The case of the New York Times building proves that those who would live by the redevelopment sword run the risk that the swor...

The California Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for children across the state to be permanently adopted by people who st...

San Francisco restaurant owners asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a recent 9th Circuit decision that allowed the city to go...

An inveterate traveler, Nikki Tolt relies more on her innate people skills and flexible nature than on any orthodoxy in bringi...

A little noticed recent appellate ruling means patients who are denied care by a medical group's physician manager cannot sue ...

The California Correctional Peace Officers' Association is suing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state departments to stop two-...

Attorney David C. Frederick has won two Supreme Court cases in recent months allowing state tort lawsuits to go forward even i...

Judge John S. Fisher had mixed feelings about switching to downtown Los Angeles, after 17 years in his hometown court in Van N...

Academic observers have documented one success story after another of hidden toxic chemicals, exposed by Prop. 65 and quickly ...

The Department of Toxic Substances Control's use of a wiki site may serve as a model for other states as they grapple with mul...

Two recent decisions touch on the law governing the protection of the environment and the obligations of insurers. ...

Disgraced Attorney Terry N. Christensen retains MoFo for his appeal of wiretapping and conspiracy convictions. ...

The Wyeth v. Levine decision is a huge victory for patients injured by prescription drugs. ...

The Supreme Court's decision in Wyeth v. Levine is sure to unleash a tsunami of conflicting standards. ...

The Obama administration withdrew its offer to make Los Angeles attorney Thomas A. Saenz the head of the Justice Department's ...

While the state's landmark law to combat climate change will not take effect until 2012, an environmental law long on the book...

As a designated terrorist organization, the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation is not the most sympathetic of plaintiffs. Yet, it ...

The damages provision of the latest set of patent reform bills suffers fundamental flaws that are likely to guarantee failure....

Economic engineering is arguably borne of the same hubris that created financial models that recently failed spectacularly. ...

Free speech online or blatant defamation? A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been asked to clarify that question fo...

As the new leader of two diversity-based nonprofits, Garner Weng has one immediate task: Do more with less. The challenges fac...

Major operators of the multi-billion dollar private aircraft industry are opposing government efforts to collect taxes on thei...

A generation ago, law firms were staffed almost exclusively with white males - now, diversity is a top priority throughout the...

Citing increased caseloads, the federal judiciary renewed its call Tuesday for additional judgeships, including several in Cal...

Trademark owners have several options for dealing with cybersquatters who hold domain names hostage. ...

Thanks to a new state bill aimed at stemming the foreclosure crisis, lenders must now wait longer to record a notice of sale.

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Michael J. Aguirre, the fiery former city attorney and pension reform crusader, has a new mission: making San Diego - and by e...

With the down economy, laid-off lawyers are eager to start over in solo practices with space that doesn't require long-term le...

The state Supereme Court will significantly compromise its integrity if it decides that same-sex couples aren't allowed to mar...