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...

As more employees take up caregiving responsibilities, discrimination in the workplace reaches significant levels. By Elizabet...

A recent state Supreme Court decision requires schools to be diligent in their hiring.

The legal job market and California's labor market continued to show slight improvement in the first part of 2012, according t...

It pays to understand the terms of departure not only from your present firm, but also from the new firm. By Edwin B. Reeser ...

An Eastern District federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Sacramento County for effectively banning a pri...

Most renewable energy contracts in California involve careful, drawn-out negotiations and complicated contracts. But a more si...

The National Credit Union Administration has brought a watchdog approach to its role as liquidating agent for a multibillion d...

Judge Craig Karlan gets high marks from lawyers but keeps an eye out for rudeness.