It's not enough these days to just "think like a lawyer," as Professor Kingsfield taught his students in the iconic 1973 film....

With a bevy of big-name clients and a willingness to share strategies with other attorneys, Arguedas, Cassman & Headley LL...

The proposal, which could find its way into legislation, would cut time and expense from groundwater disputes as the state tri...

To a chorus of audible gasps, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Thursday called the sale of a Los Feliz convent by a g...

Watts Labor Community Action Committee claims the transportation giant offered to partner on a project to obtain bus and rail ...

Another major copyright trial between Silicon Valley giants Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. will not take place until next year, ...

A lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges Gov. Jerry Brown and his administration are breaking the law and i...

A District Court Judge denied summary judgment on Wednesday to electronic dance music giant SFX Entertainment Inc. and its cha...

The fact is, some companies - like banks - are easier to prosecute than others - like automobile manufacturers - because some ...

The number of plaintiffs filing class action securities suits against companies listed on U.S. exchanges thus far this year - ...

A San Bernardino jury found Chaffey Joint Union High School District liable for the death of a 15-year-old student killed whil...

The senior prosecutor likely to fill Melinda Haag's post as interim U.S. attorney is Brian J. Stretch, currently her top deput...

The organization alleges mentally incompetent defendants are left to languish in prison without treatment. ...

JAMS Inc. San Francisco ...

Employment lawyers have spent the summer fiercely debating Assembly Bill 465, which attempts to stanch the rapid rise in empl...

VP, General Counsel and Secretary Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles ...

Young victims of sexual abuse and exploitation should never be re-victimized in a court of law. By David M. Ring ...

Once the state Legislature returns from its summer recess in August, it will sprint to this year's regular session finish line...

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP has received a break in a lawsuit at the 1st District Court of Appeal, which held the fi...

A recent Stanford University Law School study found that demographically, California district attorney's offices are stuck in ...

The proposal would prevent Court of Appeal decisions from being automatically depublished when the California Supreme Court gr...

Judges today seem to be criticizing other judges and their rulings now more than ever - and not just in U.S. Supreme Court dis...

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard A. Kramer, known for his role in building the court's complex litigation uni...

In a surprise move, U.S. Attorney Melinda L. Haag announced Wednesday she will resign after five years on the job. ...

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

Burford Capital LLC has partnered with corporate restructuring firm Chilmark Partners LLC to launch a new $100 million joint v...

The courthouse at 300 E. Walnut street in Pasadena will resume many of its usual functions on Wednesday after a fire forced ci...

The first successful case against Zimmer Inc. showed how the company touted the track record of its European implant without d...

Sidley Austin LLP is in the process of poaching two prominent partners from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles...

For the second time, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the state Supreme Court for clarification on what the term "ti...