When investment giant Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, unfinished residential developments put together by the Irvine-based ...

Two recent bankruptcy cases pave the way for borrowers to separately classify deficiency claims. By Paul S. Arrow of Buchalter...

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down "rescue funds" provision in public campaign financing laws. By Jessica A. Levinson of Loyola L...

New SEC rules extend whistle-blower program to all securities law violations and raises the ante with bigger payoffs. By Matth...

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday night that would have allowed farm workers to organize by submitting a petition to the ...

Consumer antitrust litigation involving Apple Inc.'s iPods and iTunes only concerns the iPod now after a federal judge dismiss...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger has rejected a consumer advocacy group’s request that he step do...

A federal judge ordered Orange County to upgrade its jails to accommodate disabled inmates and imposed a monitor to make sure ...

A Sacramento-area lawyer who was hit with a $2 million default judgment got a second chance to defend himself Wednesday. ...

Newport Beach City Attorney David R. Hunt is resigning rather than cut his staff in half and farm the work out to private law ...

Hogan Lovells advised News Corp. on sale of Myspace--for $545 million less than what the media giant bought it for. ...

How the 14th Amendment's protection of parental right may impact attempts to ban circumcision. By Michael A. Helfand of Pepper...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that will force Amazon and other online companies with marketing affiliates in t...

Judges and attorneys with the Los Angeles County Bar Association have drafted a series of voluntary stipulations designed to b...

California law firms are beefing up their China practices in response to investigations into Chinese companies that merged wit...

Court referee Marc Kopeikin never went to college but has plenty of knowledge to pass on.

In a U.S. Supreme Court term that was dominated by cases from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the San Francisco-based c...

The Environmental Protection Agency now governs federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. By Don Frost Jr., Jane Kroesch...

With non-practicing entities increasing in number daily, it's only a matter of time before your company is the next target. By...

Reverse mergers may be the best way to raise capital for some Chinese companies. By James Wong of Chinney Alliance Group ...

A federal judge is granting renewed scrutiny to allegations of government misconduct in the prosecution of two executives from...

Complaints of mortgage-loan fraud perpetrated by borrowers against financial institutions are up 31 percent nationwide compare...

A Jewish judge didn't have to disclose his religious affiliation before agreeing to arbitrate a case involving a German defend...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether an Idaho couple can challenge the government's authority to prevent ...

A state appellate court stepped in Tuesday to prevent an attorney from being deposed with questions that would violate attorne...

The State Bar's legal assistance funds will receive a huge financial boon, thanks to amendments added Tuesday to the annual St...

An unusual Internet auction launching this week allows anyone - film buffs as well as investors and industry professionals - ...

A California appellate justice sided with public interest watchdogs and media outlets Wednesday, ruling that the San Diego Cou...

One month after his acrimonious departure from heavyweight plaintiffs' law firm Girardi Keese, former U.S. District Judge Step...

Recent reports that Gov. Jerry Brown is interviewing candidates for the state Supreme Court have raised court-watchers' hopes ...