A law recently approved by the state Department of Education will place all eighth grade students into Algebra 1, starting in ...

Superior Court judges have elected two new commissioners to fill vacancies created by retirements, and both are internal hires...

Class actions have now been filed against many financial institutions, as well as their directors and officers, by disgruntled...

Judicial appointments are stalled by budget woes and the scandal over the politicized hiring of immigration judges ...

Web Exclusive - Juniper Networks reached a tentative settlement in a backdating-related lawsuit that leaves open the door for ...

A federal court jury awarded Mattel $100 million Tuesday on its intellectual property theft claims against rival MGA Entertain...

A water main burst and flooded the West Covina Courthouse early Tuesday, closing all 10 courtrooms for at least a week. ...

Harley-riding Judge Jaime René Román likes to set a fast pace on the bench, too. He handles jury trials and prison arraignment...

Judge Lucy Armendariz, a former foster kid, has built a career of public service working for the state. ...

Venable's Los Angeles office adds a Santa Monica criminal defense attorney as partner.

Judge reveled in his high-profile "glory position." ...

Former school teacher was a prosecutor and a Los Angeles judge. ...

Attorney General Jerry Brown issued guidelines clarifying the state's medical marijuana law Monday that aim to end years of co...

The California Supreme Court Monday significantly expanded judicial review of arbitrators' decisions, marking a sharp split fr...

Wineries will need to learn to comply with the increased legal responsibilities that will come along with the wine service pri...

A recent 4th District decision is reflective of the progressive movement in our midst as well as progress to come in the futur...

The largest insurance failure in California history, stemming from the 1991 demise of Executive Life Insurance Co., unleashed ...

Fighter pilot shot down the toughest DUI cases. ...

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6, a summary procedure that allows expedited enforcement of settlement agreemen...

After losing name partners Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, Thelen confirmed that New York name partner Jeffrey Steiner is als...

Web Exclusive - Court officials have appointed a veteran 9th Circuit administrator to be the new district executive and clerk ...

Attorneys representing Irell & Manella asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a $150 million malpractice suit against t...

A longtime employment litigator will join Burke, Williams & Sorensen next month as a partner.

A high school football star in tiny Mariposa, Judge F. Dana Walton thought he'd left for good. But the magnetic pull of the ol...

Giorgi Chaladze, a native of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, has appealed to his former classmates at Pepperdine's Stra...

Judge Bonnie Sabraw of Alameda County Superior Court stepped down last week after two decades of bench service. ...

After the final two witnesses testified Friday, all sides rested in the wiretapping conspiracy trial of attorney Terry N. Chri...

When contempt issues do arise, the law is often poorly understood, writes Albert J. Menaster. - Focus Column ...

Mediators hoping to get paid for their work on the Los Angeles County Superior Court's mediator panel have been dealt a setbac...

A federal court jury deliberated a second day in the Bratz doll brouhaha Friday without making a decision. ...