The lawyer says a Newport Beach law firm pushed him out after he refused to attend a personal-development retreat in the woods...

Several California school districts are seeking to recoup more than $1 billion dollars they claim they are owed under a consti...

A fifth lawyer has agreed to be disbarred for defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage modifications. ...

Lawyers are advised to be vigilant about security breaches when representing a client involved with third-party information te...

Sure, Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law has stolen headlines in recent months, but hundreds of governments have ena...

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There's now more support for the claim that electricity, and other commodities, should be given priority status in bankruptcy,...

The agency is investigating possible mismanagement of municipal bonds. ...

Neither candidate, at least through their campaign advertising, has said much about the civil matters - consumer protection, e...

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Oakland-based cleaning product maker Clorox Co. announced Tuesday it is selling its auto care business, including brands such ...

A judge expressed skepticism Tuesday about the legality of several provisions in the city's restrictive regulations of medical...

The civil litigation stemming from ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping operation is moving along a...

It is time for employers to let go of invalid and liability-inviting non-solicitation clauses, by Matthew F. Miller and Erik S...

Bankrupt downtown Los Angeles real estate developer Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. was ordered by a judge to retract a press r...

Veteran Los Angeles attorney Felix Grossman is 76 years old, has two artificial knees and two artificial hips, still competes ...

Groups pushing for a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" said the Senate's failure Tuesday to drum up support for a vote conside...

The state Supreme Court has essentially neutered California's post-conviction discovery statute, by Maurice Possley and Kathle...

Congress' approach to the yuan-dollar exchange rate situation misses the point and will only hurt U.S. consumers, by James Won...

Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Jack Mandel has won the California Judges Association's humanitarian award for his ...

Sidley Austin's hedge fund practice will be adding Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin directors Mark Whatley and ...

O'Melveny & Myers is teaming up with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former U.S. National Security Adv...

Last fall, the union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors slapped District Attorney Steve Cooley with a lawsuit, accusi...

The California Supreme Court could be signaling it's trying to cut down on the immense work associated with death penalty appe...

Will Harvard Law School's new grading system help or hinder students in the job market? By Severin Randall of Harvard Law Scho...

After a 30-year civil litigation career, Los Angeles County Judge John Kralik has a reputation as an 'extremely positive perso...

It's being touted as essential to California's push to build a greener and more efficient electric system, but it's not solar ...

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