LOS ANGELES - In the latest twist of his reappointment drama, Police Chief Bernard Parks resigned Monday and announced that he...

Dicta Column - By Carlos Bea - It is amusing to hear counsel use fuzzy words to steer a witness over the shoals of what the wi...

Dicta Column - By Barbara Lewis and Dan Otto - With the economy in a recession, obtaining payments from your clients can be di...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to rule that judges - rather than juries - may decide facts that lead...

Alltrista Corp. has agreed to acquire Tilia International Inc. for $160 million. The deal was announced March 28. Rye, N.Y.-ba...

After six years at Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman , labor and employment lawyer Mark Theodore ditched his downtown dig...

Bankruptcy partner Richard "Dick" Rogan is the new managing partner at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro 's San Francisco of...

Whitney & Co. and Golden Gate Capital Inc. have agreed to acquire Herbalife International Inc. The cash deal is worth appr...

Verance Corp. closed three deals to bring in $13 million for the San Diego company. Five million dollars came from a Series C ...

Los Angeles attorney Mark Rosenthal represents professional baseball teams, such as the Anaheim Angels, in salary arbitrations...

Most American lawyers are too busy billing hours and going about the daily business of practicing law to witness the enormous ...

POINT Biomedical Corp. has brought in $23.3 million in private financing. The deal was announced April 4. The lead investor wa...

InVision Technologies Inc. raised $109.5 million in its public offering. The deal was announced March 27. Merrill Lynch & ...

Tenet Healthcare Corp. completed a senior subordinated note offering for more than $838 million. The deal was announced April ...

In the world of electronic legal research, two companies reign supreme: Miamisburg, Ohio-based LexisNexis Group and West Group...

Los Angeles-based corporate rainmaker Kenneth Doran has become the new managing partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher , the fi...

Apple Computer Inc. has acquired Zayante Inc. in a cash deal worth $13 million. The deal closed April 3. Cupertino-based Apple...

Ocular Sciences Inc. purchased certain assets, including inventory, from Seiko Contact Lens. The deal, completed April 3, is w...

You could call it a serious case of spring cleaning. Whatever the label, one thing is certain: a lot has changed at San Jose's...

Fenwick & West has lost a veteran executive compensation specialist to homesickness. Partner Garth Gartrell , 48, is leavi...

Collecting overdue accounts is unpleasant work. Fortunately, a collection procedure will reduce your anxiety and help you get ...

Quantum3D Inc. raised $20 million in its fifth round of funding. The deal closed April 2. Berg & Berg Investments led the ...

MST Holdings acquired the assets, including the technology rights for EnvroServer, of MicroSepTec Inc. in a deal completed Apr...

SACRAMENTO - State Assemblyman Dario Frommer is trying to prevent teen-agers in California from finding easy access to cigaret...

SAN FRANCISCO - Veteran San Francisco litigator Frederick P. Furth hijacked potentially lucrative class actions against Wal-Ma...

Forum Column - By Henry Willis - Rian W. Jones' explanation of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compoun...