A San Francisco federal judge said he was skeptical about the plaintiffs’ ability to show causation at an evidentiary hearing ...

In the courts and the Legislature, attorneys and legislators who want to replace the money bail system are being asked what wo...

Juice company Mott’s LLP has sued a vape company for allegedly co-opting its juice box design to brand an apple-flavored, nico...

Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld and Grant P. Alexander joined as partners, along with counsel Rachel E. K. Lowe and senior associate Sean...

Although the volume of securities class settlements has remained steady, the dollars involved have dropped substantially, a ne...

Federal prosecutors said three trials is unusual, but some perjury charges were tried just once.

As McGregor Scott, returned as U.S. attorney for California’s Eastern District, finds himself grappling with new twists on ol...

Months into workplace environment review, the federal judiciary’s Workplace Conduct Working Group announced a list of proposed...

The federal appellate judiciary witnessed an overall decrease in filing activity last year, according to numbers released by t...

Judge Kim G. Dunning concluded the CEQA dispute before her is unique from all other cited case law because it involves a devel...

A Los Angeles County judge dismissed most causes of action against a defendant in an alleged $100 million cryptocurrency Ponzi...

A judge threw out a federal whistleblower suit alleging that a cartel of California cement companies had conspired to fix pric...

More nonviolent drug criminals could avoid California prisons next year under a bill passed by a key Senate committee.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California turns one week old Tuesday. But legal maneuvering is already w...

The 9th Circuit panel seemed skeptical of the plaintiff Michael Skidmore’s claims.

A judge has approved compromise ballot language for Proposition 70, a cap-and-trade measure voters will decide in June.

A group of immigrants who came to America under temporary protected status, a designation given to people fleeing violence or ...

In a reversal, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a plaintiff who was designated as a “sexually violent predator...

A driver for a trucking company alleges he and others like him were misclassified as contractors and denied employee benefits.

Marijuana businesses and their advocates trying to recover from a recent federal action that spooked traditional banks are exp...

Advocates have expanded a complaint filed last month seeking to reunify an immigrant mother and daughter separated by the gove...

In a legislative bid to squelch arrangements such as the controversial deal in which Allergan transferred patents to a Native ...

A superior court judge on Friday rejected a defense request to coordinate a major opioid lawsuit in Orange County with similar...

Parties to a $210 million settlement vacated by a split opinion from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January that man...

The state Supreme Court would need to adopt the proposal for it to become effective

An Orange County personal injury attorney accused of raiding his clients' settlement money and fleeing to Costa Rica was indic...

The defendants claim San Diego Comic-Con is improperly seeking another bite at the apple.

Victims of a data breach whose stolen information has not yet been used by hackers may sue in federal court, the 9th U.S. Circ...

A prosecutor is furious after a panel granted parole suitability to a convicted murderer who threatened to harm the prosecutor...

The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law’s program will feature 70 percent online learning and 30 percent in-person