Sony Computer Entertainment America won dismissal of most of a case in which PlayStation 3 customers sued over a software upda...

Five years ago, mergers and acquisitions lawyers used the two-step acquisition rarely. Today they use it in the majority of ca...

San Francisco-based McNutt Law Group LLP and San Francisco bankruptcy lawyer Michael St. James secured the legal work in Round...

Conflicts are preventing many partners in the state from joining Winston & Strawn, which hopes to grab large numbers of Ho...

A blind law school graduate will be able to take the California Bar exam next week using special software, thanks to a federal...

The American dream of owning a business is now threatened by many obstacles. By Timothy Sandefur of the Pacific Legal Foundati...

The Motion Picture Association of America is looking for a new chief lawyer now that current general counsel Daniel Mandil is ...

Attorneys for the two former state building commissioners who sued to stop the sale have asked the 6th District Court of Appea...

Strengthening the bonds of friendship should be a goal in public policy. By Ethan J. Leib of Hastings College of the Law. ...

A Superior Court judge is expected to decide today whether Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP must turn over a retain...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently took action to assist in the clean-up of the San Francisco Bay. By Mordecai D. Bo...

A citizen's group has the right to publish online statements alleging that Beaumont had a conflict of interest and engaged in ...

Businesses can purchase political risk insurance to protect their foreign interests in the event of civil unrest. By Sandra Sm...

A big federal appellate win out of Arizona this week for the pharmaceutical industry's right to deny overtime pay to sales rep...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is seeking documents related to the FBI's efforts to increase its surveillance capabilities...

California Assemblymen Marty Block, D-San Diego, and Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, on Thursday announced the introduction of l...

A new Web startup founded by two attorneys, LawPivot.com, aims to pair fledgling companies with experienced lawyers in an easy...

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Parsons isn't afraid to change his mind on the bench, nor is he afraid to rub s...

An Irvine lawyer is being arraigned on 27 counts of defrauding investors in an African gold mine. ...

A state court of appeal sided with employees in a meal-and-rest-break case against United Parcel Service on Wednesday, saying ...

Federal lawmakers announced on Wednesday a committee aimed at promoting and protecting the county's interactive entertainment ...

Challenging the excessive compensation paid to professionals in large bankruptcies - the discussion continues. By William E. I...

A transgender woman who says a California Department of Motor Vehicles employee shared her information with a fundamentalist c...

Intellectual Ventures, which has for years acquired and licensed patents without heading to court, is now enmeshed in litigati...

Learning what type of intellectual property protection to seek for your products is not always easy. By Gregg R. Sultan of Sne...

Job ads excluding unemployed candidates are gaining attention. Employers who do it could be targeted for discrimination. ...

Famed Enron prosecutor John C. Hueston, now with Irell & Manella LLP, will oversee fraud litigation against chemical giant...

A federal appellate court has vacated a 2006 court order that halted several real estate developments in San Diego. ...

Common industry practices for managing exchange-traded funds present risks unknown to most investors and trustees. By Jeffrey ...

Following in the footsteps of the state courts, which in January launched the Expedited Jury Trial Act allowing for one-day ci...