The city of Oroville filed a suit against the California Department of Water Resources Wednesday, claiming decades of mismanag...

Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, has escalated his war with the bail industry by introducing legislation that could lead to ...

The former judge and criminal defense attorney, who was seen as a pioneer by other Latino attorneys, passed away Jan. 3 of hea...

Just one co-owner of actress Audrey Hepburn’s intellectual property rights can’t bring a lawsuit against a charity in her name...

After hours on the witness stand, the owner of the internet sensation might be pretty irritable. The judge was annoyed, too.

Trinity County Presiding Judge Elizabeth W. Johnson has agreed to resign as part of a settlement to resolve an investigation b...

A case argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday asks whether it is unconstitutional for defense counsel to admit an accus...

Los Angeles litigation boutique, Sergenian Ashby LLP, officially opened its doors on Wednesday after a soft launch in November.

San Francisco prosecutor George Gascon believes crime victims and witnesses are being discouraged from testifying.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has provided new guidance on a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how to determine wh...

The key prosecution witness said he purchased shares on the advice of the defendant.

A federal judge on Tuesday set the framework for preliminary approval of a $290 million settlement proposed in an insider trad...

The Department of Justice took an unusual step in litigation over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday, ...

Labor and employment defense firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC joined the ranks of legal industry employers...

The Judicial Council has unanimously approved new guidelines designed to better protect the interests of small and underfunded...

The superior court and appellate justice died Friday due to congestive heart and renal failure. He was 91.

In an uncommon published opinion, the 1st District Court of Appeal, which first ruled to certify a class of dentists pursuing ...

As residents in Montecito salvage their homes and bury loved ones claimed by recent devastating mudslides, some are turning to...

An appellate justice supports the agency’s plan to spend excess funds on its attorney discipline system.

After the federal judiciary’s administrative branch announced Friday who would review the U.S. courts’ internal policies gover...

The slow crawl to fill California’s U.S. attorney and federal judicial vacancies may proceed at a more deliberate pace now tha...

State lawmakers came back to the Capitol this month under pressure to pass legislation to help victims of sexual harassment.

The Miller Law Firm secured a $15.6 million construction defect settlement for the homeowners’ associations of the 81-unit La ...

The brother of a man who died fighting for ISIS was sentenced for illegal possession of firearms.

Law firms and courts have mixed opinions of data analytics companies that tout its data on judges.

The campaign to recall a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky for giving a former Stanford athlete convicted o...

The Judicial Council will not implement several policy and procedural changes recommended in a report three years ago, accordi...

Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a $102 million settlement with BP Energy Company over allegations it intentionally o...

Manatt associate Jessamyn Vedro is an accomplished ballerina who stuns colleagues with her performances in ‘The Nutcracker.’

The fund is the largest established at the law school by a law firm.