Rather than looking back over a memorably unpleasant time, let’s adopt the optimism of Sgt. Pepper and cast our glance at “20 ...

This term the U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider rulings finding the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s rules restrict...

Assembly Bill 2723 amends Section 664.6 and expands the party-signature requirement to provide that the writing may also be si...

In construction litigation it’s not uncommon for parties and their attorneys to hire “experts.” There are even special rules s...

As attorneys who work with individuals in California’s six immigration detention centers, we have seen firsthand our immigrati...

Since Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the U.S. Supreme Court has sharply intensified its revie...

Unless Congress provides otherwise, most federal vacancy appointments are governed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Although passed in response to the digital revolution, Section 230’s protections are far from novel.

A recent case further expands protection for employees and their beneficiaries by expanding the circumstances their medical pr...

Staring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trust sidekick Professor Plato.

Legal malpractice claims arise out of accident and medical malpractice cases, wills and trusts, divorce, litigation, tax advic...

President-elect Joe Biden has already highlighted some of the immigration policies that he would like to implement during his ...

The coronavirus pandemic has been no zombie apocalypse, but it has forced law firms to reevaluate how they do business, partic...

The duty of zealous advocacy on behalf of a client is an established tenet of the adversarial process that examines issues fro...

The Paycheck Protection Program was the centerpiece of the CARES Act, providing loans to businesses of up to $10 million. If y...

A lawyer's duty not to pursue frivolous claims has entered the public discourse, thanks to the 50-plus lawsuits that the Trump...

In what could surely be called a Christmas miracle, millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed and are being ...

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 904.1 grants parties the right to appeal a number of appealable orders and judgment...

In 2020 we saw some high-flying attorneys come crashing down due to ethical problems. While it is (hopefully) easy to see how ...

Sergeant First Class Richard Stayskal would get his second chance. Stayskal, who’s lung cancer was misdiagnosed by Army doctor...

If extended to the context of willful patent infringement, a recent ruling would suggest an implied privilege waiver in many c...

It’s been a long and dispiriting four years for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump.

As it began, so it ends. Over the past four years, the Trump administration has proposed a multitude of changes to environment...

Cannabis businesses have been able to find creative solutions for protecting their intellectual property rights — at least to...

Policyholders seek to maximize the benefits of insurance by characterizing costs as defense costs, while insurance companies s...

The supplemental request is an often underutilized tool in discovery in the current litigation environment. It’s so underutili...

There is a resurgence of interest in antitrust laws, aimed especially at the tech field and qualms about tech firms that have ...

The court will decide whether the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is essentially an anti-hacking statute or a data protection sta...

When it comes to terminology that is acceptable in legal briefs and judicial opinions, the California Style Manual is the bibl...

By the time the session closed on Sept. 30, less than half the typical number of bills had won final approval, with 372 chapte...