The chain of custody is open to attack if evidence such as DNA or blood samples were improperly collected, preserved and teste...

In a major coup, the Los Angeles office of DLA Piper has lured a five-partner group of intellectual property lawyers from Hoga...

In an opinioni cementing legal limits for Californians who have lost family members to medical errors, the California Supreme ...

Drawn to law by a police science class, Yolo County Judge Janet Gaard now runs her drug court with the understanding that peop...

A divided California Supreme Court on Monday barred an airline safety whistleblower's lawsuit because he failed to follow thro...

Days after Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's campaign said she would keep her vow to join litigation against fe...

Is it rational to spend more than $1 million in relocation costs for a business worth only $126,000? Here’s a story of a famil...

As a child of a difficult divorce, Superior Court Commissioner John W. Vineyard said the family law cases he presides over...

Vice President and General Counsel of Lewis Operating Corp. Upland ...

A large intellectual property group is moving from Hogan Lovells to DLA Piper in Los Angeles, rumored to include high-profile ...

California appears poised to offer more litigation relief for homeowners who are nearing foreclosure. ...

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A state appellate court Friday said San Francisco Superior Court Judge affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of dog own...

The new financial reform law changes how issuer credit ratings information is disclosed in debt securities public offering sta...

If the current crop of global warming tort claims is met with success, how will such an outcome affect comprehensive general l...

Proponents of repealing the 14th Amendment's citizenship rights misinterpret and dehumanize immigrants and why they migrate, b...

Christopher L. Diener, an Orange County lawyer facing criminal charges for alleged mortgage modification fraud, was sued Frida...

A black man on death row found traction with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday on his claim that he did not receive...

Simona Agnolucci has only been an associate for three years, but she's already had an experience attorneys many years her seni...

Hewlett Packard's Mark Hurd is only the latest in a string of executives ousted after discovery of affairs or sexual harassmen...

Libertarian Richard Rider is suing the city of San Diego to stop what he calls a "Frankenstein Proposition" scheduled for the ...

SAN DIEGO - Proposed defense budget cuts could bring new business for lawyers who serve the industry in heavy military markets...

As parents, how do we know when we should first become concerned that our teenager is drinking to access? By Mark B. Simons of...

State senators are poised to vote this week on a bill that would significantly limit employers' rights to run credit checks on...

Taking a swing at new health insurance regulations meant to prevent Californians from losing coverage after they fall ill, an ...

Six former Hogan Lovells lawyers, led by high-profile intellectual property litigator Richard de Bodo, have left to join the L...

A proposal by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to change the way companies disclose the potential costs of litigation ...

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...

Watching her Mexican parents start life in a new country has made Los Angeles County Judge Olivia Rosales pragmatic but determ...