As one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history continues to wreak havoc in southeast Texas, law firms across the state ...

The UC Berkeley chief campus counsel died Sunday while on a bike ride in Sonoma County, according to the California Highway Pa...

A law firm accused of trying to muscle into a client’s business has argued that the parties established an ongoing business re...

A San Bernardino County jury acquitted three of four defendants of all bribery charges on Monday, concluding a seven-month tri...

Andrei Iancu, a veteran patent litigator at Irell & Manella, has been nominated to be director of the U.S. Patent & Tr...

An attorney for a concert organizer blasted his former law firm in a trial over an investment agreement in opening arguments M...

Attorneys grappled Monday during oral arguments before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to interpret the U.S. Supreme...

Mark Stone, chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, suggested a reduction from 144 to about 139.

A San Francisco County judge has opened the door to the Commission on Judicial Performance providing redacted judicial discipl...

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky lost a battle Monday when a judge rejected his arguments to decertify pet...

Mark Stone, chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, suggested a reduction from 144 to about 139.

Pleasanton-based biotech company 10x Genomics Inc. hires Eric S. Whitaker as general counsel.

Johnson & Johnson, in the face of a $417 million bellwether jury trial defeat in Los Angeles County Superior Court and wit...

The ongoing battle to break up the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is gaining new steam as Republican Arizona Senator Jeff F...

The city of Santa Monica was not amused Friday when a judge cited an obscure state law on amusement workers to keep afloat a c...

The defendant says he should pay no more than $300,000, the Securities and Exchange Commission says no less than $26 million.

As lawsuits over websites not complying with the American with Disabilities Act continue to mount, defense attorneys are turni...

Sen. Bob Hertzberg just recruited two heavy-hitters in his efforts to revamp California’s bail system: Gov. Jerry Brown and st...

An appellate court has denied a plaintiff’s petition to overturn an order striking his motion to disqualify the trial judge fr...

A state appellate court panel grappled with a host of complex issues Thursday as they debated during oral argments whether to ...

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Secretary of State Alex Padilla seeking to invalidate a st...

Danette Meyers believes the bar should have fought against some proposed changes.

A federal judge announced his intention to sanction plaintiffs’ attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan for sending out improper emails ...

In a mixed victory for death penalty supporters, the California Supreme Court held that Proposition 66, the initiative to “Men...

The plaintiff who lost a three-week trial in which he sued JAMS and one of its private judges has filed a petition for writ of...

VidAngel Inc. general counsel said the company’s new business model isn’t affected.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has asked a judge to reconsider his ruling that it violated California transparency law by ...

Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Sanjeet K. Dutta utilizes his lifelong passion for building to help the less fortunate.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a high school football coach does not have a First Amendment right to pra...