Entertainment lawyers say the Adam Carolla case included fairly novel legal terrain, namely assessing each member's monetary v...

Madam Wu's Garden was once a fine place to dine. By Nathaniel J. Friedman ...

For 40 years, I was privileged to be a part of the ACLU. By Mark Rosenbaum ...

Mamet wrote that "Race, like sex, is a subject on which it is near impossible to tell the truth." The truth about this "Race" ...

A court recently upheld a jury verdict against a professor claiming that his employer, a university, violated the state Fair E...

A federal district judge recently found that BP was "grossly negligent" in its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. T...

Divvying the litigants a dose of procedural whiplash, a court recently confessed it changed its mind regarding a legal matter ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrought a great deal of change in general jurisdiction recently, all while deciding two painfully e...

Former California legislator and Nossaman LLP partner John F. Foran died Thursday at the age of 84. ...

Joanne M. Garvey, who broke a staggering number of glass ceilings by holding positions that had never been occupied by a woman...

Heritage Oaks Bancorp announced last week the upcoming retirement of its vice president and general counsel. ...

U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, left, state Supreme Court Justice Marvin R. Baxter, and Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakau...

Small businesses might not know it, but a new law extending sick leave to all full-time workers could soon give them unpleasan...

The U.S. Supreme Court has had a love-hate relationship when it comes to drawing so-called "Fourth Amendment lines." ...

Michael Hestrin, who will take over in January, wants to apply the same diligence he used to prosecute cases to managing some ...

One of the state's landmark prison civil rights lawsuits has entered a new phase, with U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller ta...

Los Angeles Commissioner Alan Friedenthal is winning praise following a public admonishment.

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Santa Barbara County Judge James Rigali has sought help when in unfamiliar legal territory.

Judge Michael Fitzgerald broke boundaries and now helps the next generation follow his lead.

With four decisions overturned by the state Supreme Court, Justices Conrad L. Rushing, Eugene M. Premo and Franklin D. Elia of...

E-discovery is here to stay - and ethical obligations will follow. ...

With the recent announcement of discussions between Locke Lord LLP and Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, an overview of law firm com...

Little discussed is the reach of California's securities statutes. By Timothy P. Crudo ...

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Russian subsidiary bribed Russian government officials to win big technology contracts and will pay a $5...

A Superior Court judge set a March 16 trial date Wednesday in a legal malpractice suit claiming $370 million in damages becaus...

A mediator and arbitrator for the past several years, Arendt relies on his extensive knowledge of injury cases, the insurance ...

San Ramon-based accounting and business consulting firm Armanino LLP announced Wednesday the hire of its first general counsel...

Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl was unanimously elected to be the presiding judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court for 2015 and 2016...

From left, James J.S. Holmes, a partner and event chair for Sedgwick LLP, Therese M. Stewart, chief deputy city attorney at th...