California plaintiffs' lawyers are closely watching to see how an expected major multi-state settlement with the nation's larg...

Court documents filed last week offer a first glimpse at some of the evidence the Department of Justice used to negotiate civi...

A state court judge is drawing criticism for sealing all testimony in an ongoing civil jury trial concerning a fee dispute bet...

Judge Tricia Kelly carries her penchant for organization as a prosecutor into the courtroom.

Judge Thomas Rogers thrives in the courtroom, which he calls 'the greatest show on earth.'

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP added Deborah Festa as partner in Los Angeles. She focuses on public offerings, acquis...

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

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

From endangered birds hidden in suitcases to iguanas squirming inside prosthetic legs, smugglers have tried numerous ways to m...

The 9th Circuit offers much-needed guidance to courts faced with nationwide putative class actions. By Blaine H. Evanson and A...

How effective is the international legal system? By Tai-Heng Cheng of New York Law School ...

Unique issues to keep in mind when mediating disability claims. By Nicholas DeWitt of PMA Dispute Resolution ...

Learn the truth behind a common assumption about an insurer's right to intervene. By Howard Garfield of Meckler Bulger Tilson ...

With local redevelopment agencies scheduled to dissolve next month, some have begun to contemplate what economic development m...

Lawyers at Jacobson & Han say they want to show their appreciation for the sacrifice made by servicemen and women in the ...

Alcatel-Lucent S.A. has quietly settled its hotly-contested and legally significant patent infringement lawsuit against Micros...

Activists have planned "occupy the courts" demonstrations at 130 federal courthouses nationwide today to mark the second anni...

The California Universal Health Care Act cleared the state's Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. ...

After four decades in Orange County as a plaintiffs' and defense litigator and pro tem judge, he didn't need to market himself...

Google Inc., in the midst of patent battles with Oracle Corp. and mobile phone adversary Apple Inc., has added to its stable o...

The UCI School of Law soon will have a new faculty member specializing in First Amendment law, thanks to a $1.5 million gift. ...

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., weighed in Thursday on the side of technology companies fighting to stop legislation that would make i...

After losing key partners within its white-collar criminal defense and intellectual property practices shortly before announci...

A federal judge in Oakland granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday to halt a 20 percent cut in Medi-Cal funding for in-ho...

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP expanded its structured finance practice in Los Angeles this week by hiring an O'Melve...

For 31 years now, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger has thrived on representing public agencies and community groups, including l...

The FDA has only recently made an attempt to clarify its stance on what constitutes off-label marketing, the illegal promotion...

County probation departments across the state are receiving a flood of former prison inmates to supervise as part of realignme...

A 3rd District Court of Appeal decision Thursday gives family law judges a road map for recognizing parental relationships wit...

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP partner Ted J. Griswold traveled with representatives from the San Diego-based Oc...