Irell & Manella LLP has fired back against a former partner's wrongful termination allegations, saying the real reason Jul...

Mattel Inc. is asking a court to stay a nearly $310 million intellectual property judgment against the company pending appeal ...

The American Bar Association has publicly censured Villanova University School of Law for intentionally inflating the admissio...

The cargo terminals at Long Beach and Los Angeles ports reached a settlement agreement with Attorney General Kamala Harris ove...

It's too late to stop a government roundup of 2,000 wild horses and 200 burros on the California-Nevada border, but serious le...

The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a natural gas power plant on the coast near Monterey can operate despite environment...

Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility is a sign of its commitment to beefing up its patent portfolio. ...

Superior Court Judge Tara Desautels overcame her shyness by turning to a career in law.

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

Stockton, Modesto, Riverside, Bakersfield and Salinas are among the top 10 U.S. metropolitan hot spots for mortgage fraud by b...

Federal appellate skirmishing over the individual mandate in the Obama administration's 2010 health care law drew pro and con ...

We're going to pay the price for the brazen unconstitutional spectacle we've just witnessed. By Mark Rosenbaum of the American...

Landlords can face costly penalties, a one-year loss in rental income and even jail time. By Laura L. Crane of Best Best &...

State appellate ruling will save corporate defendants from needless business disruption. By M.C. Sungaila and Andreea Micklis ...

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Velti Inc. in San Francisco ...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has added an office in Beijing, marking the firm's continued push into Asia, where m...

Steven R. Smith, dean of California Western School of Law, announced Friday that he will be stepping down in August 2012. ...

The State Public Works Board has approved a site in Siskiyou County in northern California for a new courthouse. ...

Headhunters say their business is taking a beating by law firms' tentative approach to placing lateral candidates and their re...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals breathed new life Friday into a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that Corinthian Colleges...

A citizens group trying to kill a high-end residential project in Orange has accused the developer of interfering with the gro...

The chief justice will set up a group to explore solutions to court budget cuts. Her announcement came the same day that the S...

A superior court judge on Friday gave a securities class action plaintiff more time to find a replacement attorney without wad...

Last week's market volitility did more than leave some retirement accounts in the red-it could ultimately lead to a large disc...

In the wake of the economic meltdown, which has spurred few enforcement actions or prosecutions, a relatively obscure federal ...

Superior Court Judge Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) ...

A physical attack brought Judge Christine Byrd a greater understanding of the courtroom.

Palo Alto-based Cooley LLP expanded its intellectual property practice in Seattle with the addition of three partners.

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