It is significant that in the 60th anniversary year of the act, the California Supreme Court rendered four decisions setting f...

The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped ...

Joint filing can be more convenient and can usually save you tax money overall compared to two separate tax filings. But there...

Why a sound business strategy, investor engagement, and strong leadership are the best defense against activism.

Interstate conflicts will play out in venue transfer motions, decisions on choice of law, motions to enforce sister state judg...

If the Court looks to history and evaluates the common understandings of the Founding generation, it should find these attempt...

The legal profession has become increasingly interested in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of la...

In any lawsuit even tangentially involving healthcare or a healthcare provider, the plaintiff’s attorney should always file wi...

What I cherish most from my time with her, as well as from our more sporadic interactions in the many years since my clerkship...

The 9th Circuit was presented with some fascinating appellate cases – particularly with cases about appellate standing, jurisd...

The Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect Jan. 1, and underscores a paradigm shift – demanding a proactive approach from...

The industry standard for pro bono hours – 20 hours per lawyer – is generally ignored by all but the largest law firms, the la...

On Dec. 5, the Court will hear Moore v. U.S., a case that turns on whether Congress has the power to tax shareholders o...

We all know that A.I. can call up so many more items of information than any human brain can. Some responses to my past column...

Modernized recovery laws provide new incentive for medical malpractice lawyers, and could change the legal landscapes of Calif...

The proliferation of claims and the increase in damage awards has increased the cost of insurance, putting additional financia...

When I represent an appellant, my job is to win a reversal. I do that without saying that the trial judge was stupid, l...

As virtually all industries migrate towards being more sustainable, lawyers have a crucial role to play in acting in the clien...

In an earlier era, the U.S. was initially reluctant to participate in World Wars I and II. But fascist dictators implemented i...

It’s relatively easy for lawyers to determine the level of a prospective mediator’s knowledge of the territory. But be careful...

California Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 and Business & Professions Code Section 6090.8 – the new lawyer “snitch” rules...

The Tiffany decision is an extreme example of a Court “strain[ing] to implement. . .[ parties] intent” to form a contract (cit...

Many legal services organizations and legal aid attorneys strongly support the proposed pilot creating a portfolio alternative...

When a settlement agreement negotiated at a mediation includes liquidated damages, it may face heightened scrutiny, and a poor...

Short-term rentals expand overnight stay opportunities for coastal visitors, but have sparked complaints from locals about inc...

A recommendation to recognize an exception to the hearsay rule for a present sense impression lacked support, and § 1243 never...

We need to stop kidding ourselves. Penn Central isn’t working and it can’t be fixed. The way to put all of us — judges, regula...

California’s new statutes on restrictive covenants create thorny issues for employers trying to determine who is actually cove...

We should start by following the advice of my wonderful and even heroic deceased father, U.S. District Judge William P. Gray, ...