With the passage of AB 2773, advocates argue that the new law will help protect citizens who are disproportionately impacted b...

Referrals serve as a strategic asset for legal professionals, enabling them to effectively cultivate and expand their referral...

The pending Grace v. National Association of Realtors antitrust litigation is unlikely to succeed.

The significance of laws banning abortions even in the cases of rape or incest cannot be understated – these laws put women an...

Government Code section 844.6 raises significant constitutional concerns, especially in instances of intentional misconduct.

Failing to adequately prepare a witness could itself constitute an ethical violation. The problem is when in preparing a witne...

The “legislative history” of the Fourteenth Amendment is much more complex and nuanced than the comments of two legislatively ...

It takes courage to settle cases. Often parties must change course after confronting uncomfortable facts which differ from wha...

Unless counties invest in creating healthy and vibrant well-funded public defender offices, caseloads balloon and defenders le...

Those interested in the real estate industry should follow the Burnett v. National Association of Realtors appeal close...

A public institution as large as the Los Angeles County Superior Court includes tremendous responsibilities, and needed an A-G...

For a law intended to facilitate settlement of disputes, Section 998 has fostered more than its share of perplexity among prac...

The path to homeownership in minority communities can be long and bumpy, but those creatively finding their way are to be resp...

In 1912, Clarence Darrow was tried for attempting to bribe a juror, and was represented by leading Los Angeles lawyer Earl Rog...

Section 3 of the 14th amendment bars a disqualified person from holding office, not from being elected.

New Year’s resolutions can extend to making sure your company is well-prepared for litigation, or if already mired in litigati...

The recent Ninth Circuit decision in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass underscores the difficulty of developing a true Nin...

Extensive sanctions against Russia led businesses to move operations to nations without Western sanctions, making certain post...

AI company enables voice cloning so anyone can put words in your mouth, and similar to AI-generated video and photographs, it ...

Does a revocable trust save you taxes? No, but it doesn’t cost you taxes either. In an irrevocable trust, you can’t take your ...

Many hourly wage workers live in economic precarity, which may make them afraid to raise pay issues with their employers and r...

Human trafficking is happening in places you might not expect and what the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice is doing to ...

The deal provides three key tax breaks that Southern California businesses have been pursuing, and double taxation has been el...

Over the past 40 years, the Chevron doctrine has become a staple of administrative law. The Supreme Court has cited Che...

Recent cases affirm a duty to defend, and insurance coverage, even for economic losses without allegations of bodily injury.

A recent legal decision reinforces copyright protection for J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works against fan fiction dupes.

Each year the FBI conducts training to consular officials regarding the meaning of tattoos and which ones could indicate gang ...

When conducting an investigation that has attracted media publicity, an investigator should be mindful of how that publicity c...

The California Supreme Court issued no Trusts and Estates opinions in 2023, but there were a wide and interesting variety of t...

Legislation passed in Arizona last summer has created differences between the two states, in both the potential amount and dur...