Don't expect to play golf with Tom Mars, Wal-Mart's general counsel. The retail giant's corporate culture encourages arms-leng...

No matter who wins the election, we must remember that the Constitution applies to everyone, writes Kathleen Taylor. - Forum C...

Although many types of property may be subject to escheat laws, employers are generally left holding unpaid wages, commissions...

Animal advocates have scored a coup in a settlement that makes it tougher for Los Angeles County's six shelters to euthanize c...

Timothy J. Corcoran Left Practice for Mediation With No Regrets ...

In trying to influence Californians to vote against Prop. 2, the secretary of agriculture proved to be just another bad egg in...

An elderly pedophile who traveled from Garden Grove to the Philippines for sex with young girls will be locked up for life, th...

Defense attorneys in the Broadcom stock option backdating scandal this week accused the lead prosecutor in the case of leaking...

This summer, the media seethed after being locked out of what should have been an open hearing in a high-profile Yolo County m...

Officials at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center said this week that they have new evidence that the hos...

Despite a very shaky climate for real estate deals, the San Francisco outposts of two firms participated in a couple of large ...

Guarding Tradition Is No Excuse for Denying People Liberties

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold has added two special counsels in its Los Angeles office.

A recent 9th Circuit decision touches on a number of issues concerning the proper subject matter of copyright protection and l...

"This is classic, long-term mediated public policy," Helen V. Smookler said, looking out over the 87-year-old Lower Stone Cany...

UC Hastings College of the Law has for 10 years sent students to study at its sister school in Haiti. Today, the dean of the H...

Whether it's a suit over a Playboy pajama party or a five-year personal injury claim, Judge John L. Segal's easygoing style s...

Broadcasters’ refusal to provide under-funded campaigns free response time since the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine increases...

A federal judge has ruled that the Warner Bros. film "We Are Marshall" did not infringe on any copyrights held by filmmakers w...

It hasn't been a banner year for pro-ADR lobbying group the California Dispute Resolution Council. The governor vetoed its fla...

Consumer attorneys and advocates worked tirelessly to ensure real, meaningful, homeowner protection was included in the bailou...

Receivers can provide a powerful tool to business litigators who seek to preserve a business or property in dispute pending th...

Plaintiffs seeking damages over the operation of several dams on the Klamath River agreed Wednesday to settle their claims, bu...

In failing to consider the actual costs of raising foster children when calculating monthly reimbursements to foster parents, ...

A major employment law decision over meal and rest breaks will get California Supreme Court scrutiny, the justices decided Wed...

An attack by anti-illegal immigration activists on San Francisco's sanctuary policy gained ground Wednesday thanks to a state ...

Jones Day has added another partner to the firm's office in Irvine, making it the ninth lateral to join that office since the ...

Some of the state's top rainmakers talk about how to get business in a troubled economy. ...

The best way to become more comfortable asking for a client's business is to be confident that you can add value for that spec...

A key principle of Taoist teaching is that of wu wei, which literally means "without action." ...