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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

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

As to whether the Right to Repair Act applies to manufacturers, the Court noted that, while the Right to Repair Act applies ge...


Environmental & Energy, U.S. Supreme Court

West Virginia v. EPA

Jul. 6, 2022
By Beth Hummer


Labor/Employment

Wouldn’t it be better if companies could get things right before being sued by their employees? It’s certainly possible. An au...


Tax

What lawyers should know about IRS Form 1099

Jul. 5, 2022
By Robert W. Wood

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!

Jul. 5, 2022
By Benjamin G. Shatz


Appellate Practice, Law Practice

A Formative Year

Jul. 5, 2022
By Myron Moskovitz

My law school profs taught me that precedent is everything: judges study and reverently follow "the law," as stated or ...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice

Even if a witness ultimately does testify to hearsay before the January 6 Committee, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to Con...



Tax

Who Says Taxes Aren’t Fun?

Jul. 1, 2022
By Robert W. Wood

Not every tax matter is quirky or interesting, but you might be surprised how many are.


Insurance

What is an accident?

Jul. 1, 2022
By Mark E. Hancock

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)

Jul. 1, 2022
By Paul Bergman, Michael Asimow


Civil Litigation, Construction

Construction defects can cause long-term damage and compromise the safety of a home, costing thousands of dollars to repair an...


Letters


Government

Thinking of ending the electoral college

Jul. 1, 2022
By Steven S. Kimball

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...


Letters


Appellate Practice, Covid Columns, Law Practice

How I learned to stop worrying and love the pandemic

Jun. 30, 2022
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

Jun. 30, 2022
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...


Contracts, Intellectual Property

Patent litigation reset

Jun. 30, 2022
By Michelle Armond, Amy Han

Patent office issues new guidance on controversial IPR discretionary denials


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Legal Education

John Fremont’s California crimes and misdemeanors

Jun. 30, 2022
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

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

Jun. 29, 2022
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

Jun. 29, 2022
By John H. Sugiyama

Being sensitive to the effect that the observer may have on the observed could help prompt seemingly deadlocked negotiations t...


Civil Litigation

Asbestos litigation in Los Angeles: 2022

Jun. 29, 2022
By Lawrence P. Riff

There was a time when it seemed that the avalanche/tidal wave of new asbestos personal injury and death filings in state and f...


Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court

Après Dobbs, le déluge?

Jun. 29, 2022
By Eric C. Rassbach



Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government

When a court determines that allegations of excessive force in the complaint are well pleaded but decides there is qualified i...


Tax

Timing: the most important element in tax planning?

Jun. 28, 2022
By Bruce Givner, Owen Kaye

Beware: having a long period of time between setting up a structure and executing the strategy is no protection from an IRS ch...