If you care what the State Bar does with the $410 you're paying in dues this year, now you can find out. ...

Federal banking regulators have filed a lawsuit against former executives with the failed 1st Centennial Bank in Redlands for ...

In a case that raised unusual legal issues, a Colton father and son were ordered to pay the city $56,000 for illegally squatti...

Richard B. Kendall responds to "Movie Studios Look to Prosecutors for Back-up Copyright Cases." ...

Dewey & LeBoeuf landed four Bay Area intellectual property specialists.

Carol Williams Elswick says she is more concerned with reaching a correct result than speeding matters through her court.

Retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Jack Komar jokes he is "a rookie," now that he is working as a mediator and ar...

Seeking to safeguard from pesticide poisoning the California condor, the Florida panther and other imperiled species, two nati...

Why supporters of the birthright citizenship repeal hate the 14th Amendment. By Hernán D. Vera of Public Counsel. ...

New legislation and court procedures aim to reduce the cost and duration of civil litigation. By Patrick O'Donnell and Anne Ro...

U.S. businesses are expected to abide by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, even when they are operating abroad. By Aaron G. M...

Los Angeles County prosecutors are one big step closer to winning a case against their boss, District Attorney Steve Cooley, a...

Marin and Sacramento counties' family courts need to do more to prove that court appointees they use in custody disputes are q...

The "Twilight" series movies put Summit Entertainment on the Hollywood map, and lawyers are in the process of ensuring that th...

In the published case, the 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld a trial judge's decision that contractors must pay prevailing w...

A new book discusses how the symbols we use to connote justice have changed with the times. By Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis...

The three new appointments to federal bankruptcy courts are in Santa Ana and Riverside. ...

The $1.9 million verdict is not the largest award in this burgeoning area , but experts say it was unique in that it involved ...

The parents of Luis Dos Santos filed a lawsuit against Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Corrections and ...

A nationwide life insurance company facing financial woes and a long history of criticisms about delayed claims payments has b...

A year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed unlimited corporate and union spending on elections, but that landmark ...

Federal securities class actions picked up during the second half of 2010, but remain about 10 percent lower than the annual a...

Partners behind Willoughby, Stuart & Bening maintained personal and business ties with their old firm. ...

Many in the legal community feared a successful malicious prosecution case against the firm would set a dangerous precedent. ...

The plaintiffs suing Dole Food Co. could see their toxic tort claims snuffed out as U.S. embassy officials have blocked initia...

Former Howrey vice chairman Henry Bunsow said the firm's profits are down. ...

Dyson Technology has battled some of the largest names in the home appliance industry from Hoover to Maytag. And now Garry Vac...

California has one of the most powerful anti-fraud statutes in the country. By Matthew Zandi of Steel Zandi. ...

Employers who routinely interact with non-employees risk greater exposure to bad conduct. By D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenz...