If a private landlord rented a commercial office space and the building was considered unfit to withstand an earthquake, we wo...

Does a finding of probable cause in a preliminary hearing preclude a subsequent false arrest claim? Courts are split.

A recent California appellate court opinion highlights the danger that the design-bid-build system can bring when it is not ap...

In a split decision, the 9th Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment after a jury trial that Pharrell Willi...

The court follows different procedural rules from other appellate courts — and attorneys brought before the court for discipli...

In all, approximately 4,200 public employers within the state of California and an estimated 2.7 million public employees, are...

The widening gap between how the law is expected to be (and generally is) practiced, and certain events transpiring in our pol...

The Southern District of New York disagreed the 9th Circuit about the so-called "server test."

By rejecting the government's expansive interpretation of the tax obstruction statute, the Supreme Court has required fair war...

One wishes that the elected district attorney of a county were not so politically motivated as to skirt the ethical rules and ...

Even in light of a life-altering disaster, an attorney must act competently, preserve confidentiality, maintain confidentialit...

Some attorneys and firms make a principled decision to never sue their clients. Whether altruistic or risk-adverse, a law firm...

Thanks to a Court of Appeal case, family law attorneys can answer with more clarity questions concerning when a spouse’s separ...

This week, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act grants state courts the j...

During Monday’s State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye once again called on California lawmakers...

Earlier this month, the 9th affirmed dismissal of a securities class action against on the basis that the inference of sciente...

Franchisors must be mindful of their business practices to avoid being held liable for labor law violations committed by franc...

When elected officials choose to issue personal attacks, suggest bias or collusion, or otherwise attempt to politicize the cou...

In years past, shareholder initiatives to enhance climate change reporting beyond this basic level of disclosure typically exp...

Yahoo! Inc. recently stipulated to an $80 million settlement related to its massive 2013 and 2014 data breaches. But not one d...

Does the judicial branch ever tell the political branches of government, "Hold my beer"? The recent efforts to reform Californ...

I write to follow up on Michael Leb’s March 20 column on the restraining order in the legal conflict between Stephanie Cliffor...

We feel the recent story on Jerry Brown’s judicial picks doesn’t paint an accurate picture of all that the governor has done t...

Defense attorneys are applauding a district judge’s recent ruling in a False Claims Act case.

Although grounds for vacating an arbitration award are few and the burden is hard to meet, she seems to have a plausible argum...

The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2018-15 clarifying the circumstances in which an exempt entity that undergoes a co...

At a time when our society’s civility and decency are being threatened every day, I feel compelled to write about the passing ...

The questions raised by Barclays' petition for certiorari require answers to clarify the application of the fraud-on-the-marke...

I just lost an appeal. It really hurts. I can console myself with the fact that the appellate judges didn’t seem to like my cl...

The 9th Circuit recently said merely having personal information exposed in a breach is sufficient harm to justify Article III...