The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously held that challenges to the so-called "Waters of the United States" rule must be heard ...

The Los Angeles public defender has the potential to be the most influential public defender in the nation — and the office mu...

First Amendment protection has practical limits. What if, for example, counterspeech proves to be ineffective, and tens of tho...

The use of drones spurs reassessment of time-honored privacy concerns.

Americans all know that your signature is also called your John Hancock, after the patriot who signed the Declaration of Indep...

Foreign lawyers and foreign parties to international commercial agreements have largely bypassed California and have chosen to...

Senate Bill 954 would put responsibility on attorneys to explain the possible consequences of mediation confidentiality and ob...

The Golden State should reform unnecessary, out-of-date and overly protectionist bar admission policies in federal district co...

There are many seemingly innocuous situations where — if an attorney is not careful — a party could believe or a court could f...

Luxury home cases are a far cry from the mass produced tract home or condominium construction defect cases that typically arise.

The Feb. 3 event ostensibly pitted the “Patriots” against the “Chicanos.” They were separated by the police-laden Logan Avenue...

California law is very specific about what is considered a violation and what would be preempted by federal law.

Filing public nuisance suits against oil companies for making and distributing fossil fuels is not the right way to fashion in...

The ruling is the first to hold an internet service provider liable for copyright infringement by its customers, making it a c...

While establishing loss causation in securities fraud actions is not always factually simple, it is helpful to be reminded tha...

Agencies are increasingly finding small errors in the reports and assessing significant penalties — they consider these paperw...

Despite the fact these contracts end up in civil court when litigated, few civil attorneys, let alone family law attorneys, ha...

Judges are required to be fair, neutral and impartial and to be perceived as such at all times.

Civility and professionalism are neither indicia of bad faith, nor “hallmarks of … delay.” Yet a recent Court of Appeal decisi...

The 9th Circuit recently denied a petition for review of a deportation order filed on behalf of a child who had been forced to...

This should sound obvious. But litigation is complicated, and a win rarely emerges after a completely one-sided process.

With a history going back to 1790, it may come as a surprise to learn that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to decide for the f...

A recent Federal Circuit opinion clarified the “reasonable certainty” standard for patent claim definiteness established by th...

The solution to this dilemma does not lie with requiring physicians to act as indentured servants to insurance carriers under ...

Suffice it to say, when addressing Siri, I did not use the four-letter word, the first letter of which appears toward the last...

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

This week the state high court rejected the opportunity to join the majority of courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, by h...

Plaintiffs must show that the premises owner was aware of similar criminal activity at or near the location and this is often ...

Associates serve two masters: Their “bosses” at their firms, and the Rules of Professional Conduct.

For those of us who are the actual participants in mediations where a deal is the goal, where the strength of the mediator is ...