Bill O. Hing, an adviser to Sen. Barack Obama, says employer needs and worker integration are key to the debate. ...

A federal judge on Monday handed a two-month prison sentence to a Century City attorney caught in the Milberg Weiss kickback s...

Some attorneys really make you wonder: Are there performance-enhancing drugs for lawyers? writes Nora Quinn. - Forum Column ...

Literature has always had compelling relevance to the law because of its ability to create and renew empathy and understanding.

SAN FRANCISCO - The National Rifle Association is in settlement talks with San Francisco and the San Francisco Housing Authori...

A state appellate panel Monday found a San Diego County Juvenile Court judge erred when he sentenced a 17-year-old U.S. citize...

E-discovery has become another boxing ring main event in courtroom litigation, write Daniel B. Garrie and Maureen Duffy-Lewis....

Under pressure from a federal judge, the state Monday turned over thousands of pages of documents sought in litigation over th...

For the second time this year, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a dismissed securities class action despite t...

Web Exclusive - A turf battle at Los Angeles City Hall landed in court Monday when City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo sued to prev...

Web Exclusive - Heller Ehrman will not be merging with Baker & McKenzie, Heller chairman Matthew Larrabee told his firm's ...

Orange County Commissioner Joe Perez speaks with each of his drug court defendants on their progress to help them kick the hab...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired a patent litigator in its intellectual property group in Menlo Park.

It’s been a busy year for Sony in-house attorney Ajay Patel. The Los Angeles-based lawyer oversaw his company’s recent launch ...

The current practice of routinely divulging such communications results in an impermissible violation of the Evidence Code tha...

Because of the strict limits on judicial review of arbitration awards, it is essential that the arbitration process be fair an...

In addition to the standard questions to ask during an interview, new lawyers should also inquire about a firm's diversity ini...

A judge on Friday sided with Attorney General Jerry Brown's wording of the November ballot initiative banning gay marriage. ...

With progress in the wiretapping trial of attorney Terry N. Christensen and private eye Anthony Pellicano slowing to a crawl F...

It's about time. After decades of thinking about it, Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis set up shop last week in Palo...

After a legal war of Trojan proportions, University of Southern California fans can rejoice: The school has won exclusive righ...

A state appellate court in Los Angeles said Friday that it's legal for Californians to teach their children at home, backing o...

Web Exclusive - The National Rifle Association is in settlement talks with the City and County of San Francisco and the San F...

Federal prosecutors acknowledged Friday that a judge's finding they had violated a California ethics rule has prompted investi...

McGuireWoods has added a product and consumer liability litigator.

The Daughter of a Former Chinese Fighter Pilot Alights on the Los Angeles Trial Court ...

Open competition has been California's public policy since 1872, making noncompetition clauses invalid in employment contracts...

In the late 1980s, Morris Hirsch went in-house seeking a better balance between work and family. In a question and answer sess...

Every legal case has its narrative — but there’s a difference between reciting a narrative and telling a good story when you’r...

John Leo Wagner, a former U.S. magistrate judge in Oklahoma, says he enjoys working in the "paradise" of Southern California, ...