Correct discipline is neither intuitive nor easy. By John McLachlan of Fisher & Phillips LLP ...

In the 2010 election, approximately 65, 0000, military voters were disenfranchised by the very government they fight to protec...

Northern District Chief Judge James S. Ware wants to videotape Monday's hearing on whether to publicly release recordings from...

The operator of a toxic waste landfill in the Central Valley will pay an estimated $1 million to settle claims by the Environm...

An exception to a federal statute that protects Internet service providers and search engines from liability got Google Inc. i...

In 2009, Hewlett-Packard Co. started hiring in-house attorneys directly from law school. Two years later, managers say the ini...

Justice David G. Sills, who led the 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana for more than two decades and oversaw constructi...

TCW executives made plans to fire star bond manager Jeffrey E. Gundlach three months before his termination took place and a w...

The criminal probe into whether cycling legend Lance Armstrong cheated in his ride to six Tour de France victories has taken a...

A recent state Supreme Court order staying new redevelopment legislation until next year has caused confusion among lawyers an...

Goodwin Procter LLP renewed its lease for nearly 20,000 square feet of office space at The Plaza's Pacifica Tower, a high-end ...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. associate general counsel Joseph K. West will soon step down from his role to become president and CEO ...

Readers respond to a Corporate Counsel Q&A. ...

What to do when evidence from sources located abroad is critical to your case. By Friedrich W. Seitz and Maria A. Starn of Mur...

California, who once led the effort to make workplaces smoke-free, now finds itself lagging behind other states. By Lonny Zilb...

The high court has eliminated key safeguards aimed at ensuring fundamental fairness to consumers and employees in arbitration....

If you had to choose between prosecuting murderers and rapists or persons with traffic tickets, who would you give priority to...

Social media gamemaker Zynga Inc. has taken its legal battle against Brazilian competitor Vostu Ltd. to Brazil , a move that V...

As many as 1,250 layoffs are in store for Los Angeles County Superior Court in in the next two fiscal years thanks to a budget...

A lawyer shut down last week by state prosecutors for allegedly duping homeowners into paying thousands of dollars to join law...

California voters would support candidates who favor changing the litigation system, according to a new survey from tort-refor...

The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" production company Mantra Films Inc. was charged Monday in connection with the assault of thr...

The Obama administration's Tuesday announcement of plans to streamline or eliminate hundreds of federal regulations on busines...

In what could be a precursor of more suits to come, two Bay Area firms have sued the pharmaceutical companies behind the diabe...

While remaining locked in a bitter courtroom brawl with rival Mattel Inc. over its famous Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment Inc. ...

As many as 1,250 layoffs are in store for Los Angeles County Superior Court in the next two fiscal years thanks to a budget de...

The Judicial Council has agreed to consider a proposal at its meeting Friday that would allow cash-strapped courts to charge a...

Lawyers for Match.com LLC told a judge Tuesday the company now complies with all the demands of a Los Angeles woman who sued a...

A slew of Southern California water agencies sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, arguing its move to protect the Santa An...

Momentum is growing for state legislators to bail out San Francisco County Superior Court - as is blame for who is responsible...