The U.S. Supreme Court appeared unswayed Monday by a pharmaceutical company's argument for a fixed, heightened standard on wha...

Attorneys for a doctor convicted last year in an off-label drug marketing case are seeking a new trial for their client, accus...

Overseas travelers who say they were bilked out of hundreds of dollars for a single call from a payphone are seeking class act...

Intel Corp. agreed Monday to pay $1.5 billion to resolve the last of its disputes with regulators and its two largest rivals, ...

Criminal defense attorney Judy Clarke has been appointed to represent Jared Lee Loughner, charged in the attempted assassinati...

Some California law schools saw improved bar passage rates of graduates, but the overall rate was down. ...

When buying commercial property be smart and hire an expert to identify major sources of environmental risk. By Jeff Lawson of...

The U.S. attorney in Sacramento denied Monday that claims of prosecutorial misconduct forced his abrupt dismissal of all charg...

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal would slash $200 million from an already tight courts budget. ...

Orange County's 48 newly and re-elected Superior Court judges took the oath of office on Monday during a ceremony at the Old O...

Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced Monday its plans to go private by accepting a buyout offer from Icon Acquisition Holdings, ...

A California law aimed at deterring loan modification scams has had the opposite effect, plaintiffs' lawyers say. ...

General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs for Riverbed Technology Inc. San Francisco ...

By ruling on the merits of a rent control case, the 9th Circuit has handed a partial victory to property owners. By Rick E. Ra...

A Labor Department report issued Friday showed the legal sector lost 1,000 jobs nationwide in December. ...

When it comes to legal claims, the more successful a film is, the greater the risk. By Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Fir...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether Halliburton Co. shareholders can move forward with a class action lawsu...

If Gov. Jerry Brown wants to replace state Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno with another Latino Democrat, he might have ...

Changes in California's Insurance Code that every lawyer and judge should know. By Brian Harrison and Jason Chorley of Sedgwic...

As this year's new president of the Consumer Attorneys of California, John A. Montevideo will get to honor that selflessness w...

Be specific, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals advised plaintiffs seeking to sue businesses under the Americans with Disab...

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris was the lead attorney on an amicus brief filed Friday with 31 other attorneys gen...

Bert Deixler is jumping from Proskaur Rose to Kenall, Brill & Klieger ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that asks the court to determine when companies and their lawy...

At a time when local governments are gasping for cash, San Bernardino County is under fire for accruing $4.5 million in legal ...

The health insurer's decision to raise premiums by as much as 59 percent has prompted calls for more oversight from Sacramento...

Over the summer, while the Charles Schwab Corp. was denying liability and putting the finishing touches on $235 million in set...

Commissioner Lisa Steingart draws on her training as a teacher to deal with litigants in small claims court and traffic court.

Superior Court Referee Heidi Shirley always sees the good in the delinquent youths who appear before her needing positive guid...