Jacobsen & McElroy had some key goals: flexibility, open and constant communication, ownership of cases, supportive work e...

The court dealt a blow to public sector unions Thursday, likely making it more difficult for them to raise dues midyear or iss...

In starting his neutral career from scratch, the former litigator heeded his father's advice: 'It's not how many people you kn...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a jury must find any facts that a judge uses to increase a criminal fine and that t...

Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyers aided in the sale of Santa Clara-based media storage company Link_A_Media Devices Corp. to...

The Northern California chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers held a cocktail reception and dinner at the Four ...

There will be a June 29 hearing on Apple's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 ...

Prominent appellate practitioner Jon B. Eisenberg is dissolving his two-man shop and returning to his former firm, Horvitz &a...

In a fiercely litigated eminent domain case, a jury ordered San Diego Gas & Electric to pay a pair of local property owner...

The growth of major law firms in the US and their increased utilization of leverage are two of the most significant changes th...

Ruling that the trial judge may not undertake a rehearing with "total objectivity," an appellate court has vacated a $55 milli...

A decision out of Michigan has emboldened California jurisdictions to challenge Fannie and Freddie tax exemptions. By Tyler Do...

Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislators struck an agreement on the state budget Thursday, setting the stage for a finalized bud...

A San Diego company that hired Holland & Knight LLP for three months of legal services now claims the law firm charged leg...

The state Judicial Council on Thursday heard a formal presentation of the wide-ranging criticisms of the courts' administratio...

A simmering feud between Wal-Mart and an influential labor coalition has kicked up unprecedented legal questions - and a publi...

The Supreme Court left undisturbed the considerable shadow the FCC casts over broadcasters in a digital age, unanimously strik...

A California attorney was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for extortion and obstruction of justice.

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Though critics paint the crackdown as a top-down political directive from the Obama administration, a closer look shows the pr...

General Counsel for Ecotality Inc. San Francisco ...

A jury awarded $3 million to a Brazilian businessman who accused once powerful Paramount president David Kirkpatrick and other...

A Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC attorney and his lawyer wife have been charged with three felony counts alleging they...

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Oracle dropped its statutory damages request so the trial is resolved and the company can pursue its planned appeal to the U.S...

In this industry new projects come up all the time, and can create a "win-win" resolution for each side. By Diane Wayne and Jo...

San Diego County Superior Court officials announced on Wednesday plans to cut as many as 250 court employee positions and clos...

Post-retirement benefits are not revocable gifts, as some jurisdictions are trying to argue. By Robert Bezemek and David Conwa...

Large monetary damages in patent lawsuits may be harder to get after an appeals court ruling directed judges - not juries - to...

As the U.S. Supreme Court term draws to a close, the justices are considering a group of pro-environment decisions by the 9th ...