As the movie rental chain navigates bankruptcy an industry could be redefined. ...

In 1999, Stephen Hirschfeld had an idea to revolutionize the way he practiced law, but he needed help. So the San Francisco l...

It's tough being chief justice of California, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy noted on Thursday in a talk at the...

San Diego's Neighborhood Prosecution Unit is being recognized as a national model for its approach to quality-of-life issues a...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted access to Avandia and overseas regulators recommended suspension of GlaxoSmit...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved for the second time 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Goodwin H....

Los Angeles' first veterans treatment court has the potential to emerge as the nations very best, by Ben Gales and Paul Freese...

Affirmative steps companies should take to preserve the confidentiality of legal advice, by David H. Evans, Christopher Cusman...

Readers respond to Dean R. Broyles' article, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: A Very Dangerous Sociological Experiment." ...

Familial DNA searching can provide investigative leads in unsolved cases and also exonerate deserving inmates, by Rockne Harmo...

Exporing the connection between John Smith's dream of colonization and the law, by Christopher Tomlins. ...

In the absence of a premarital agreement, how is accumulated wealth split when the ex-spouse was never a spouse in the first p...

Legal observers say that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley could face a battle in his effort to convict city o...

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to approve final long range greenhouse gas reduction targets that are suppos...

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved a regulation that will require the state's public and investor-owned u...

The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday in Beverly Hills to honor those on its annual list of Top 100 Lawyers. This year,...

California's judges and lawyers, battered by a harsh economy, will converge on Monterey today for side-by-side annual meetings...

Superior Court Judge Gail Brewster Bereola has spearheaded a task force to bring offenders, victims and the community together...

A suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Wednesday seeks to block the merger of two rental car giants, alleging it...

A federal jury in San Jose returned a guilty verdict Wednesday against Anh The Duong after a months-long trial in U.S. Distric...

The agency's complaint against Escondido lawyer George Gustav Bujkovsky filed filed in the Southern District of California. ...

The University of California Board of Regents filed a motion on Monday to intervene in a lawsuit against the government seekin...

The California Air Resources Board will vote today to finalize controversial new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Bay Area lawyers with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe advised San Francisco solar startup Recurrent Energy in its sale to J...

A state appellate court says car rental agencies aren't obligated to research drivers' safety records before sending them out ...

The addition of a high-profile securities litigator and a tax partner continues the firm's long-term growth pattern in Califor...

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...