The unprecedented challenges created by COVID-19 have forced the state and local governments to exercise exceptional powers to...

The COVID-19 crisis is compelling us to think creatively about how we resolve disputes in an age of “social distancing.”

“Don’t worry, Tony,” my wife Beverly said in her sweet, reassuring way as we washed our hands. “We have enough soap.”

Before pulling into my garage last Thursday afternoon, I turned on the radio. I was just in time to hear Gavin Newsom rasp, “T...

For the past few decades, we have thought of the National Guard as being citizen soldiers, prepared to give up their civilian ...

The California attorney general’s office is still fine-tuning regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act and...

The crippling question for insurance companies is whether the losses sustained due to the business interruption and the inevit...

Batson’s prohibition is easy to articulate, but significantly harder to enforce.

I love teaching Civil Procedure. I loved studying the subject. I realize that is unusual. Even among people who enjoyed law sc...

Since our article that was published on March 18, there have been dramatic changes due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Suffice it to state that I read with great interest Mr. Timothy Reuben’s recent Daily Journal article, “Ballot designations fa...

DoorDash, like many companies, required its employees to sign such arbitration agreements because it thought workers wouldn’t ...

If you’re involved in a high-profile dispute, you should actually read your legal filings before they’re filed. Otherwise chao...

The prominent attorney Reginald Turner, president-elect of the American Bar Association, explained to reporters last week that...

Although the state’s constitutional and statutory framework provide the governor with significant concentrated authority in a ...

On March 9, the en banc 9th Circuit issued a decision to not re-hear the Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin case regarding the band's wi...

I’m an old-timer, so I tend to focus on research methods I used before internet searches became common practice. Here’s a conv...

COVID-19 continues to spread, and government officials are enacting new rules to best contain the virus. This places a tremend...

Jury selection involves a lot of people in close proximity. The temporary stays of trials currently in place will soon give wa...

It is often said that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Consistent with that principle, California law generally requires t...

A working group from the New York City Bar Association recently proposed (as of March 1, 2020) changes to its rules to permit ...

As concerns mount, now is the time to be proactive. Landlords and property managers should start by applying best practices fo...

What level of technical knowledge should lawyers demonstrate competency in e-discovery from an ethical perspective? This artic...

When California legislators enacted AB 5, few were likely thinking about a global pandemic that could shut down the economy. W...

Governor Newsom should address the COVID-19 crisis by addressing the prison overcrowding crisis. Our prisons are so badly over...

As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the United States, employers all over California are grappling with contingency plan...

The postponement will delay the oral arguments in three cases involving subpoenas to gain access to President Donald Trump’s t...

On March 13, President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a nationwide emergency. This declaration has importan...

With the growing reluctance for in person meetings there has been a demand for mediation done remotely with online video. Seen...

A global outbreak of COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus has hit the United States and is wreaking even greater havoc on many of...