Raising the debt ceiling is imperative for the American people. Congress needs to legislate on behalf of all Americans, not pa...

An attorney used generative artificial intelligence to write a pleading. What followed was a lawyer's worst nightmare. By Pau...

Both poker and mediation negotiations involve perceived wagers and evoke a tension between playing one’s cards and playing one...

A wag once noted that “a navigable river is any river with enough water in it to float a Supreme Court opinion.” See United St...

Since the high court ruled that the National Guard acts as a federal agency due to its supervision and hiring of dual-status t...

Companies should use the available transition period to establish their disclosures, benchmark against peers and be nimble eno...

Most of the damages caused by earth movement are not covered by insurance. Mitigation funding through geologic hazard abatemen...

Being well makes it much easier to be competent. California is ahead of the curve on this one, as the American Bar Association...

The In-Use Locomotive Regulation is the first of its kind in terms of state regulation of in-use locomotives. But the regulati...

Several prognosticators have predicted a seismic shift in the legal profession within two years’ time, with both legal fees an...

Practically speaking, getting rid of the bail schedule is going to harm all persons arrested in Los Angeles County.

If the stock qualifies as qualified small business stock (QSBS), you might pay zero federal tax.

If Hsu v. Tesla is any guide, with accurate and precise instructions and effective testimony from the defendants' engin...

All courts agree that de minimis use defense applies in analyzing whether enough of a copyright protected work has been copied...

Court declines to rule on scope of Section 230 immunity for violent speech on social media platforms.

It is no longer a secret that California has always been among the most stringent in reviewing land use permits and the most f...

Despite the concerns articulated in the dissent, the Court’s decision is far from a death knell for transformative uses of exi...

Since January 2017, 45 states have considered 267 bills that restrict the right to protest.

While this case may not be entirely a blank check to the IRS to issue summons without notice because the Court leaves open the...

The Supreme Court issued two opinions limiting the reach of the federal fraud statutes and eliminating often-used theories fro...

The decision, which affirms the 2nd Circuit’s findings in the landmark copyright case, rebalances the fair use doctrine to pla...

The concern with presidential overreach is legitimate. But the phrase “the Constitution is not a suicide pact” reflects the re...

With the proliferation of contract forms requiring arbitration of real estate disputes – including those published by the Cali...

For a California attorney, FL-100 provides basic information about parties, their legal relationship, the reasons for the term...

Speaking to jurors after winning or losing a trial can benefit a trial lawyer in many ways. It can provide valuable feedback, ...

As a former federal prosecutor, a constitutional law scholar and a former judge, we believe the Court made the right decision....

This is likely not the final word on cost-shifting of 998 costs and expert fees. Given the clear divide among the appellate ju...

Aspiring law students used to be told to watch “Paper Chase” to prepare themselves, but the film doesn’t describe the 21st cen...

Documents and communications do not qualify as recoverable property under Section §850.

Technology use in our daily lives is expanding the definition of who is ‘present’ at the scene of an accident.