Two state appellate decisions blur the law as to whether an insured's private right to action remains barred under certain cir...

For lateral partners seeking a new home, and law firms seeking their next rainmaker, the courtship just got even more complica...

Attorneys from all around the world join forces to help those who lost someone on Sept. 11. By David S. Casey Jr. of Casey Ger...

When seeking a foreign manufacturer to make your product a reality, remember, your destiny is in the details. By Vasko R. Mitz...

This month, two partners departed major real estate firm Allen Matkins to join forces and start their own boutique practice in...

A federal judge is weighing whether to incarcerate an ultra orthodox Hasidic rabbi who has refused to testify to a grand jury ...

Prosecutors plan to retry a San Jose lawyer for conspiracy to launder money after the judge determined last month she deserved...

Citing the recent Dukes v. Wal-Mart decision, a federal judge denied class certification Tuesday to a putative class of black ...

The California Department of Public Health on Wednesday assessed fines totaling $650,000 against 12 California hospitals. ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have outlawed picketing outside of funerals because it did not ...

Ten students who loudly protested during a UCI speech by Israel’s U.S. ambassador in February 2010 carefully orchestrated a pl...

The former head of President Barack Obama's task force to combat fraud in the wake of the financial meltdown has joined the Sa...

In a lively oral argument Wednesday before an audience of UC Hastings College of the Law students, the state Supreme Court s...

The judge in the multi-million-dollar corporate feud involving Trust Co. of the West has limited further cross-examination of ...

Land use and municipal lawyers say cities are increasingly going to court to try to force bond companies to pay to finish publ...

With summer associate programs for 2011 in the books and firms already on law school campuses recruiting for 2012, hiring appe...

San Mateo-based SolarCity clinched a $344 million government loan guarantee Wednesday to help fund what the U.S. Energy Depart...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a plan to accommodate the thousands of state parolees and inmate...

Patients harmed by low-cost versions of brand-name drugs have little legal recourse after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that st...

Hundreds of homeowners and former homeowners sued California Attorney General Kamala Harris late Tuesday, accusing her of viol...

A Los Angeles federal judge has teed up an issue that could allow a product liability class action to move forward against Gat...

Litigation boutique Browne Woods George LLP has changed its name to Browne George Ross LLP, the firm's principals said Tuesday...

The Shasta Union High School District has agreed to end its policy of drug testing students who participate in school-related ...

Failure to make proper disclosures is not a consequence-free proposition for an arbitrator. By Ryan C. McKim of Murray M. Sinc...

Pre-emption of state law failure-to-warn claims for prescription drugs may carry hidden consequences. By Shawn Khorrami and Al...

Grappling with budget cuts and overloaded criminal courts, Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is seeking the city's ap...

On the same day the state Supreme Court considered legal standing of Proposition 8's proponents to defend a gay marriage ban i...

When making a medical product liability claim, pay attention to the type of product at issue and the U.S. Supreme Court preced...

Choosing which safety restraint to use becomes more risky for automakers. By Robert C. Rodriguez of Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP ...

Two Chevron Corp. subsidiaries agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a pollution lawsuit over alleged failures to properly mai...