A longtime partner and vice chair of the business department for Cooley LLP is taking the role of general counsel for an Irela...

A Paul Hastings LLP legal team advised a subsidary of Japan's largest home builder in buying out the California Public Employe...

Catchy songs have spiced up many a political message over the years, but musicians' lawyers say candidates often fail to obta...

The Secure Communities program promotes a kind of policing that can lead to racial profiling. By Edgar Aguilasocho and David R...

The Jones decision fails to consider the issue of electronic surveillance capabilities in modern-day technology. By Ela...

The Fair Debt Buyers Practices Act offers protection from unscrupulous third-party debt collectors. By Elisa Della-Piana, Ted ...

Recent findings in neuroscience suggest that joint physical custody may not be in the child's best interest. By Renee Leff ...

Member of the state’s Judicial Council enthusiastically endorsed an idea to show all prospective jurors in California a public...

Oracle Corp. attorneys accepted a federal judge's offer to give the company's damages expert another chance to revise his repo...

While law firm mergers are on the rise, industry watchers question whether some of the most recent deals will materialize as s...

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In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing virtually unlimited corporate campaign spending, state Senator Noreen Ev...

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For the second straight year, the number of securities class actions filed in federal court challenging corporate mergers and ...

Gov. Jerry Brown made 15 appointments in his first year in office, with 14 of those coming in the final days of the year. He h...

A $600 million trust set up to pay asbestos-related claims against a bankrupt insulation company may have to be revised, a 9th...

A federal judge has ruled that Central District court officials must provide discovery about whether Hispanics are underrepres...

Superior Court Judge Clare Keithley is willing to put in long hours in order to hear all sides.

California's unprecedented program that's begun releasing about 35,000 prison inmates into county custody has local law enforc...

Most people do not bother with copyright registration - why that's a bad idea. By Cory Webster of Huron Law Group ...

Why it's a good idea to have the Child Support Services Department on your side. By Ira M. Friedman and Abby Friedman of Fried...

A roundup of opinions issued by the Supreme Court ...

Former U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt has been named partner-in-charge of Jones Day's San Diego office, the firm announced Mon...

A remake of 1994 fantasy thriller "The Crow" will proceed after a disagreement over the film's distribution rights settled Mon...

A San Bernardino County deputy district attorney threatened to kill her boss by injecting her with a syringe full of insulin, ...

In a move largely opposed by business interests, a labor union representing hotel housekeepers filed a petition Monday asking ...

Plans for a new federal courthouse appear back on track under a downsized construction proposal that may require some judges ...

After just over a year in office, observers say Attorney General Kamala Harris has shown a commitment to working on environmen...

A bill that has drifted around the capitol for years could give prisoners sentenced to life without parole for a crime they co...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that people have constitutional protections against authorities tracking their...