Isaac Larian, head of the toy company that made $1 billion from the Bratz doll line, denied Tuesday that he know that the man ...

The charts and a look at what they mean for California law firms. ...

A jails monitor with the ACLU of Southern California said she saw guards at the Twin Towers jail in downtown Los Angeles beat ...

Hard-nose pressure tactics used by Northern District prosecutors against criminal defendants got the OK in two recent decision...

One year after it was launched, San Francisco County Superior Court's asbestos department seems to be making serious headway. ...

NASA researchers issued a report Tuesday that raises fresh questions about the lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. that allege...

A note from the editors at the Daily Journal.

District attorneys and city attorneys in California have found out-of-work lawyers are a good (and free) source to make up for...

General Counsel for Gehry Partners LLP, Los Angeles ...

The state Supreme Court appears to have overlooked the practicalities of mediation. By Nancy Neal Yeend and Stephen Gizzi of G...

The validity of a 998 settlement offer, served along with the complaint, is in question. By Gary A. Watt of Archer Norris. ...

Facing a possible legal malpractice lawsuit from former client, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, Bingham McCutchen LLP has retaine...

Children under five make up 44 percent of all car backup deaths and injuries. Is there a remedy in sight? By Jonathan Michaels...

Overcome everyday stressors by learning the tools necessary for survival. By Judith Gordon of Buchalter Nemer. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Gardena attorney on Monday with aiding two other California residents in a "p...

What is the value of having lawyers on the State Bar's governing board? By Robert C. Fellmeth of the University of San Diego S...

Direct purchaser plaintiffs who claimed Static Random Access Memory manufacturers engaged in a conspiracy to f ix prices reach...

Attorneys for Ecuadorean plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. over environmental damage in their country are seeking to add Gibson, ...

Prosecutor Mario L. Trujillo declared his candidacy for Los Angeles County district attorney Saturday. ...

Robert M. Galvin, a former Howrey LLP and Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder LLP intellectual property litigator, made it of...

Michael J. O'Donnell is leaving Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His hiring is part of a initiative to build its life sci...

Vince Farhat, a former federal prosecutor, will focus on health care-fraud defense. He is part of a L.A. expansion that could ...

At a time when few firms are able to turn business away, global behemoth DLA Piper has made choosiness an official policy. ...

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Illegal activities on rental properties can be an owner's worst nightmare, raising legal issues of liability and loss, and dep...

The $6.8 billion acquisition of Brea-based Beckman Coulter Inc. reflects demand for medical device mergers and acquisitions, w...

Simpson Thacher led AOL Inc. while Huffington Post turned to Latham & Watkins to close the $315 million deal. ...

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to cut state Medicaid spending by $700 million hit a major roadblock Monday when the U.S. Supreme Cour...

Judge David Gunn prefers formal to friendly in running his family law court but says it helps with making tough calls.

A roundup of recent merger and acquisitions and financing deals.