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

Thomas M. Reardon An amateur actor in his off time, Thomas Reardon keep jurors engaged in courtroom drama.

Hot air balloonists say Riverside County's Coachella Valley used to be one of the state's most popular places to fire up a bas...

James A. Merklinger, deputy general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel, will take over as general counsel of the ...

Without juries, the complex litigation court keeps Judge John E. Munter involved in cases.

Payment of the statutory development fee under SB 50 does not exempt developers from analyzing school-related environmental im...

An ordained minister, turned judge, speaks out about how she fought against discrimination in the legal profession after comin...

With New York to permit same-sex marriages, what legal effects will these marriages have in California? By Fred Silberberg of ...

Arm yourself with the tools needed to manage high conflict clients including how to, as a last resort, terminate such a relati...

The California Judges Association is urging the Judicial Council to make deeper cuts to the Administrative Office of the Court...

If Google Inc. loses an upcoming intellectual property infringement trial against Oracle Corp. over its use of the computer pr...

No ruling still from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross on the Dodgers bankruptcy financing case. But after spending 10 hours i...

A former San Diego Councilman's efforts to overturn his bribery conviction on free speech grounds marks the latest attempt to ...

Hacking into someone's Facebook profile counts as identity theft, a state appellate court ruled late Thursday in a published o...

The State Bar's Committee on Planning, Program Development and Budget is recommending nearly $2.8 million in upgrades and repa...

Schwartz Semerdjian Ballard & Cauley LLP, which counts cash-strapped public sector entities as clients, is willing to tigh...

Internet retailers prepare to square off over the "Amazon tax," which will collect a sales tax from customers in California. B...

Forty percent of Americans now surf the Internet while watching their favorite shows. As the indusry adapts, new multi-platfor...

More than 145 cities and counties passed laws that place quotas on real estate developers to ensure large projects included lo...

As the Los Angeles County Bar Association's first openly gay president, Eric A. Webber of Irell & Manella LLP hopes to enc...

More businesses may be caught unaware now that chemicals can be listed without meaningful scientific or public review. By Jim ...

Whether coverage is warranted for unintended injuries takes on an abstract approach. By Joan M. Cotkin of Nossaman ...

Two seemingly innocuous and straightforward rules of law converge to form a perplexing situation. By Bryan L. Hawkins of Allen...

A state appellate ruling prompts predictions of an uptick in consumer protection lawsuits against insurers. By Deborah L. Stei...

With the 2011 proxy season almost over, it's time for a recap on say-on-pay vote results. By James D. C. Barrall of Latham &am...

San Francisco's board of supervisors have voted to amend a controversial cellphone radiation law, but the changes may not be e...

Costa Mesa can't lay off city employees–at least not yet–an Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled. ...

A real estate investment trust bought five hotels - including two in California - for $195 million. Chatham Lodging Trust paid...

California will receive more checks from the Federal Trade Commission than any other state under a settlement with Countrywide...

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation overpaid employee salaries and travel advances by millions of dollars, state ...