Letter to the Editor - A man who spent 25 years in prison for a murder that he didn't commit weighs in on the controversy over...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Securities and Exchange Commission continued taking action against individual executives accused of backda...

LOS ANGELES - Consumers who say they were duped into buying dye-injected salmon could win the right to sue grocery stores in C...

Federal district court nominee James E. Rogan said Tuesday that he is not planning to withdraw his name from consideration, de...

Four immigrants sued federal immigration officials in Los Angeles on Tuesday over processing delays and challenged a new polic...

WASHINGTON - In a case watched closely by consumer advocates and the business community, the U.S. Supreme Court grappled Tuesd...

As a prosecutor in the L.A. County district attorney's office, Carlos Chung dazzled so many judges that they eventually conv...

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Eugene L. Balonon received various government appointments in between stints as a prosecutor, ...

Media attention on bounty hunters, like Rob Dick, left, has spurred efforts to police the trade, but state regulation hasn't ...

WASHINGTON - When exactly does a criminal suspect's constitutional right to a lawyer begin? The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Mon...

Forum Column - By Michael J. Raphael - An obscure decision from the 9th Circuit could make the retroactive application of redu...

Here's a list of top deals completed in November that involved California lawyers and companies. ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Three new commissioners will be joining Riverside County's backlogged Superior Court. The trio includes two d...

Forum Column - By Matt Vespa - With the effects of global warming more pronounced than ever, it's time to hold developers of s...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a notable intellectual property case in which an online adul...

Focus Column - By John A. Sturgeon - Canceling a contract can be difficult, but it is often the best way out of a business dea...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a constitutional challenge to Los Angeles County's 2004 decision to rem...

SAN FRANCISCO - Anybody looking to sue a public entity for damages must first file a claim under the California Government Cod...

LOS ANGELES - A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison after pleading guilty Monday ...

LOS ANGELES - Longtime Heller Ehrman partner Gary W. Maeder has departed for San Francisco-based rival Morrison & Foerster...

SAN FRANCISCO - All hell broke loose the last time the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Michael A. Newdow to eras...

Two Los Angeles lawyers helped negotiate an $18.9 billion deal Monday that created the world's best-selling video game maker. ...

Richard G. Vogl relishes his job as a family law commissioner because he says that, unlike during his days as a lawyer, he now...

Attorneys for a top intellectual property firm want to know whether ousted lawyer Scott Harris stands to make money from a pat...

In the world of environmental law, creation of wetlands is usually considered a good thing. But a tiny Northern California co...

LOS ANGELES - It took a year, but a former Broadcom executive finally signed a federal plea agreement, offering information on...

Forum Column - By Karen A. Lash and Reilly Morse - Despite the substantial damage suffered by Mississippi's poorest communitie...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury in San Francisco Friday awarded an Oakland couple $6 million in damages after finding that two ...

Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - A recent 9th Circuit decision allows private-property owners to use the 14th Amendment's...

SAN FRANCISCO - Fishermen suing for damages over the recent San Francisco Bay oil spill are still due big bucks despite the st...