Four lawyers disciplined recently by the state Supreme Court or State Bar Court all got into trouble for not doing what they'd...

It's powerful evidence when a jury hears an FBI agent on the stand saying the defendant's hair matches hair from the crime sce...

It turns out acquiring firms experience better stock reaction to deals in states with so-called universal demand laws. By Yong...

On Tuesday, the State Water Board released proposed regulations to implement Jerry Brown's call to reduce water use by 25 perc...

Jurors found Lawrance Bohm's client Janus Bogdanski was not fired by an El Segundo science company for blowing the whistle on ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new proposal Wednesday to reduce frivolous patent lawsuits, the strongest sig...

A San Antonio-based food management company allegedly swept into California and laid off thousands of Cocos and Carrows restau...

Local court rules may derail a bid by defendant MobileIron Inc. in the latest infringement lawsuit to grapple with the unclear...

General Counsel of AOptix Technologies Inc. Campbell ...

The putative class action alleges violation of the federal Equal Pay Act after one female attorney said she made 50 percent le...

Federal energy regulators failed to properly scrutinize claims that energy companies overcharged California and its investor-o...

In his second term, Obama has turned his attention to major trade deals, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But is it too lat...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is in the process of poaching the managing partner of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP's Lo...

Joseph L. Dunn's amended complaint claims Beth Jay, the former principal attorney to the chief justice, intentionally interfer...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

Despite Gov. Jerry Brown's renewed commitment to build a judiciary that reflects California's diverse communities, the state's...

Last December, Maryland police officers took two children - ages 10 and six - into custody because they were walking home alon...

The recent deadly "superbug" bacteria outbreak at California hospitals has raised questions about who is responsible for such ...

Matthew J. Maletta will assume an executive vice president and chief legal officer role at the pharmaceutical company, joining...

A convicted murderer would have been better off representing himself based on how poorly his attorney handled his petition for...

Judge Peter W. Bowie will serve as of counsel in the San Diego office, joining the firm's litigation department and its bankru...

Arent Fox LLP expanded its San Francisco office with the addition of a three attorney real estate team led by land use expert ...

After a 14-day trial, a split jury in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday found that a local bus company was not negli...

A San Jose touchscreen technology company got nowhere in its trade secrets misappropriation suit against a crosstown rival and...

Is antitrust law's "rule of reason" doctrine so unruly it's about to be reined in? The state Supreme Court is set to supply an...

Represented by Dunn's attorney Mark Geragos, Sonja Oehler claims she was fired for trying to "root out corruption" at the bar....

Alameda County Judge Richard Keller wants to affect the lives of defendants in his courtroom.

For the second time in two months the state high court has taken a sympathetic look at a capital appeal, reversing a death pen...

Congress and the executive branch have a chance to remedy their past mistakes in enacting the law the granted broad surveillan...

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore opened a new office in Sacramento, the firm announced Monday, becoming the most recent of several law...