A recent court decision may unravel the regulatory process established by California voters 22 years ago. By Harvey Rosenfiel...

Certain steps that employers need to take when effecting a policy change to avoid potential exposure. By Michele M. Goldsmith ...

A review of the specifics behind the duty of an insurer to settle litigation or claims against its insured. By Kirk Pasich of ...

Dueling lawsuits between O'Melveny & Myers and MGA Entertainment, in which the law firm accuses the toymaker of refusing t...

Possible successors to the winner of the state attorney general's race are jockeying for position to become district attorney ...

When Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker retires from the court in February, the judge will be handing out somethin...

Disciplinary Actions

On The Move

Superior Court Judge Sanjay T. Kumar is settling into new role - well, almost

Judge DeAnn Salcido's fall from the bench shows what can happen when a judge makes a reach for the spotlight. Although more co...

A former dependency court commissioner, Kristine McCarthy puts her listening skills to work with lawyerless defendants in traf...

A court artist gives us a different perspective on a defense attorney's greatness. By Paulette Frankl. ...

The U.S. Justice Department has released an audit of travel expenses that found five former U.S. Attorneys, including former L...

Lawyers should look in both high and low places to maximize their marketing potential. By Theda (Teddy) Snyder of Ringler Asso...

Illegitimate factors can sway death penalty procedures, giving rise to troubling results. By Ramona Ripston of the ACLU of Sou...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley unfairly harassed deputies within his office for participating in union acti...

The iPad takes mediation to the next, paperless, level. By Los Angeles attorney Steven G. Mehta. ...

Foster parents in California seek increased payments assured by judgment. ...

Peter Logan writes in response to the article, "Tuition, Higher Education and Immigration Status." ...

Foster parents in California are headed back to federal court to enforce a two-year-old judgment they won against the state in...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, hoping to bolster green technology patent innovations, has extended its program that all...

Using fossil fuel power plants now will help achieve California's goals of a high-renewable energy future. By Michael J. Carro...

Intellectual property attorneys will soon have more options for shepherding their clients' inventions through the patent appli...

Neutral Sheila P. Sonenshine gets parties on the same page, even those whose cases have dragged on for years. ...

Marcia Fritz, who heads the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, has been successful in getting some courts to pro...

Decades after the plaintiffs' and defense bars united to push back against restrictive time limits on jury selection, some att...

Questions surrounding Louis "Skip" Miller's mysterious departure from the heavyweight firm he co-founded were revived on Wedne...

Respect for proper procedure and belief in the law pervades Commissioner Barry Kohn's court, even when it challenges the basis...