Defense counsel replies with a 13-page answer comprised of a mind-boggling 237 single-sentence affirmative defenses. Now what,...
A lighthearted exchange during oral argument was just one signal that the justices of the California Supreme Court are serious...
The psychological interplay between debtor and creditor in a workout frequently involves many issues that go beyond the "law" ...
Airport retailer Hudson Group Retail has sued Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton and a partner who once represented the com...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit: Copyright Arrives When Filing Does
By John Roemer
On Tuesday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decided an unsettled question regarding copyright registration that has ...
His role as a stepfather gave Los Angeles Judge Mark Borenstein insight into the weighty decisions he must make on the bench t...
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The California Supreme Court, which will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a jury should be allowed to hear the allegations ...
Judge Daniel S. Lopez Sits In Juvenile Court by Request - He Wanted to Help Children
Chevron Corp., facing a massive environmental case in Ecuador, has filed court documents claiming the court-appointed expert i...
Change is imminent for lawyers who structure private investments on behalf of millions of clients. That's because Congression...
Showing interest in a case California desperately wants reversed, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Solicitor General...
Tackling a touchy question of state involvement in religion, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review an Arizona tax cr...
G. Christopher Ritter and Paul Roberts of The Focal Point zero in on PowerPoint's reputation for bad presentations and how to ...
A recent Supreme Court decision involving Miranda rights appears to favor the prosecution, writes Richard La Fianza of the San...
The National Football League went down to defeat Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that its joint merchandi...
"The Happy Lawyer" examines the causes of dissatisfaction among lawyers and introduces factors that most influence job ...
What is the most important issue facing copyright law today? Corey Field of Ballard Spahr finds the answer. ...
The battle between a group of California judges and state court administrators is heating up again this week, this time over S...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Asylum Cases Put Chinese Family Policy Under Lens
By John Roemer
A young Chinese man who fled to the U.S. after Chinese authorities forcibly aborted the child his girlfriend was carrying and ...
Judge Scott Gordon worked on an international war-crimes tribunal and taught judges in emerging nations how to build justice ...
Constitutional Law
Overlooked Doctrines For Challenging Arizona's Immigration Law
By Sharon Liangn
Kenneth Agran of Whittier Law School says the dormant commerce clause and right to travel are two overlooked constitutional g...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it was closing its antitrust investigation of Google Inc.'s $750 million acquisiti...
General counsel and director of risk management of Gensler San Francisco ...
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo made public on Thursday her ruling that cites failures by prosecuto...
Toyota announced it would invest $50 million into San Carlos-based luxury electric carmaker Tesla in the development and manuf...
Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading “Medi-Fraud Crimes And Consequences” by California Deputy Attorney General Malcolm Ven...
Judges from San Francisco Superior Court's Hall of Justice were driven out of five courtrooms on Friday after a two-inch-high ...
California Deputy Attorney General Malcolm Venolia introduces the offenses that medical professionals can be charged with in s...
Richard Neff of Neff Law Firm discusses one of the most fought-over issues in technology development and licensing agreements,...