Employment in the legal services industry surged unexpectedly in June, adding 4,800 jobs and reaching a level not seen since J...

The state of California can continue to bar local authorities from cooperating with U.S. immigration enforcement officials, a ...

A group of Democratic state lawmakers have announced a renewed effort to pass net neutrality legislation this year with a prom...

San Diego County’s practice of requiring all civil parties to pay for a court reporter violates equal access to the courts, th...

A patchwork of minimum wage hikes in municipalities across California could cause expensive compliance headaches for small and...

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to hold Michael Avenatti in contempt for failing to make a payment for back t...

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has quietly dropped his election lawsuit against incumbent Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

For the better part of 10 years, couple Davida Brook and Kevin Scott have developed their legal careers in tandem, first at St...

The two succeed Christopher Chorba and Amy Forbes, who have served as co-partners in charge since 2013.

Plaintiffs' lawyer by day and DJ by night hopes to inspire people

A proposed class of nonunion teachers have sued unions and school districts in California seeking to recoup required fees they...

Three bills aimed at holding perpetrators of sexual misconduct accountable particularly in the government, technology and ente...

In a ruling that could save Pacific Gas and Electric Company billions of dollars, a 3rd District Court of Appeal panel has rul...

A producer who claims he brokered the $350 million buyout of The Weinstein Company’s assets says he was cut out of the agreeme...

A man whose online threats twice caused the evacuation of Los Angeles Superior Court’s Inglewood Courthouse sent the menacing ...

A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals treaded into uncharted waters Tuesday when it considered whether the biologic...

Seasoned civil lawyer Rick Richmond, who defended his client against a second-degree murder charge in his first criminal case,...

Light banter helped Judge Benny Osorio survive a kidnapping, and it’s useful in settling cases.

Allegation appears to be part of an investigation of Justice Jeffrey Johnson of the 2nd District Court of Appeal.

The state Supreme Court ruled that Yelp Inc. does not have to remove defamatory posts made by a client about at a law firm, ev...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has gotten dismissed on anti-SLAPP grounds a case alleging its clients stole money in order ...

A Los Angeles man whose 1986 murder conviction was thrown out by a judge last year is suing the city, the county and the offic...

A retailer’s policy of checking bags after employees clock out for breaks discriminates against women because they disproporti...

Michael Avenatti’s 170-plus media appearances over the last few months, during which he’s accused embattled Trump attorney Mic...

The Santa Barbara County judge said one witness seemed to not know much.

Paul W. Egly, who presided over the defining desegregation lawsuit concerning schools in Los Angeles, has died. He was 97.

Mello was a managing director in TPG Capital's legal team.

LA County Judge Scott Gordon loves comic books, and his work on the Judicial Council.

A last-minute deal between paint companies and Democratic lawmakers may have major financial impact.

State courts have paid over $1.1 million since 2010 to settle claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against judicial ...