In a win for employers, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that workers can't sue to enforce a state law that protects ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali confirmed Heller Ehrman's liquidation plan Monday, triggering a major transition in the c...

Disbarred for nearly three years, former securities trial lawyer William S. Lerach proved Monday he hasn't lost the knack for ...

For San Francisco County Judge Andrew Cheng, a fan of Russian literature, contemplating the fairness of the criminal justice s...

San Francisco-based Genstar Capital LLC announced July 29 that it acquired Connecticut-based Evolution Benefits Inc.

As the proportion of obese Americans reaches historic highs, weight discrimination in the workplace is poised to become a burg...

Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants San Francisco ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California is seeking a 30-year sentence for a former U.S. Immigration ...

The American Bar Association is honoring the Santa Monica City Attorney's office for its work for focusing state and national ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer and president Mark Hurd resigned Friday for violating the company's terms of busin...

Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker Friday that he...

Washington, D.C.-based Covington & Burling beefed up its presence in Silicon Valley by transferring three partners from it...

Jennifer R.S. Detjen was confirmed Friday as an associate justice of the Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal. ...

As the economic fallout in the legal industry brings attention to the emergence of small firm practices, it seems fitting that...

With the U.S. Senate now in its summer recess, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Goodwin Liu and Northern District of ...

Hanson Bridgett is picking up 11 attorneys from Sacramento's McDonough Holland & Allen, which is currently in the process ...

The legal services industry lost 800 jobs nationwide in July, reflecting a slowdown in job losses. ...

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputies in Lancaster and Palmdale are disproportionately arresting African Americans and accusing...

State court administrators are investigating allegations that Marin County's family court employees improperly destroyed media...

Why in the world would the immigration bar oppose the call for repeal of the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship, a propos...

Is China taking the lead in upholding consumer rights with its Anti-Monopoly Law, or will the law's complexity stall progress?...

If you're going to take away a fundamental right from a certain group of citizens, you'd better have a darn good basis for doi...

While the fate of Proposition 8 is uncertain, the battle on appeal may be half won with Judge Vaughn Walker's evidentiary reco...

Pushing for increased transparency and accountability, the new financial reform bill instead shields the SEC from having to di...

The Obama administration might have to support Proposition 8 before the U.S. Supreme Court because of the executive branch's d...

While news of Melinda L. Haag's confirmation as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District spread last week, attention in the leg...

Terrie E. Roberts overcame a dread of trying cases by joining the public defender's office. That experience, coupled with seve...

The American Bar Association is holding its 2010 annual meeting in San Francisco. The conference, which kicked off Thursday an...

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...

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