Amid perpetual tussling over where class and mass actions belong, a federal appellate panel on Thursday handed plaintiffs a wi...

Will super computers ever become commonplace in law firms around the world? IBM is betting that it will be with the rollout of...

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary On Assignment Inc. Calabasas ...

The statement of facts is not a mere formality; it's a powerful tool for persuasion. We can't change the facts, but we can oft...

Generally, when announcing a new rule of law, the rendering court must determine whether the rule should be applied prospectiv...

It happens every day: To illustrate a point, a filmmaker needs to use archival material contained on a commercial DVD - but it...

Three major plaintiffs' firms accused of malicious prosecution in a now-dismissed $40 million action are seeking some $200,000...

A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Chinese woman accused of helping other people steal intellectual property from...

William O. Dillingham, a co-founder of San Francisco boutique Dillingham & Murphy LLP who is best known for winning an ear...

A San Jose federal jury awarded nearly $40 million to cybersecurity company Finjan Inc. after finding a competitor infringed f...

Despite this evidently common global problem, there is no established process or forum, like bankruptcy, for sovereigns to eff...

Bankruptcy attorney James I. Stang said the $21 million settlement with alleged sex abuse survivors shows Catholic diocese's a...

Cutthroat litigation infighting took another harsh swerve on Wednesday as a damages retrial approached involving a now-tossed ...

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

The UC Regents may be found liable for a mentally ill UCLA student stabbing a classmate. ...

On Monday, the state Supreme Court issues its long-awaited decision in Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company. While busin...

After the Deflategate scandal broke, quarterback Tom Brady destroyed around 10,000 text messages. The lessons for business exe...

Good Technology Corp. and MobileIron Inc. have spent two weeks in a San Jose federal courtroom, each trying to convince a jury...

California Reform Sex Offender Laws has filed the first L.A. County lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of sex offender ...

Morrison & Foerster LLP snagged the leader of Crowell & Moring LLP's startup and investment practice, Murray A. Indick...

Opening statements took place Tuesday in the first of more than 200 federal suits against pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lill...

Suzanne Pamela Tom, the former vice president of legal affairs and compliance for Verifone Systems Inc. has joined Calix Inc. ...

Allergan Inc.'s exclusive rights to a lucrative drug were affirmed Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circ...

A former Los Angeles Superior Court Clerk who worked at the Pomona Courthouse has been charged with 15 counts of misappropriat...

Last month, after years of abuse and defiance, Chrysler finally answered for its actions at a public hearing before the Nation...

The Academy's counsel calls GoDaddy's parked pages program "cybersquatting on an historic, massive scale" during opening argum...

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. dodged the bulk of a $1.5 billion patent infringement award, a federal appellate court ruled, bu...

Judge Daniel Link repurposed his trial skills for his new job in San Diego County Superior Court.

Orange County Judge Nancy Zeltzer immerses herself in criminal law to handle a new challenge.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter also wonders if the Mongols gang itself can be charged under racketeering. ...