Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's campaign is raising many of the same criticisms about rival Jerry Brown's past judicial ...

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Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner leverages street smarts earned as a New York police detective to man...

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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the guidelines for culpability in cases involving allegations of companies assisting othe...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips is back in the hot seat after an investigation by the New York state Attorney General's office r...

Employment litigation remains a top concern among corporate counsel on account of a continued rise in wage and hour class acti...

Irvine-based Broadcom Corp. announced Wednesday it has agreed to acquire 4G chipmaker Beceem Communications Inc. for $316 mill...

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As the Northern District absorbs the shock of Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker's announcement that he will be leaving the bench in...

The U.S. and China's reaction to Liu Xiaobo as Nobel Peace Prize winner reveals philosophically different worldviews. By James...

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The mobility and innovation of the modern workplace complicates a company's ability to protect its ideas and customer base. By...

One family's encounter with Justice Stanley Mosk, 50 years ago, leaves a lasting impact. By Richard M. Mosk, a justice of the ...

A week after a federal judge let MGA Entertainment accuse Mattel of corporate espionage, Mattel unleashed a new set of allegat...

At first blush, politics may look like the primary reason Jerry Brown and other attorneys general in 27 states that don't put ...

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A federal judge issued a permanent injunction against "don't ask, don't tell" Tuesday, barring the U.S. government globally fr...

The U.S. attorney's office in San Diego has decided not to proceed with a new trial for former City Councilman Michael Zucchet...

California Attorney General Jerry Brown will join with other attorneys general across the country today in launching an invest...

John Brockland, an East Palo Alto-based partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf, is a member of a team of the firm's lawyers represen...

A transgender woman filed suit against the Ladies Professional Golf Association on Tuesday claiming the organization's policy ...

A fee fight between two law firms over the $12.5 million spoils of an employee class action remains unresolved even after reac...

Bet Tzedek Legal Services named a former in-house lawyer and long-time member of the Los Angeles nonprofit's board to be its n...

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to examine under what circumstances child abuse investigators can go to a school and in...

Two teams headed by California lawyers have helped ink a deal announced Tuesday that is expected to create the world's largest...

In another sign that U.S. businesses are taking the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act seriously, CB Richard Ellis has disclosed to...

San Diego County is set next month to launch the new statewide Reentry Court system, intended to ease the burden on California...

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New law imposing tougher penalties on sex offenders who abuse children promotes sense of security among citizens. By Wendy L. ...