A Riverside case involves the right of people with developmental disabilities to marry as well as the right not to be pressure...
Criminal, Letters
Former public defender appointed many of the current top brass blamed for problems
By Russell Griffith
As a lawyer for over 29 years with the Los Angeles public defenders, I was dazzled by the hubris of Michael Judge blaming the ...
Criminal, Judges and Judiciary, Letters
Judge Coen’s seminars provided an invaluable service
By Timothy J. Staffel
I appreciated the judicial profile of Judge Ronald Coen, Los Angeles County Superior Court, who probably has presided over mor...
Warrior culture and legal institutions
By Charles A. Bird
After 44 years participating in the evolution of women in law, I believe economic equality for women requires deep cultural ch...
Administrative/Regulatory, Corporate, Government, Civil Litigation
Memo suggests shift in DOJ’s qui tam approach
By Brian J. Hennigan, Padraic W. Foran
The Department of Justice issued an internal memo this month that signals a shift in its approach to qui tam actions, encourag...
Environmental & Energy, U.S. Supreme Court
Justices may limit ‘critical habitat’ interpretation
By Richard M. Frank
I would not be surprised if the Supreme Court winds up reversing the 5th Circuit and, at least to some degree, limits the Fish...
Constitutional Law, Environmental & Energy, U.S. Supreme Court
Endangered species case: critical habitat or regulatory taking?
By Michael M. Berger
The designation of private property as necessary habitat for some endangered species or other must actually be supported by ev...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to weigh tolling for absent class members
By James N. Kramer, Alex Talarides
The court's decision could have a profound impact on class actions -- particularly in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th Cir...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Immigration
H-1B visa: May the odds be ever in your favor
By Karine Wenger, Elona Dunehew
It is that time of the year again! U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services begins accepting petitions for new H-1B “CAP” vis...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Tax
Mitigating the new limit on home property tax deductions
By Bruce Givner, Owen Kaye
New Internal Revenue Code Section 164(b)(6), titled Limitation On Individual Deductions for Taxable Years 2018-2025, prevents ...
Banking, Corporate
Convertible lenders need to stay up with debt market trends
By Patrick Lawler
Lending convertible indebtedness is no longer an equity investment by another name. Convertible indebtedness is now, more and ...
Clara Shortridge Foltz must be spinning in her grave realizing that the Board of Supervisors in 1913 was far more enlightened ...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Overview of California depositions
By Patricia M. Lucas, Gary Nadler
The objective of this article and accompanying self-assessment test is to provide bench officers and lawyers with an overview ...
Bankruptcy, U.S. Supreme Court
Can you discharge a debt obtained by fraud?
By Richard A. Marshack, Judith E. Marshack
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this question in a case it agreed to hear earlier this month.
California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Insurance
Several big insurance decisions in 2017 for policyholders
By Rex Heeseman
Recent months have yielded decisions which will impact some aspects of insurance litigation.
It will take more than merely a harsh criminal sentence or a few depositions to break this spell.
Administrative/Regulatory, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax
Foreign tax reform changes under new tax law
By Paul Sczudlo, Megan Lisa Jones
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is anything but simplifying with respect to its international tax code provisions. Co
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
The dawning of California mediator certification
By A. Marco Turk
A system of voluntary mediator certification would benefit both the public and the profession.
Administrative/Regulatory, Banking, Government, Tax
IRS and cryptocurrencies: Coinbase is just the beginning
By Bill Cheng, Rahul P. Ranadive
Last year a California federal court ordered Coinbase to provide the IRS with certain records related to all Coinbase users wh...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Law Practice, Tax
Tax law raises questions for sexual harassment settlements
By Robert W. Wood
Surely Congress would not want a sexual harassment victim to pay tax on 100 percent of her recovery when 40 percent goes to h...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Selecting a mediator the Molière way
By Jeffrey P. Blum
If you are considering mediation as an alternative to litigation, I recommend reading Molière's farcical play, "The Miser."
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Sex work ruling isn’t the end of the line
By Amanda Goad
The Constitution protects an adult’s personal decision to engage in intimate, sexual activity with another adult, whether the ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Insurance, Labor/Employment
Ruling shows breadth of an insurer’s duty to defend third-party claims
By Michael S. Gehrt, Shaun H. Crosner
The 9th Circuit decision underscores the breadth of an insurer’s duty to defend third-party claims in California — and the oft...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Labor/Employment
Employer rights in the age of legal cannabis
By Scott E. Huber
With the legalization of cannabis and many of its by-products in California, employers now must wrestle with another type of e...
Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Litigation, Transportation
New trucking regulations are good for personal injury lawyers
By Allen Patatanyan
Electronic logging records will make a personal injury lawyer’s job easier when proving a driver involved in an accident had e...
Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Anti-SLAPP issues to look for in 2018
By Kevin L. Vick
While California’s anti-SLAPP statute has been in effect for 25 years, the courts continue to interpret and define its scope a...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration, Letters, U.S. Supreme Court
DACA articles show need to analyze the allocation of power
By Kris Whitten
The ongoing immigration battle between President Donald J. Trump’s administration and certain states and cities has produced s...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Civil Litigation
Balancing biometric privacy and consumer litigation
By Kamran Salour
Only three states have statutes dedicated to protecting consumers’ biometric information. Here’s what California can learn.
Corporate, Immigration, Labor/Employment
What to know while DACA is in flux
By Brandon T. Milostan, Wendy E. Lane
With so much uncertainty surrounding employment-immigration laws, employers should be aware of a few best practices.
Intellectual Property, U.S. Supreme Court
Patenting AI: Why incentives to innovate should be restored
By Ben Hattenbach, Gavin Snyder
As large as investments in the area have been, the long-term economic and societal benefits of artificial intelligence are pro...