In elder abuse cases, Probate Code Section 259 only restricts an abuser's share in the decedent's estate. By Denise Chambliss ...

Too many trial lawyers have been content to stand down while others fight the fight. By John A. Montevideo of Consumer Attorne...

With complex provisions and conflicting terminology, the Political Reform Act is in need of a major overhaul. By Ann Ravel of ...

A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against a patent holding company that was trying to bar the import of product...

A group of laid off San Francisco court reporters has turned their bad fortune into an opportunity by launching their own comp...

A Los Angeles jury granted what may be the largest verdict in the United States for a single plaintiff in a product liability ...

Law students at Santa Clara and Loyola law schools who run two innocence projects won the release of a convicted murderer this...

In a case closely watched by criminal appellate attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed Tuesday whether a defendant's right ...

A lawsuit filed this week alleging Los Angeles County's new charge on paper carry-out bags is unconstitutional is among the fi...

A state appellate court Tuesday struck down local regulations governing the operation of marijuana collectives in the city of ...

The state Supreme Court will hear argument Nov. 8 to determine whether companies have to make sure their employees take meal a...

Ending years of litigation, a settlement has been reached by Dole and lawyers representing Central American plaintiffs who cla...

An Orange County lawyer who apparently was convicted in connection with laundering money for drug dealers, is still practicing...

A San Jose police officer faked a lab report to falsely show a defendant's semen on a blanket as part of a rape investigation,...

A federal law aiming to protect the online privacy of children could undergo controversial changes this year, but not before t...

General counsel for The Broad Foundations Westwood ...

Judge Thomas P. Nugent says he would have been content living the life of a beer-drinking blue collar worker. But parental coa...

Judicate West starts access to justice foundation with a boost from retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Judith C. ...

While the enormous solar plants rising in the California desert are key to the state's push to boost renewable power, Governor...

With hackers now targeting cell phones, are there any legal remedies for victims? By Peter J. Toren of Shulman, Rogers Ganal P...

Attempts to reform California's system for laying off teachers are misguided. By James Baca and Anthony P. DeMarco of Atkinson...

New legal theories are being developed that extend accessibility to websites, particularly in the retail space. By Roland Juar...

A cheerleader is disciplined for refusing to cheer for a varsity basketball player after he allegedly sexually assaulted her. ...

For U.S. automotive dealers, the pain of the 2008 financial crisis is far from over. By Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Grou...

At oral argument in a closely watched wage-and-hour case, the state Supreme Court on Monday seemed ready to overturn a lower c...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Monday reducing the number of lawyers elected to the board that governs the State Bar. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Monday the hiring of five partners to its New York acquisition finance practi...

Recent rulings in a personal injury lawsuit stemming from the opening day beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stad...

A San Jose federal judge will consider arguments from two major cell phone carriers in a patent infringement case between Appl...

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider a challenge to the California Supreme Court judgment allowing police to search the ...