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Alternative Dispute Resolution, State Bar & Bar Associations, Government, Law Practice, Civil Litigation

The battle between eliminate certain aspects of mediation confidentiality continues with a proposed Senate resolution to reaut...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Bankruptcy, California Supreme Court, Law Office Management, Law Practice

No more unfinished business

Mar. 16, 2018
By Suzzanne Uhland, Jennifer M. Taylor

Does a dissolved law firm, under California law, have a property interest in unfinished hourly fee matters upon its dissolutio...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Tax

IRS is set to end offshore voluntary disclosure program

Mar. 16, 2018
By Nathan J. Hochman, Andrew Allen

The Internal Revenue Service announced this week that it will close the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on Sept. 28, 2018.


Entertainment & Sports

Open NCAA basketball tournament to all teams

Mar. 16, 2018
By Dan Lawton

What’s magical about the number 68? Nothing at all.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice

Pro hac (ad)vice

Mar. 16, 2018
By Richard A. Hamar

After moving West and joining the California and Hawaii Bars, I have never stopped traveling to practice law. Here are some ti...


Government, Judges and Judiciary

More on ballot designations and other shenanigans

Mar. 15, 2018
By Randolph M. Hammock

I am generally pleased to note that the vast majority of the current field of candidates for Los Angeles County Superior Court...


Constitutional Law, Environmental & Energy, U.S. Supreme Court

Property rights vs land use regulations at high court

Mar. 15, 2018
By Richard M. Frank

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2018-19 term is already shaping up as one of the court's most consequential in recent memory when it ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Civil Rights

Essentially, by assuming the risk of taking possession, the judgment creditor cannot then ask for damages, despite running the...


Bankruptcy, Real Estate/Development

The filing of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition by a tenant can pose potential financial and administrative problems.


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

Supreme Court headed for arbitration wonderland

Mar. 14, 2018
By Steven B. Katz

“Sentence first — verdict afterward,” said the Red Queen at the end of Alice’s trial. Perhaps she was talking about the Federa...


Constitutional Law, Immigration, Labor/Employment

Employers: What to know as immigration battle plays out

Mar. 14, 2018
By Arthur F. Silbergeld, Kacey R. Riccomini

As the battle between federal preemption and states’ rights heats up, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra stands tall i...


Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities

In the last decade or so, corporate venture capital divisions have grown from small side players in the venture industry to a...


At the June election, four public defenders hope to unseat four judges simply because they were appointed by a Republican gove...


Real Estate/Development, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Construction

The California Supreme Court recently held that the act does apply to claims involving actual damages in newly constructed re...


Constitutional Law, Government, U.S. Supreme Court

Trump vs the Golden State

Mar. 13, 2018
By Erwin Chemerinsky

Based on current law, there is merit to arguments on each side, but more on the side of California in this dispute.


Banking, Law Practice, Transportation

A bit more than a coin

Mar. 13, 2018
By Jonathan A. Michaels

The applications of blockchain technology go far beyond cryptocurrencies.


Administrative/Regulatory, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide by June on a case brought by New Jersey seeking to overturn a federal ban on spor...


Real Estate/Development, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Administrative/Regulatory, Government

Property owners and landlords must continue complying with the requirements of an ordinance regulating the manner by which the...


California Supreme Court, Health Care & Hospital Law, Insurance, Civil Litigation

State high court to consider insurance for opioid claims

Mar. 12, 2018
By Caroline Hurtado Ford, Brittany Parks

Last month, the California Supreme Court granted review of a case seeking redress for past and future costs of providing incre...


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

New ruling on bonus pay favors employees; here’s how it works

Mar. 12, 2018
By Christian J. Scali, Jack Schaedel

Last week, the California Supreme Court reversed an appellate court decision which dictates how employers in the state should ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Government, U.S. Supreme Court

Courts should not do Congress’ job

Mar. 12, 2018
By Kris Whitten

Rather than asking the courts to do their job for them, our elected representatives should do what they’re being paid for and ...


California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

This new authority split calls into question the availability of Section 1260.040 legal issue motions, leaving inverse condemn...


California Courts of Appeal, Insurance, Civil Litigation

Last week, the 4th District Court of Appeal rendered a decision in Old English style, addressing what it described as a “Shake...


California Courts of Appeal, Family

Attorneys who avoid getting involved in premarital agreements found another reason for doing so, thanks to a recent appellate ...


Corporate, Tax

Whether you agree with President Donald Trump that the recently passed tax act is the biggest tax cut in history, the new law ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary

The California primary election takes place on June 5. The state’s general election follows on Nov. 6. This includes the elect...


International Law, Judges and Judiciary

Hers has been a lifetime of firsts.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Office Management, Law Practice

Protecting client info in the age of law firm breaches

Mar. 9, 2018
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

This obligation has taken on new importance in recent years, as law firms find themselves targeted by hackers who realize that...


Civil Litigation, Tax

Many plaintiffs will face higher taxes on their lawsuit settlements under the recently passed tax reform law.


Government, Judges and Judiciary, Letters

Veterans and especially the disabled have largely been left behind in California judicial appointments.