As counties begin to absorb a massive influx of state prisoners, local authorities say they've become especially concerned abo...

Despite being robbed in Richmond, Judge Joni T. Hiramoto is committed to serving there.

San Diego County's criminal justice community is mourning the death of Christine I. Trevino, a county prosecutor who died last...

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and former client MGA Entertainment settled their legal beef Tuesday over the law firm's claims that...

Ten months into serving as attorney general, Kamala Harris has staked a bold claim to consumer causes with a national platform...

The 5th District finds that "gratuitous write-offs" of medical bills are recoverable under the collateral source rule. By Will...

The greenhouse gas cap is real and will affect us all. By Malcolm C. Weiss and Ian M. Forrest of Hunton & Williams LLP ...

In court, much like life, you may be judged on your moral rather than legal obligations. By Mary Dollarhide of Paul Hastings L...

A provision of the patent reform act that limits the number of defendants that can be tried in a single case already is having...

California counties struggling to find creative ways to come up with revenue in the battered economy are keeping a close eye o...

California has put on hold its 10 percent reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursements pending court review. ...

A former San Francisco Giants payroll manager pleaded guilty Monday in San Francisco federal court to embezzling $2.2 million ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's announcement that it will take up the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law ...

Locke Lord LLP continued its expansion into California with the hiring of insurance regulatory attorney Elizabeth A. Tosaris a...

Century City-based Silver & Freedman APLC, a well-established and highly-respected business law firm, announced Monday tha...

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP led an international deal team for San Jose-based VeriFone Systems Inc. on its $818 million acquis...

A team of attorneys who took on the nursing home industry in a landmark case over staffing has won Consumer Attorneys of Calif...

State Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu spoke to the Consumer Attorneys of California on Saturday, focusing as much on the leg...

Federal prosecutors became ensnared in a rare standoff Monday with a district judge who rejected a plea agreement in the prose...

Washington D.C.-based McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is now in ongoing merger negotiations with San Diego-based Luce Forward ...

Judge Ioana Petrou sought a seat on the bench to have a more active role in her community.

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

A roundup of cases agreed to be reviewed by the high court.

A law firm can sue a former partner who didn't disclose he was about to be suspended from law practice when the partnership wa...

Going into effect in Jan. 1 2012, employers should review their policies to check for compliance. By George S. Howard Jr. of J...

For a company's legal and marketing teams - advertising can be a source of contention. By Steve Atlee and Nicolas Jampol of Wi...

Debate over application of the first sale doctrine may reach the U.S. Supreme Court again. By Timothy J. Toohey and Keith M. G...

A California appellate court held Thursday that managers cannot be held personally liable for discriminating against members o...

For municipalities in trouble, filing for bankruptcy is no longer the only option. By Karol Denniston of Brownstein Hyatt Farb...

As the government continues to crackdown on health care fraud, private contractors play an important role in separating out ho...