The state Supreme Court's justices on Tuesday appeared willing to overturn the common law holding that a release of one is a r...

The state Administrative Office of the Courts has become a top-heavy and unwieldy bureaucracy that should be downsized and giv...

Federal officials have launched a criminal investigation into possible tax evasion and other financial misconduct surrounding ...

The main holding of the decision wasn't the issue the petitioners were seeking an answer to. By Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law...

On the Northern District bench since 1993, Judge Claudia Wilken knows the court she's set to lead.

Darrell J. Greenwald thought he'd join a large or midsize firm after law school. Classmate Lauren M. Mayfield had her sights s...

In the world of employment arbitration agreements, "getting it right" continues to be a moving target. By Suzanne K. Roten of ...

The distiction between "frivlous" and "failing on the merits" can be elusive to the zealous advocate. By Gary A. Watt of Arche...

How will the decision affect local judicial elections? By Joshua S. Hopstone of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP ...

The State Bar is trying to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act rules. ...

Ecotality has sued California to block a settlement it reached with NRG. ...

Prosecutors squared off with Taiwanese LCD panel maker AU Optronics Corp. Friday before a Northern District judge over whethe...

No matter where a company is incorporated, California law governs a former corporate executive's wrongful termination lawsuit ...

The trustee in charge of the bankruptcy proceeding of solar manufacturer Solyndra LLC has objected to the company's request fo...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is refusing a request by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ...

Louis E. Kempinsky leaves partnership of Peitzman Weg & Kempinsky to broaden his practice at full-service commercial litig...

Many employers in California have been hit with meal-and-rest litigation, but several lawsuits against oil refineries have hig...

The state Administrative Office of the Courts has become a top-heavy and unwieldy bureaucracy that should be downsized and giv...

A descendant of samurai, Judge Vincent Okamoto served the country that interned his family.

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

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

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP added John "Jay" Neukom as partner in San Francisco.

Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal has mastered patent cases, but lawyers also priase him for his settlement skills.

This was the eleventh quarter in a row that valuations went up, althoguh venture investment was down, and there were fewer M&a...

Plaintiffs contended two federal laws violate the Constitution's equal protection and due process clauses by barring them from...

Political debate about the death penalty's social utility and taxpayer cost often overlooks its effect on the high court's wor...

By Shelley Carder of Dicaro, Coppo & Popcke ...

Nosal created a circuit split regarding the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. By Thomas P. O'Brien, Daniel Prince and...

Retired football players seeking licensing royalties for the use of their likenesses in video games and other media took a har...

One year since he jettisoned his black robe, Kauffman of Alternative Resolution Centers LLC exudes a Zen-like calmness that he...