District courts are likely to play a more prominent role implementing new rules on design patent cases, write Daniel Wu and Mi...

The struggle over autism treatments proves that regulators are the critical link between promises of coverage and the reality ...

Though Pom Wonderful has had success suing other juice makers over advertising claims, its latest suit might go too far, write...

Some fleeting expletives were likely uttered in network TV boardrooms Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Feder...

Litigants who sue foreign defendants must pay close attention to the Hague Convention, write H. James Wulfsberg and Richard El...

A federal judge officially gave ownership of the popular toy line to the El Segundo company and put MGA Entertainment, which h...

There is no basis to treat people differently under the law once a marriage is over, writes Fred Silberberg. ...

The former Orange County Sheriff was sentenced to 5 1/2 years behind bars, but whether he can remain free until his appeals ar...

With the nation still reeling from the recent turmoil in the economy, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with the questio...

The 9th Circuit rejected on Tuesday the Obama administration's state secrets privilege claim and let five terror suspects sue ...

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday modifying criminal statutes and authorizing $490 million to hire additional p...

Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, a once rising political star who was brought down by charges of corruption, was sent...

Sandeep Baweja admitted squandering nearly all of $2.7 million from a class action settlement. ...

Qualcommm announded late Sunday it would pay $891 million to its nemesis Broadcom, ending a patent brouhaha that spanned court...

Three immigration lawyers and two translators, all from the same firm, are in trial in Sacramento on charges of filing dozens ...

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. scored big Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a federal judge's decision that invalid...

Retailers should become familiar with the specific dos and don'ts pertaining to the collection of personal information from co...

Whether commissioning original music or securing rights to a song, filmmakers must navigate complex rules, writes Mark Litwak....

A Web site that allows users to publish and edit material online for free sued Apple in federal court Monday seeking to republ...

Punishing those who tortured will make future leaders think twice before they authorize the cruel, illegal treatment of other ...

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to decide under which circumstances federal courts can hear motions to reopen immigration...

The allegations involving Congresswoman Jane Harman may be business as usual for the Capitol, but columnist Martin Berg asks: ...

After years of debate over healthcare reform, a recession and a new president might just be what the doctor ordered. Rising he...

Los Angeles far and away led the country in federal law enforcement wiretaps last year, with drug investigations driving about...

The right of publicity and the ability to control one's image is central to a case involving a Taster's Choice coffee label, w...

A federal judge in Los Angeles signaled Monday that she would block parts of an ambitious scheme by the ports of Los Angeles a...

Maren Christensen of Universal Studios says piracy is the "greatest threat" to America's creative industries. ...

President Barack Obama announced Friday his intent to nominate Alejandro N. Mayorkas of O'Melveny & Myers to head the U.S....

Two lawsuits were filed late last week related to the defunct firm. ...

A sex toy made out of Pyrex glass instead of standard soda-lime glass is too obvious an invention to justify patent protection...