A federal judge is weighing whether to green-light a human rights lawsuit with sensitive geo-political implications that seeks...

Twenty-five years as a prosecutor and judge in Beverly Hills has given Elden Fox a good sense for how to navigate this rarefie...

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An attempt by Libertarian Richard Rider, chairman of San Diego Tax Fighters, to keep a proposed one-half cent sales tax off th...

A Bay Area civil rights group has sued the Central Valley community of Tulare and its elections chief, alleging that the city'...

A dramatic increase in drug recalls has prompted investigations and new legislation to strengthen regulators' abilities to mon...

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading "The Components of Alternative Dispute Resolution" by Helen I. Bendix and Alexander M....

Explore the fundamentals of court-sponsored alternative dispute resolution. By Helen I. Bendix of the L.A. County Superior Cou...

Armed with an appellate ruling in its favor, the Los Angeles city attorney's office will be back in front of a judge today in ...

Defiant state court trial judges tried but failed Friday to persuade the California Judicial Council to drop plans to tap the ...

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Judge Vaughn Walker's opinion striking down Proposition 8 rejects the rule of law and common sense, by Dean R. Broyles of The ...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and San Francisco-based partner Michael Ringler are in the enviable position of represent...

There may be fewer deferred start dates and more job offers for summer associates this year, but conservative hiring practices...

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has unleashed a patent infringement lawsuit against some of Silicon Valley's heaviest hitters ...

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...