A change to the California Family Code that requires attention be given to mental illnesses doesn't go into effect until Janua...

During the lengthy arguments some of the justices struggled with what linked Twitter to the perpetrators of the terror attack,...

Many of our academic institutions have formal rules protecting free speech. But illiberal or craven administrators often refus...

When there is no insurance policy to collect from easily, a plaintiff must act quickly and decisively to ensure payment of the...

The ChatGPT moment is not the moment when we decide whether a computer can replace the legal profession. That debate is...

The tension between the direct democracy and representative democracy is acute, and the fault lines are only becoming more vis...

That grim fact can be an unpleasant surprise to fire victims and seems particularly unfair.

Sure, a lot can be done with online services and the Internet, but aren’t certain books simply essential to have and to hold?

One popular approach for challenging the validity of employment arbitration contracts is to characterize the discovery limitat...

Rushing to divorce is uncivil behavior. The extended time lag is required for the spouses to contemplate the consequences of d...

At judge’s meetings, in fact, at any gathering, when Norm (Justice Norman Epstein) spoke, everyone listened. I remember the fi...

The state is under attack by nature itself, and the road to recovery could require plaintiffs to arrive in courts.

What you write will be read and considered by the advocates and probably someone who works for the employer and the union. The...

The pressures on state executive and judicial officers charged with the administration of the criminal law are great, especial...

In 2019, the Trump administration rewrote the Title IX rules via a formal rulemaking process. Schools no longer had an affirma...

The legislature should make the change permanent, because doing so is both just and feasible.

If kept correctly, the ADL Impact Diary is an attorney-client communication that is 100% privileged and confidential. For this...

A term sheet or mediator’s proposal can be a valuable tool in moving the parties to agreement, even if its ultimate enforceabi...

Much about the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax remains unclear – even whether it will survive the current legal challen...

While the mediator’s job is not to evaluate the case, the best mediators help the parties adjust their altitudes, bringing the...

In 2022, the Ninth Circuit’s notable FCA rulings included one interpretation and application of the FCA’s scienter requirement...

Taking the time to make the eligibility determination and prepare the necessary filings will provide a company with the advant...

With the advent of the Internet and smartphones, the availability of video content has propagated exponentially over the last...

The State Bar is proposing significant changes to licensure admission in California. Attorneys should comment by April 10 to v...

Companies should benchmark communications and compensation policies in response to the revised Evaluation of Corporate Complia...

California was an early leader in professionalizing the discipline process with employed full-time discipline prosecutors. The...

California is a hotbed for “thermonuclear” verdicts, thanks in part to a legal environment that can often stack the deck in fa...

Spending time on MCLE’s can feel like eating glass, especially if it is not billable or applies to current caseloads. But the ...

The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act has gathered sufficient signatures to be placed on the California st...