The state Supreme Court's most outspoken liberal voice, Goodwin H. Liu, expressed his views on the importance of dissenting op...

Paik, the first Korean-born superior court judge in America, was known for his boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm for ...

Though technically adults, nonviolent offenders aged 18 to 21 will now be allowed to serve their sentences in juvenile lockups...

A number of cases alleging that a defectively designed endosccope caused hundreds of infections and dozens of deaths have beco...

Faced with the opportunity to provide clarity in the ongoing battle between the NCAA and its student-athletes, the U.S. Suprem...

The State Bar's board has also adopted a new rule requiring disclosure of exculpatory evidence. ...

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved

A U.S. Army institute that trains Central American soldiers will not have to publicize the names of its students despite warni...

The Daily Journal article Sept. 14 titled "Fewer traffic tickets has led to courthouse construction crisis" failed to address ...

Communications between Paramount and J.J. Abrams could prove important, the defendants argue. ...

About 4,100 victims in California will recover nearly $7 million from a $95.9 million settlement that a bankrupt company, whic...

Judges' caseloads are going down and new filings are holding constant, according to data released in the Federal Court Managem...

The Legal Services Corporation presented a grant from its Pro Bono Innovation Fund worth more than $400,000 to several Califor...

A felony law and motion calendar judge from rural Tehama County is the new top officer of the California Judges Association. ...

The bar's petition provides the court with options to assess attorneys anywhere from $280 to $373.50 annually, though the cour...

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down three patents held by Intellectual Ventures Management L...

Superior Court Commissioner Orange County (Orange) ...

Orange County Judge Franz Miller wants lawyers to move along, but gives them needed time.

A list of moves from around the state.

Alternative fee arrangements and a decline in attorney headcount have put increasing pressure on law firms to rethink how they...

A rule banning pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes receiving federal funds is expected to increase liability ...

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow people with misdemeanor convictions to apply to have their sentences reduce...

Ruling 'chills' human interaction during jury selection, judge's attorney says. ...

A group of Wells Fargo & Co. sales employees filed a class action Thursday in San Francisco federal court alleging the ban...

Ed Oster thinks of parties working through a mediation as paddlers fighting against the current of a raging river. And as medi...

The state of California's lawsuit seeking to recover $4.2 million in costs related to the 2013 fire survived a demurrer hearin...

The firm's practice is anchored largely in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, in addition to the local federal forums, with a...

Christopher J. Lanzillo was working for the now defunct, Upland-based Lackie Dammeier McGill and Ethir APC in 2012 on behalf o...

The state Supreme Court dove head first into a giant rabbit hole Thursday in interpreting a seemingly simple law: Nonexempt em...

Despite little economic benefit to the state, report finds the program may still be necessary. ...