The decision may not break much new doctrinal ground, but it likely will have a huge practical effect.

Unlike California, with its robust writs practice, federal writ practice is anemic at best, meaning that statutory interlocuto...

Life insurance has a benefit the other three lack: all the ways in which money comes out of a life insurance policy are income...

California cannabis businesses may walk the line – paying state taxes and obtaining licenses – but that doesn’t mean they will...

“No mere monkey business”: Why a federal judge rejected an artist’s First Amendment defense to trademark infringement, keeping...

When the employment relationship is severed the parties should have the same goal – to end the relationship smoothly and avoid...

Before the judge rules, you have an ethical duty to fight like hell. After she rules, you have an ethical duty t...

While the decision eliminated one potential tool for cannabis companies to protect themselves against predatory and unethical ...

Because the Court did not state that this was an exhaustive list of reasons why a provision contained in another document shou...

One can imagine the turmoil that will occur when ChatGPT decides to take credit for what it writes. Believe me, that is in the...

At any time after the commencement of the case, either the defendant, the prosecutor, or the court on its own motion may move ...

To be clear, Rule 11 is not intended to foreclose zealous legal arguments for the extension, modifications, or reversal of exi...

Employers are rightfully worried that their confidential information or trade secrets are being improperly shared to ChatGPT, ...

The Girardi story is the quintessential “truth is stranger than fiction” paradigm. No one understands how such a successful tr...

In the trust and estate context, ethical rules take on a bigger role as an attorney advising a fiduciary or a beneficiary may ...

If Girardi is found mentally incompetent, the prosecution will be faced with a glaringly obvious open chair leaving a path for...

This year, the city of Anaheim offered a prime example of what not to do in response to NIMBY pressures to prohibit unwanted p...

The progress made with NIL occurred during a tumultuous period in American history and the NCAA has seemingly thrown up its ha...

Advising not to follow section 364 is controversial given the potential discipline by the state bar, but not a single attorney...

A control group is not always needed, but be cautious about skipping one, and make sure it is an intentional and educated choice.

Attorneys are often unaware of the purpose of some of these entities and the many free resources they offer attorneys and our ...

When criminal charges have been filed while civil litigation is pending, the dynamics of the civil litigation will change.

Delaying an IPO debut during a year when a company’s business and strategy were tested could be a recipe for potential disaster.

In the last quarter of 2022, the Court of Appeal issued five decisions involving PAGA, but none of them directly addressed the...

The Monterey Park violence is viewed in many circles as a form of expressing disagreement. That view affects all of us as a na...

Two students from the Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Religious Liberty Clinic at Pepperdine prepared an