Bankrupt San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman is investigating whether it can file a malpractice claim against its dissolution...

U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder overturned a Bush Administration policy that held that defendants in immigration court ha...

For one local debt-collection law firm, the slumping economy has turned into a primer in good business management. ...

The Court of Appeal has given practitioners even more landmines to avoid in settling their class actions, writes Vincent Loh.

A man discovers he's the Taster's Choice coffee guy when he happens upon his face on a jar of instant coffee in a drugstore. T...

Los Angeles County Judge Paul Gutman, known for simplyfying complicated civil issues, has attended a lot of retirement parties...

A state appellate court Tuesday tossed out a $105 million judgment against Starbucks, saying the coffee chain didn't break the...

California's health insurance industry claimed victory and vindication last week when Blue Shield of California won the first ...

When it comes to drafting a patent license, what goes unsaid is just as important as what is said, write Morgan Fong, Robin Sc...

We would not find jury duty to be such an imposition if national service were a regular part of our lives, writes Lauren E. Wi...

Mobile communications, which merge oral and data communications, present a new frontier for electronic discovery, write Daniel...

It's a rare day when law firms get to peep under their competitors' hoods to ogle their billing rates, but late last week bank...

Ramzi Abadou was so valued at Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins that he was given founder Bill Lerach's office. But a...

Prominent human rights attorney Susan B. Jordan, who was a strong advocate for the rights of medical marijuana growers, died l...

Section 101 of the U.S. Code is a blunt instrument ill-suited for discerning patentable subject matter in emerging technologie...

Lawyers have been busy helping cleantech companies take advantage of the vast array of funding opportunities and get a piece o...

The Securities and Exchange Commission may file civil fraud charges against former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive...

Hopefully soon-to-be Justice Sotomayor will stand as courageously for the rule of law as did Carlos Moreno - her nomination co...

Fresno County Superior Court Judge Denise Whitehead has helped out both young offenders and rookie lawyers. ...

An infusion of federal money into nationwide infrastructure, and cash-strapped public agencies increasingly looking to partner...

Still active at 93, former Navy intelligence officer and now senior district court judge Samuel King stays busy hearing 9th Ci...

A drop in demand for special work permits, known as H-1B visas - fueled by an ailing economy and new employer hiring restricti...

As the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies will likely prove, forum shopping biases the bankruptcy courts in favor of the case placer...

New financial disclosure requirements from the Treasury are likely to affect athletes and celebrities who perform here - even ...

State Attorney General Jerry Brown will soon force foreclosure consultants to register with his office and put up money to gua...

In this era of "Change!" constant overhauling of the law is deemed to be a good thing, writes Gideon Kanner. ...

In an escalating showdown between the executive and judicial branches over a challenge to the National Security Agency's Terro...

Kenneth Kahn, 1942-2009 ...

Disgruntled Alameda County Superior Court employees are circulating a petition of "no confidence" in the court's chief executi...

There are ways to reduce the risk of film investments, writes Mark Litwak. ...