The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to commission a report on how other cities provide legal services. ...

FBI agents arrested 16 purported hackers accused of coordinating a cyber attack against PayPal Inc. after it denied service to...

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, the Irvine-based intellectual property law powerhouse, will becfome the latest firm to op...

The DOJ is on pace to file fewer enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act than any year since 2006. But obs...

Employment lawyers continue to wait for a decision in Brinker on whether employers have to ensure that workers take meal and r...

A cost-saving measure for in-house counsel engaged in commercial litigation. By Gilda R. Turitz of Sideman & Bancroft LLP,...

The split shift premium is one of the many potential pitfalls for employers unfamiliar with the Labor Code and relevant wage o...

Taxpayers, there is still time to declare previously hidden income and foreign accounts. By Robert W. Wood of Wood LLP ...

To maximize profits, purchasers should have a good general understanding of the bankruptcy process before acquiring promissory...

Two trailer bills attempt to pave the way for redevelopment agencies to continue to operate. By Ursula Hyman and Peter Gutierr...

Opening statements kicked off Monday in the criminal trial of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman, acc...

A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their spouses'...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $27.3 million to resolve allegations it conspired with Netflix Inc. to divide the market fo...

Seeking to stop the state from redistributing its funds, a group filed a lawsuit Monday before the California Supreme Court al...

The state Supreme Court firmly rejected a challenge Monday to a Los Angeles law that protects grocery store workers from being...

Apple Inc. has won an early round in its patent infringement battle with HTC Corp. over cell phones that use Google Inc.'s pop...

A new rocket docket effort to speed civil trials to conclusion launched Monday at the Northern District. ...

President Barack Obama announced Monday the nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head up the Consumer...

The Habeas Corpus Resource Center is bracing for yet another budget cut, just three years after a bipartisan commission recomm...

San Francisco County Superior Court's presiding judge announced Monday that budget cuts have left her court so decimated that ...

Hailing from a judicial legacy, Judge John Thompson says he enjoys 'the worst' criminal cases.

Judge draws on his father's WWII legacy to instill in jurors a respect for the judicial system.

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

Chief administrative officer, general counsel and secretary for American Vanguard Corp. (Newport Beach) ...

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions this term making it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring class action...

Tort lawyers should be aware of how probate law can affect a client's case when one of the parties die. By Darren O. Aitken an...

When faced with an infringement claim, making the best use of insurance protections is key. By Mary Craig Calkins and Steven B...

A proposed regulation, if passed, will force many of the state's smog check stations out of business. By Bill Gausewitz of Mic...

Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins LLP litigation partner Ethan J. Brown is making a rare move among big law defense lawye...

A federal judge in Oakland on Friday dismissed Safeway Inc.'s lawsuit challenging a San Francisco city and county ordinance th...