U.S. Supreme Court
Since the beginning of our system of government, SCOTUS justices, unlike judges below them, have managed to avoid playing by t...
Expert Advice, Law Practice
What are the important things to know when a creditor files a lawsuit?
By Lyle Solomon
Want to know what you can expect when you’re sued for your debt? Learn about lawsuit filing; your attorney’s and the debt coll...
California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Torts/Personal Injury
The Right to Repair Act – when and for whom does it apply?
By Garret D. Murai
As to whether the Right to Repair Act applies to manufacturers, the Court noted that, while the Right to Repair Act applies ge...
Wouldn’t it be better if companies could get things right before being sued by their employees? It’s certainly possible. An au...
Lawyers receive and send more Forms 1099 than most people, in part because of tax laws that single them out.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Form of Citation!
By Benjamin G. Shatz
My law school profs taught me that precedent is everything: judges study and reverently follow "the law," as stated or ...
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Hearsay? Probably not, and the rule doesn’t apply to Congressional hearings
By Daniel Broderick
Even if a witness ultimately does testify to hearsay before the January 6 Committee, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to Con...
Not every tax matter is quirky or interesting, but you might be surprised how many are.
Insurance, after all, is a method for the economic transference of the risk of accidental losses and is a numbers business.
Entertainment & Sports
Stream it Tonight! To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
By Paul Bergman, Michael Asimow
Civil Litigation, Construction
The Challenges In litigating construction defect cases
By Terry R. Bailey
Construction defects can cause long-term damage and compromise the safety of a home, costing thousands of dollars to repair an...
The electoral college is a mechanism for minority rule. If poll after poll is to be credited, the country as a whole did not w...
Appellate Practice, Covid Columns, Law Practice
How I learned to stop worrying and love the pandemic
By Sidney Kanazawa
At a basic level, we learned online visual meetings can greatly enhance our communications and negotiations.
Civil Rights, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government
Expanding speech rights of government employees
By Erwin Chemerinsky, Catherine L. Fisk
There will be litigation over when government employees’ speech can be prohibited because it is within the scope of their duti...
Patent office issues new guidance on controversial IPR discretionary denials
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Legal Education
John Fremont’s California crimes and misdemeanors
By John S. Caragozian
It is a reflection of 19th century values that Fremont was tried and convicted of disobedience, but not of genocide.
California Courts of Appeal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Court of Appeal warns: evasive discovery responses may come back to haunt you at summary judgment stage
By Hannah E. Berkman, Scott P. Dixler
The Field case reminds both plaintiffs and defendants that crafting evasive discovery responses can hurt you in the long run –...
Civil Litigation, Criminal, Labor/Employment
Irresponsible servers could face legal consequences
By Miguel A. Custodio
What we don’t yet know is how the law and its requisite training will affect drunk drivers and those injured by them.
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Law Practice
The Heisenberg effect in mediations
By John H. Sugiyama
Being sensitive to the effect that the observer may have on the observed could help prompt seemingly deadlocked negotiations t...
There was a time when it seemed that the avalanche/tidal wave of new asbestos personal injury and death filings in state and f...
Letters
Whims of illegitimately comprised Supreme Court should not bind
By Richard Fitzer
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government
Three Supreme Court opinions on qualified immunity protect unqualified police officers
By James J. Brosnahan
When a court determines that allegations of excessive force in the complaint are well pleaded but decides there is qualified i...
Beware: having a long period of time between setting up a structure and executing the strategy is no protection from an IRS ch...