Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

An appellate decision in a long-running dispute between local Muslim activists and the FBI over releasing information from cov...

Following up on an issue they hinted at last week, attorneys for Manatt, Phelps & Phillips have formally asked a federal j...

A Los Angeles federal judge tossed out an infringement complaint Thursday against West Interactive Corp., concluding that thre...

A former California Public Employees' Retirement System board member accused of bilking the state's pension plan out of tens o...

Former Northern District U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello, the last George W. Bush-appointed U.S. Attorney in California to...

Jay Cordell Horton of Judicate West in Orange County says while he sympathizes with plaintiffs in personal injury cases he's a...

Before committing to mediation, there is nothing tactically wrong with letting the other side know how you value the case, by ...

Rather than retire, Steinbrecher & Span partners opened a boutique with strong ties to their former firm. ...

Ever-increasing connectivity has blurred the lines between personal time and company time. So what are the legal ramifications...

The California Supreme Court made it more difficult Thursday for defense lawyers to get information from prosecutors to challe...

Start your case off badly and chances are, you won't recover. Develop a game plan to keep your case on track towards a satisfa...

San Bernardino County jurors are set to begin hearing testimony Monday in a fiercely litigated, long-standing libel case pitti...

A former Morrison & Foerster partner and his wife are facing more than 30 felony charges for what prosecutors allege was a...

Always the bridesmaid to tip-pooling class actions, forced patronage claims may now have their own special day, by Eric Steine...

Central Civil West marked its 10th anniversary Thursday, having grown from a pilot program to the largest complex civil courth...

Here's how to maximize the effectiveness of your witness interview so that your client's best interests are met, by Benjamin J...

Biotechnology scientists and their legal advisors remain in a state of shock as they try to sort through the aftermath of this...

Now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture must reassess its decision to permit widespread planting of genetically modified s...

A major Northern California construction company agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit with Attorney G...

The California senate has passed two bills that would increase penalties for employers who violate minimum wage laws. ...

The California Attorney General's office announced on Wednesday that it had charged a film producer with 89 felony counts for ...

A profit-participation dispute between actor Don Johnson and the company that produced the television show "Nash Bridges" won'...

The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed not to reinstate a disbanded program that assigned teachers to schools base...

After conducting a nationwide search, San Francisco County Superior Court selected a new court executive officer from its own ...

The California Building Standards Commission officially ended a decades long dispute over the public health and safety risks o...

When budgets are tight, complex courts have proved to successfully advance the cause of judicial economy, by Brian S. Kabateck...

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith is again butting heads with his predecessor Mike Aguirre over a ballot measure designed ...

The witness interview is a powerful informal discovery tool that can procure valuable information at a low cost, by Benjamin J...