court's decision banning most retailers from asking customers their ZIP codes, the elephant l...

California is set to receive the lion's share of the nearly $1 billion in fees and penalties paid by the banks to states in th...

A federal agency that has sued former credit union executives in an unusually aggressive liquidation here does not have to fro...

Senate Democrats moved Monday to break through Republicans' procedural delay on judges and force confirmation votes for a cand...

When valuing real property collateral in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, keep these strategies in mind. By Howard N. Madris of Law Of...

Public agencies that are forced to file condemnation actions should not be penalized for settling before trial. By Mona M. Nem...

McKool Smith Hennigan LLC partner C. Dana Hobart joins forces with longtime colleague Kenneth A. Linzer to form Hobart Linzer ...

Yahoo Inc. is deploying the large patent portfolio it has amassed over the years by filing an infringement complaint against s...

Twenty-two years behind bars isn't nearly enough for the man behind the foiled plot to detonate high explosives at Los Angeles...

Judge William Sterling puts people at ease with his vast knowledge of pop culture.

San Francisco-based INgrooves tapped Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP for its acquisition of Fontana Distribution from Univer...

Warehouse Workers United has pursued an aggressive legal strategy, filing lawsuits in federal court against Inland Empire comp...

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Mazda North American Operations Irvine ...

Corporate officers in California can now be second-guessed in a way that boards of directors cannot. By Gregg Amber and Ryan C...

Wells Fargo & Co. filed suit against Stockton last week over the city's planned default on over $30 million in bonds. The ...

Municipal finance organizations are increasingly concerned that ambiguity in state law dissolving local redevelopment agencies...

Contract negotiations between the San Francisco County Superior Court and some of its employees stalled last week when the two...

Dismissing a teacher is not easy - the process schools districts must follow. By Michele M. Goldsmith of Bergman Dacey Goldsmi...

Attorneys for Oracle Corp. offered Friday to drop three of its remaining patents from its infringement case against Google Inc...