A federal judge granted class certification this week to former Thelen employees who are suing the dissolving 85-year-old San ...

The simplest way for mediators to cool an overheated atmosphere and to bring the adversary to the negotiation table is to be m...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Baltimore's failed attempt at using eminent domain law to keep its football team from ...

In a defeat for environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the EPA can take into account economic costs wh...

For the second time since 2005, federal judges have asked the California Supreme Court for help in deciding how quickly sick s...

Two Superior Court judges and two top law firm partners are in the running for a vacant seat on the federal bench in the U.S. ...

Federal Circuit Judge Randall Rader ruled that the original $184 million award for patent infringement unfairly included royal...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint a top manager from the county public defender...

Some in Congress are attempting to create a law that would allow for a dangerous drug substitution that could impact patient s...

The foibles involved in a mock trial session probably taught students more than if everything had gone smoothly. ...

A $79.5 million dollar verdict against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court decide...

Three key lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached an "agreement in principal" on the most contentious issues ...

Despite its canonical status, copying as a factual matter is untethered to the language of the Copyright Act and Congress' dis...

The new head of the FTC has shown a willingness to test the boundaries of the antitrust laws. ...

With age discrimination claims climbing as recession-hit workers lose their jobs, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into the debate...

UC Hastings College of the Law Dean Nell Newton is leaving to become dean at University of Notre Dame Law School in Indiana. ...

For clients with valuable online presence and significant trademark portfolios, policing the Internet will continue to be chal...

If the California Supreme Court upholds a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the justices are still stuck wit...

A former gang prosecutor and prison research clerk, Commissioner Seth Hoyt Jr. understands where many people in his court are ...

Veteran insurance attorney was known as a "consummate facilitator." ...

Managing partners' overall confidence in the economy and the legal market was lower for the first quarter of 2009 than the pre...

A man wrongly imprisoned for rape can sue the city of Long Beach and the police officer who allegedly faked evidence against h...

Whether you're serving deli customers, or litigants in a high-volume courtroom, kindness is always key. ...

In a handful of recent decisions, courts have permitted public schools to punish lawful student speech occurring entirely off ...

In "Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry," attorney Mark Litwak arms filmmakers with information that could help sav...

With the explosion of books, merchandise and games tied to specific characters, television shows and movies, it is critical fo...

U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco rejected an environmentalist group's argument that the Coast Guard's duty ...

Juvenile dependency court judges can't use the threat of jail to force drug-using parents into treatment, the California Supre...

The California Court of Appeal has launched a mini onslaught of recent decisions about specific personal jurisdiction and its ...