What good is it to apply law without caring about whether the result is a just one? By Dan Lawton of Lawton Law Firm ...

Learn about the elements of DUI offenses, and possible sentences and plea bargains. By David Marsh of the Los Angeles County p...

Superior Court Commissioner San Diego County (San Diego) ...

The bankrupt Heller Ehrman LLP estate has filed a motion opposing claims that its litigation with several law firms employing ...

Health care associations and others suing to end California's past Medi-Cal budget cuts have no means to appeal the Centers fo...

A number of recent forced foreclosures on borrowers who are current on their mortgages but rent their homes out for cash has t...

Video streaming service Zediva, a Silicon Valley startup that streamed unlicensed DVD content to subscribers, will pay $1.8 mi...

A bill proposed this month by a pair of U.S. senators seeking to breathe new life into the sagging housing market by granting ...

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a proposed class action against Facebook Inc. that claimed the social networking site mi...

Sacramento's second largest firm, Weintraub Genshlea Chediak , is looking to make its mark in the Bay Area by merging with one...

In its recent Los Angeles hiring spree, Snell & Wilmer LLP, a 400-lawyer Phoenix-based full service firm, has joined with ...

A man who sank $2.3 million into the $13 million Ponzi scheme will get some of it back instead of seeing it seized by the fede...

The Administrative Office of the Courts is cutting about 30 jobs in response to this year's state budget cuts. ...

DFine Inc. of San Jose agreed to pay the U.S. government $2.39 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctor...

The Judicial Council agreed Friday to formally start negotiations with a Los Angeles billionaire and the State Bar to help the...

More than 8,000 entertainment professionals will sign and seal $800 million in motion picture deals at the American Film Marke...

A new state law intended to crack down on employers who misclassify their workers includes an unusual punishment : public sham...

Two years after UC Berkeley students began protesting tuition hikes, their battle has moved to state and federal courts where ...

The Obama administration appears poised to offer its first Latino nominee to the federal bench in the Central District. Jesus ...

Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman's family law background makes her ideal for her assignment.

What lawyers should keep in mind when deciding whether or not to object. By Michael Masuda of Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & H...

Foley & Lardner LLP added Elizabeth S. Elson as of counsel in Los Angeles. Her focus is on federal and state health care l...

After 21 years at the helm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, firm Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter is preparing to step d...

Judge Shelly B. Torrealba grew up with cow-milking duty and now enjoys shepherding crime victims

Eight real estate investors will plead guilty to charges stemming from their schemes to game foreclosure auctions in Northern ...

The largest gender discrimination class action in history, which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, is back in...

ADR neutral who defended White House aide Monica Lewinsky draws on his 40 years of trial work and passion for civil liberties ...

Does a party have a right to a statement of decision absent a trial? By Anne M. Grignon and Paul D. Fogel of Reed Smith LLP ...

The pursuit of justice looks more and more like a game played by hidden rules. By Norm Pattis ...

Mediation offers a uniquely confidential setting to communicate to the opposing side. By Jeffrey M. Bases of Bases & Bases...