A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Websites that facilitate meet-ups are not liable if a rendezvous goes awry, and few perform any background checks. A Los Angel...

For victims of international human rights violations, U.S. courts remain their best hope for compensation. By Robert Knowles o...

Pressure is building on San Francisco County Superior Court to spend down its reserves to stave off massive cuts that include ...

The city of Hercules and its redevelopment agency are under investigation by the state controller's office due to questions ov...

The Fullerton Police Department, already under heavy scrutiny for the beating death of a homeless man last month, was sued Fri...

CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $2 million to settle a consumer lawsuit alleging price-scanning violations. ...

San Jose criminal defense attorney Jamie L. Harley, who was convicted of money laundering last summer, has won a new trial. ...

A Northern District judge gave former class members in a massive gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ne...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has filed a modified opinion in a case pitting the heirs of Betty Boop creator Max Fleis...

In a major blow to prosecutors, a San Bernardino County judge Friday tossed several charges against an Inland Empire developer...

A former college basketball player, Judge Monica Wiley now presides over a different court.

General counsel at True Religion Brand Jeans in Vernon, Calif. ...

A Malibu attorney who won a civil rights action on behalf of her wife won the right to collect attorney fees Friday at the 9th...

Pharmaceutical companies are following in the footsteps of the technology industry by pooling patents. ...

A high school teacher who made anti-religion statements in class cannot be sued for allegedly violating the First Amendment ri...

Lawyers say Superior Court Judge Daphne Sykes Scott doesn't favor the defense or prosecution.

An issue that the California plaintiffs' and defense bars have been debating for more than 20 years is finally resolved. By Br...

Judge Yvette Verastegui takes time in a hectic caseload to let defendants ponder their life choices.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP snagged Ray LaSoya from Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, adding him as a partner in the fi...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

In one of the most coordinated actions of its kind since the foreclosure crisis, prosecutors made a wide sweep this week of la...

Stephen B. Ruben, a mediator specializing in family law, got his start prosecuting child abuse cases. ...

A reader responds to "Beware of leasing retail space to medical marijuana dispensaries." ...

The state supremes' recent decision on California's overtime laws leaves more unanswered questions than it resolves. By Jim Ha...

Cyberlocker services are not inherently illegal, but recent lawsuits may bring them under legal scrutiny. By Nick Solish of Br...

Shareholders of Juniper Networks Inc. filed a federal securities lawsuit Thursday over a stock price drop. ...

A poorly performing Nasdaq, several postponements of initial public offerings and market volatility could break the streak of ...

The CEO of one of the largest bond trading companies in the country told a jury he never wanted to fire Jeffrey E. Gundlach, b...

Bank of America Corp.'s credit card subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million and to make immediate changes to how its handles d...