A federal judge decided not to let several insurance companies intervene in the Bratz litigation to try to collect a chunk of ...

Two advocacy groups for the disabled joined the growing list of plaintiffs suing California over health care budget cuts , fil...

An estimated 1,000 people attended U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen's induction ceremony Tuesday to bear witness to an event...

The Environmental Law Foundation sued the makers of baby foods and certain packaged fruits Wednesday alleging they contain uns...

According to the Law School Admissions Council, the national average number of applicants has tumbled nearly 10 percent for th...

The cases at issue are disputes between the Heller estate and the firms that scooped up Heller's former shareholders.

Fourteen years after the state wrested control of judiciary funding from the counties, the Legislative Analyst's Office says m...

Plaintiffs' lawyers suing Toyota Motor Corp. over runaway car allegations in Los Angeles County Superior Court want four econo...

An Irvine-based REIT bought a fully leased 50,359 square-foot Hesperia shopping center.

Surprisingly little has changed from the pre-Facebook analysis of what qualifies as "protected concerted activity." By John Mc...

Knowledge of how a computer stores files is critical to fulfilling your e-discovery obligations. By Daniel B. Garrie of FSRDG ...

Counties across California are charged with implementing significant changes to the state's correctional system. By Allen Hopp...

A suit filed by the state labor commissioner this week alleging ZipRealty misclassified its agents as independent contractors ...

From Siskiyou County on the Oregon border to the deserts of the Inland Empire, trial courts are implementing mandatory furloug...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a set of new cases Tuesday during its October 2011 term, which is set to kick off next w...

The Bar Association of San Francisco won't be endorsing a candidate for San Francisco district attorney because too few member...

A Northern District judge on Monday allowed a group of San Francisco gunowners to pursue their case against the city and count...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills Tuesday aimed at helping large projects, including a proposed football stadium in downtown L...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider a Manhattan Beach attorney's quest for immunity from liability for w...

A defamation lawsuit now headed to trial could set an important precedent in interpreting First Amendment freedoms amid the sp...

Employees must now be apprised of their right to join unions and their protections under the National Labor Relations Act. By ...

U.S. District Judge Valerie L. Baker Fairbank, 62, is recovering at her home after suffering a seizure in the courthouse earli...

Two conflicting legal opinions have put the city of Los Angeles at loggerheads with police and firefighters over whether perio...

After several weeks of public relations efforts by court officials warning that budget cuts would harm the justice system, the...

Less than a week before the state is due to transfer inmates and parolees to county care, two county supervisors have joined w...

Superior Court Judge Steven J. Howell has made it his mission to improve court facilities.

The cold-call marketing tactic is not a new way to drum up business for law firms, but it may be unpopular among in-house atto...

Operating partner, counsel for Benchmark Capital Menlo Park ...

A provision in the America Invents Act creates uncertainty for inventors over the issue of prior art. By Robert L. Kovelman an...

A self-funded, citywide ordinance aims to resolve low-grade violations without criminal prosecution. By Paul Koretz of the Los...