While rarely thought of in the context of ethics issues, nonattorney staff hiring involves its own set of challenges. By J. Ra...

The bank is trying to knock out a claim by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking $488 million over alleged market m...

A longstanding clash now before the state Supreme Court over prosecutors' access to police personnel files will weigh police o...

Though California remains the first state to legalize medical marijuana, variations in local law and the drug’s recreational u...

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Avnet Inc. Phoenix ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its first trademark opinion in 10 years, and it will have practical implications for bo...

A recent decision of the 2nd District Court of Appeal deserves careful consideration and raises serious questions regarding wh...

While working at LA-based Brown, White & Newhouse LLP, litigators Nannina Angioni, Katherine "Kacey" McBroom and Teresa Al...

As the judicial branch's Workload-based Allocation and Funding Methodology enters its third year, historically better funded c...

Thomas J. Nolan has forged a wildly successful litigation career by framing his legal arguments in stories and narratives that...

Sidley Austin LLP continued the expansion of its Palo Alto office Wednesday with the addition of former Cooley LLP mergers and...

Famed litigator Pierce H. O'Donnell has settled matters with his bankruptcy trustee, but is still embroiled in a financial feu...

Government alleges two California investigators hired hackers to bug a computer and break into email and video chat accounts t...

Recent Court of Appeal rulings may have limited the instances in which plaintiffs can seek class certification under the Calif...

One question that invariably arises in litigation challenging change of control transactions is whether the board of the selli...

Tredway unveils new Irvine location ...

The initiative has already made a big impact on the justice system and it has demonstrated, without a doubt, that there has be...

In an effort to combat in-house inefficiency, some companies are switching up their strategies when it comes to structuring le...

Reversing a juvenile's murder conviction, an appellate court ruled on Wednesday that when a 13-year-old child told police, "Co...

Impartial truth is of upmost importance to Napa County Superior Court Commissioner Wood.

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

An appellate court will hear arguments on who can reclaim rights to the legendary soul singer's tunes. ...

Much has been written and much has been said about the Chapter 9 proceeding involving the city of Stockton. By Ivan L. Kallick...

Let's do more to address the needs of people who are homeless and the Skid Row community. We don't need to accept homelessness...

Long-time attorneys Milford W. Dahl, Jr. and John B. Hurlbut, Jr. recently celebrated their 50th year working for Rutan &...

Meeting in Houston, the association body also called for unanimous death verdicts, transparency regarding lethal-injection coc...

The Central District has lost its bid to host the multidistrict litigation. ...

A farmworker who claimed she was sexually harassed and assaulted at a berry farm won nearly $800,000 in damages and an injunct...

In a warning to health care providers looking to consolidate services to save costs, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tue...

The budget of the United States executive branch is 500 times greater than that of the judicial branch. The executive workforc...