Proposed legislation that would require courts to provide same-day access to court filings has sparked strong opposition from ...

The best approach to mediation - plenary session or caucus - depends on the circumstances. By Robert K. Wrede of Pepperdine La...

New regulations on stormwater contaminants may significantly affect citizen suits. By Donald E. Sobelman and Kathryn L. Oehlsc...

Steps companies can take to avoid facing a penalty under Proposition 65. By James Scadden and Rosemary Carson of Gordon & ...

The prospect of striking it rich with oil's replacement has created a rush to patent promising technology so biofuel companies...

The SEC is moving ahead with an insider trading case against a former Deloitte Tax LLP partner and his wife, despite the wife'...

Accurate urban water management plans are needed to accommodate California's burgeoning population. By Paeter E. Garcia of Bes...

Why China is serious about reversing global warming and the United States is not. By James Wong of Chinney Alliance Group. ...

A falling-out between Robbins Umeda LLP and one of its partners has resulted in the San Diego plaintiffs firm's ousting from s...

LegalZoom, the online company aimed at helping average people handle legal documents themselves, has been fighting a string of...

A federal court jury handed MGA Entertainment Inc. a massive victory Thursday, dismissing Mattel Inc.'s attempt to capture the...

TiVo Inc. is a step closer to winning a $300 million award or a settlement from Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp. for infr...

Commissioner Donald F. Armento's experience in the military and as a civil litigator helps him steer his traffic and small cla...

TV tax lawyer Roni Deutch has destroyed millions of pages of client documents and should go to jail and pay big fines, accordi...

Should we worry that the law seems generally oblivious to the fact that WikiLeaks exists on the Internet? By Aaron Caplan of L...

A woman raped by Max Factor heir Andrew Luster may keep her name secret in a damages lawsuit against Luster and his mother, ev...

Federal authorities have sued a Beverly Hills farm labor contractor, alleging abuse in a human trafficking case involving 200 ...

Are you doomed to repeat the same mistakes of lawyers whose companies and careers were damaged by e-discovery failures? By Phi...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accused two California companies that sell nutritional supplements of marketing drug...

When appearing in court, it helps to know the idiosyncrasies of the judge and other court personnel. By Richard M. Chacon. ...

The dollars spent on health care deals in the first quarter of 2011 increased, especially in the pharmaceutical and long-term ...

A new wrinkle in the Howrey LLP dissolution - that the firm never registered as a limited liability partnership in California ...

Critics of Goodwin Liu are wrong to focus on a single sentence he made five years ago. By David A. Sklansky of Berkeley School...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states are immune from lawsuits seeking monetary damages under a federal law desig...

Netflix Inc. asked a federal judge Wednesday to toss the claims of Blockbuster Inc. subscribers who say they paid higher price...

About 450 drunk driving cases in Ventura County could be in jeopardy after a handful of handheld breathalyzers were found to g...

The U.S. Supreme Court called into question Wednesday an exception to the attorney-client privilege allowing shareholders and ...

Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP purchased a three-story office building at 9800 Wilshire B...

The Supreme Court showed no appetite Tuesday to allow a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to force power companies to cap their gr...

San Bernardino County Judge Bridgid McCann keeps defendants and lawyers on their toes, expecting obedience from the former and...