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Real Estate/Development, Tax

On June 11, the IRS dealt the final blow to attempts by blue states to circumvent a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and lo...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Letters, Education Law

In the June 12 edition of the Daily Journal, David Urban wrote an article regarding Austin v. University of Oregon, 2019 DJDAR...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation

Spoiler alert: Spoiling a TV show may lead to legal action

Jun. 20, 2019
By Maura Gierl, Robert A. Jacobs

Earlier this month, James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” came to an end. Before his final episode aired, ho...


Government, U.S. Supreme Court

It is encouraging that the House Intelligence Committee is currently holding hearings on the problem and has issued a warning ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Corporate, Government, Civil Litigation

For too long, the system has been rigged against FTC defendants in asset freeze cases.


Family, Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Military Law

Many veterans believe that government benefits are only available if they were wounded in combat or suffer from a disability r...


Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court

Precedent and the Roberts court

Jun. 19, 2019
By Erwin Chemerinsky

What weight will the Roberts court give to precedent? No issue is more important for the future of issues such as abortion rig...


Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Litigation

Suits claim Amazon Echo illegally recorded children

Jun. 19, 2019
By Anita Taff-Rice

Two class actions filed earlier this month allege that Amazon’s smart speaker technology, Alexa, installed on Amazon’s Echo an...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation

For me, the top issues facing plaintiffs’ attorneys in 2019 are finding ways to encourage women trial lawyers to realize their...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

A concerning trend in employment discrimination cases

Jun. 19, 2019
By Carney R. Shegerian

A concerning reliance on an isolated 2014 California Eastern District case, Foster v. Bank of America, has found its way into ...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation

As trial lawyers we see ourselves as warriors for our clients’ cause. Gladiators fighting for justice. The courtroom is our ba...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

Assembly Bill 5 at the end of last year, which would codify the Supreme Court’s ABC test and apply in contexts beyond just cla...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

A bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Assembly Bill 51, would ensure employees have the option of taking their wor...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation

Jury selection tips in this charged political climate

Jun. 19, 2019
By Gregory L. Bentley, Matthew W. Clark

Ultimately, the process of jury selection -- and the views, thoughts, and positions of prospective jurors -- is one of the mos...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation

Plaintiffs’ law in 2019: A particular set of skills

Jun. 19, 2019
By Niall P. McCarthy

Practicing law as a plaintiffs’ lawyer in 2019 requires a very particular set of skills. Trial dates are further away, settlem...


Insurance, Civil Litigation

The postclaim underwriting trap

Jun. 19, 2019
By William M. Shernoff

For years insurance companies have had a practice of denying claims or rescinding policies on the basis that policyholders mis...


Criminal, Family

Strategic decisions to minimize risks in domestic violence actions

Jun. 19, 2019
By Lisa H. Meyer, Marie A. LaMolinara

With so many considerations at play, of paramount importance is ensuring the time is taken to engage in detailed strategic dec...


Civil Litigation

The problem has been so serious and so frequent that the U.S. Department of Labor began keeping statistics on skylight fall de...


Appellate Practice, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary

Justice Carol A. Corrigan by the numbers

Jun. 18, 2019
By Kirk C. Jenkins

Today, we’re continuing our series of analytics-driven profiles of each justice of the California Supreme Court in order of le...


Law Office Management, Law Practice

Law firm management, fantasy baseball style

Jun. 18, 2019
By David L. Osias

Many baseball fans grew up learning about statistics like Batting Average, Runs-Batted-In and Home Runs. These were the Triple...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Practice, Law Practice

When drafting choice-of-venue clauses, check a map

Jun. 18, 2019
By Karin Bohmholdt

The wrinkle in a recent 9th Circuit case? Although there is, of course, a federal courthouse serving Linn County, and cases fi...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Civil Litigation

The struggle to promote civility in the profession is a never-ending one, and we should be thankful that Justice Bedsworth und...


Civil Litigation, Tax

Altera redux—Will it get another bite at the APA?

Jun. 18, 2019
By Peter J. Connors

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit issued its new opinion in Altera v. Commissioner. Like last year’s opinion, which was subs...


Community News

LA-ABOTA program update

Jun. 18, 2019
By James R. Rosen

You won't find a better close-up audience experience to hone your trial skills than by watching and hearing the state's very b...


The FCC recently adopted a declaratory ruling allowing carriers to automatically opt consumers into call blocking programs. Th...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government

Preserve LA’s Dispute Resolution Program

Jun. 17, 2019
By Amy Alkon

For 30 years -- since Avis Ridley-Thomas founded it in 1989 -- the Dispute Resolution Program has been providing free mediatio...


Appellate Practice, Civil Litigation, Law Practice

Starring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trusty sidekick Professor Plato


California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal

Justices appear split on how to address Brady/Pitchess tension

Jun. 17, 2019
By Steven P. Graham, Jacob Madden

The California Supreme Court heard oral argument on June 5 in a case that has the potential to be the next significant change ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, California Supreme Court, Civil Rights

In the last days of May two opinions were filed that explained and changed some of the rules for arbitration under the Mandato...


Criminal, Civil Litigation

The realities of court reporting in the 21st century

Jun. 17, 2019
By Martin H. Block

Digital reporting has shown that it can effectively fill the gap caused by inadequate numbers of shorthand reporters and keep ...