A series of recent recalls of tainted medicines has ignited the ire of Congress members, who want to increase the U.S. Food an...
They may be on separate sides in the courtroom, but the plaintiff and defense bars are rooting together on a piece of legislat...
Mediation works because the risk is managed and the outcome controlled, says Alexander Polsky of JAMS. ...
Split along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that UC Hastings College of the Law could refuse to registe...
A divided U.S. Supreme Court concluded Monday that a section of the sweeping corporate reform and accounting law passed by Con...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense applies to state and local governmen...
Following an early career as a dancer and actress, Clare Maier set her sights on the law and found herself an entirely differe...
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faces the first day of her Senate confirmation hearing Monday knowing that a lifetime a...
Executive vice president, general counsel and secretary CareFusion San Diego ...
The Marin County's District Attorney's Office is hiring. The catch: you must work for free. ...
Linda Auerbach Allerdice, a partner at Holland & Knight's Los Angeles office, has been elected president of the Los Angele...
Palo Alto-based Cooley struck up an alliance with London-based law firm Olswang as a way to expand its reach past its nine U.S...
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Plaintiff Gets a Second Chance
By Laura Ernden
A San Francisco lawyer screwed up a wrongful death lawsuit so badly that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reins...
Letter to the Editor
It's Illegal to Attack Foreign Flagged Vessels in International Waters
By Carla Pinedan
It's illegal to attack foreign flagged vessels in international waters, writes James Hall. ...
Mark Harvis of the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office describes the important aspects of the Pitchess discover...
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's historic bid to call his own grand jury will face a critical vote tomorrow and mo...
In "The Art of Lawyering," written for new lawyers seeking to excel, author Dr. Paul Lisnek first delves into the issue...
With amicus curiae briefs being filed in most of the appellate cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme court, ...
In what one land use attorney called a "huge leap forward" for California, builders face more rigorous testing and mitigation ...
Thomas Whitelaw firm says it has mastered the RFP process to get work that normally goes to Big Law. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the NFL's request for antitrust law protection appears to be a protective gesture in fav...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Quinn Emanuel Suit Heads to Trial
By Sara Randazzon
A longstanding feud between Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and one of its former clients is heading to trial next Febru...
As the California Judicial Council rejected two controversial proposed restrictions on judges running for office, Chief Justic...
Entertainment & Sports
Box Office Futures Flop After Reform Bill Ban
By Jean Luc Renault
The future of box-office derivatives became clouded, following a last-minute amendment to Congress' Wall Street reform bill th...
Real Estate/Development
Supreme Court Addresses Judicial Taking of Property Rights
By Carla Pinedan
The U.S. Supreme Court considers for the first time whether the Takings Clause of the Fifth and 14th Amendment applies to cour...
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...
Even before it became law in 1988, theft of 'honest services' had been a favorite charge leveled by prosecutors against a lita...