Attorneys who find themselves in trouble with the State Bar could soon face more unwanted publicity. ...

California's Rules of Professional Responsibility and the cases interpreting them determine when an attorney and/or an entire ...

One of Anthony Pellicano's co-defendants is asking for a new trial, alleging misconduct by the prosecution and jury, as well a...

The chief executive of the federal court in California's Central District will leave her post in September to oversee the trou...

Web Exclusive - The San Diego City Council has unanimously approved a $4.3 million settlement in a malpracice suit against the...

A health insurance reform bill, intended to cure the pain of rescinded policyholders, could have a serious side effect: strict...

How California responds to the challenge of health care policy rescissions will reveal a great deal about the promises and pit...

Superior Court Judge Garrett Wong has a multigenerational and historical understanding of the city he serves. ...

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

Three partners from Kauff McClain & McGuire have migrated to Fox Rothschild.

Victorville Judge Gregory S. Tavill is always courteous, lawyers say, and that helps settle cases that shouldn't go to trial a...

Diane Olson, foreground, and Robin Tyler, right of Olson, prepare for their wedding ceremony Monday outside the Beverly Hills ...

Superior Court Commissioner Donald W. Pike, 1924-2008, was a self-made millionaire, a self-taught thinker who went to law scho...

The Milberg firm announced Monday a $75 million settlement with federal prosecutors that its lawyers hoped would help the once...

Convicted private eye Anthony Pellicano requested a new trial Monday based on allegations of juror misconduct. ...

Janell Smith weighed less than some dogs when her health insurance carrier decided the 26-year-old anorexic was healthy enough...

Alex Kozinski's collection of so-called offensive images has been grossly mischaracterized, writes his wife, Marcy J.K. Tiffan...

History is being made as California's first gay marriages get under way, writes Amy Margolin. Margolin is an attorney with How...

Resolving two conflicting provisions in immigration law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that an illegal immigrant can wit...

At a time when prosecutors are relying more heavily on DNA technology, the California Supreme Court Monday resoundingly backed...

While a 7th Circuit opinion is provocative and his reliance on the market appealing, it should not change the approach directo...

Market pressures, money and legal issues ranging from patent reform to the protection of trade secrets will be dissected at th...

Web Exclusive - A Newport Beach law firm successfully defeated a wage-and-hour class action suit at an early stage in the proc...

In a unanimous decision, a federal appeals panel Monday upheld an arbitration award reinstating 33 janitors at the Staples Cen...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller c...

Five judges at the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will investigate Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's conduct, ...

Thomas Willhite Says a Seat on the Court of Appeal Was Always His Goal ...

Attorney Jumps from MoFo to Mintz

For the third time in five years, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt Friday refused to sign off on the ...

Decisions that have lasting impact on a child's life are often made too quickly and with inadequate information, writes Justic...