Before structuring a new entity as a for-profit benefit corporation, be familiar with the basic differences among the state st...

It has been a significant jurisdiction for False Claims Act enforcement. 2014 continued this trend and saw several settlements...

Despite new alternative, the legal industry remains unable to deliver a coherent, client-first approach that effectively integ...

For the nation's top-tier law schools, many graduates can justify the rising tuition costs and debt burdens. But even for thes...

The new Judge Judith O. Hollinger Alternative Dispute Resolution Program will offer close to 20 special classes and award conc...

As the number of trains carrying crude oil into California grows, the state is fighting off an industry challenge to a new law...

State courts face more scrutiny from legislators after an audit accused the judicial branch of mismanagement and poor spending...

Attorneys say the new reportedly revised settlement in the Silicon Valley no-poach class action reinforces a judge's role in p...

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

In an interview Tuesday, newly retired state Supreme Court Justice Marvin R. Baxter was sanguine about the possibility that re...

CEQA, as currently written, overpromises and underdelivers when it comes to significant impact mitigation. By Philip J. Hess ...

In a unanimous decision, a state Court of Appeal did not revive a class action lawsuit that accused Girardi Keese of inflating...

Four technology companies have reached a new settlement with a class of workers in a landmark antitrust case, according to a l...

An Irvine-based cloud computing chip manufacturer secured a rare sales ban on memory controller chipset produced by Canada-bas...

Jeffrey D. Adelman, 48, died Saturday after more than 14 years with j2 Global Inc., the Los Angeles-based technology company a...

News of the Charlie Hebdo slayings struck a raw nerve for retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris H. Cordell, ...

With Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Leondra Kruger and Goodwin Liu on the bench, the court is much younger and is perceived to be...

Attorney General Kamala Harris' announcement Tuesday that she would seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer h...

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

A 9th Circuit ruling protecting tiny fish and upholding water pumping restrictions from the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta...

General Counsel Gafcon Inc. San Diego ...

While employers can't deduct pay from an exempt employee's salary if they work less than a full eight-hour day, California emp...

There are many possible pitfalls for the unwary landowner when negotiating a cellular lease buyout or a communications easemen...

A federal judge kept the pressure on plaintiffs Monday in the long-running False Claims Act case brought against JM Manufactur...

President Barack Obama followed California's lead Monday when he called for new national legislation that mirrors privacy laws...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected en banc review of Nevada and Idaho gay marriage decisions that provoked con...

Plaintiffs' lawyers want Keller Rohrback, Girard Gibbs, and Leiff Cabraser to take the lead. ...

Judge rules plaintiff can look at over ten years of the rappers concert revenue in epic copyright battle. ...

Mary Wiss' complex courtroom assignment came as a surprise, but she wasted no time catching up

With billions in public and private energy investments on the line, lawyers, renewable energy developers, clean tech companies...