A controversial push by the Department of Justice to fast-track appeals for death row inmates met its match in a team of Orric...

Six bench officers claim they should not be subject to the state Public Employees' Retirement Pension Reform Act, or PEPRA, wh...

For bankruptcy specialist Michael Jay Berger, staying fit isn't a sprint, it's a marathon - and then some. ...

Lee W. Tsao, who once defended accused felons, now handles misdemeanor cases as an LA judge.

The copyright world was abuzz for much of 2014, as several significant court decisions with potentially far-reaching ramificat...

The litigation finance industry has grown quickly this past year, extending from its original East Coast foothold to the West ...

This year featured major victories for firms facing lawsuits from the bankrupty estates of defunct firms they hired partners f...

Priced out of their former location in the Mid-Market district, the $2 million purchase will help house HAP's 15 full-time sta...

Here is a list of California State and federal judges who were appointed or elected, or who retired or died in 2014. ...

California tax credit legislation plus new sources of outside investment made it one of the better recent years for lawyers wh...

Judge Joseph C. Scott received a public admonishment from the Commission on Judicial Performance following his September convi...

The ruling is the first to interpret a 2009 statute that says poor litigants asking to avoid paying court costs and fees only ...

Ruggero J. Aldisert, a President Lyndon Johnson appointee to the 3rd Circuit who decades ago moved to Santa Barbara for his he...

The advent of local minimum wage ordinances in Oakland, San Diego and Los Angeles represents one of the biggest union successe...

Solar and wind projects were on the rise in the U.S. this year and the pool of investors pouring money into the sector balloon...

Michael J. Stephan, an associate at Irell & Manella, aided Shah Muhammadi, who traveled with the U.S. Army for years, with...

A panel found the district court considered the differences more than the similarities between the two pomegranate drinks, err...

Running around on a field, throwing a plastic disc and catching it acrobatically? Those aren't typically associated with the l...

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Recent cases from California and Delaware tell us that a shareholder's filing a derivative action without first complying with...

California's recent adoption of SOPIPA makes it the first state to pass a law that aims to comprehensively address the privacy...

Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Bet Tzedek attorney Kevin Kish as director of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Mond...

Law school enrollment fell further in 2014. The ABA and the State Bar imposed new requirements. Some schools almost closed. Bu...

Cities, farmers and environmentalists have also been focusing on the state Legislature and the courts as the drought has spawn...

The state Commission on Judicial Performance is formally investigating Judge Valeriano Saucedo over giving cash and a car and ...

2014 brought a massive data breach of a major motion picture studio and watershed copyright rulings for the television and mus...

After a $40 million settlement with the FTC over false advertising, Skechers faces new claims alleging sneaker injuries. ...

On Dec. 8, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to limit the economic disaster, personal injuries and loss of life ...

An 88-year-old woman suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's will recover nearly $150,000, thanks to attorneys at Katten Muchi...

San Francisco law firms hoping to dodge increased taxes from a 2008 voter proposition suffered a defeat when the 1st District ...