Accidental injury is America’s number three cause of death — you could call it our country’s other, less-talked-about pandemic...

Now’s the time for all those year-end retrospectives, so why not an appellatey annual review?

Will try to be optimistic about the future. Sorry, I can only try. But I can be certain about a resolution that is an acknowle...

Ongoing delays in the Court of Appeal have exposed weak links in the protections that were devised in response to a California...

Most lawyers think you win appeals with erudite dissertations on the law. Not me. The law matters, but the facts matter more.

By the time you read this I will be gone — from big law.

It is December, and everyone takes stock of what has transpired during the past year. Why should we be different? We have had ...

This year, the Court of Appeals maintained its role as one of the most prodigious sources of key environmental law decisions.

A recent appellate court ruling acknowledged that making express findings on each of the factors set forth in Family Code Sect...

The law and modern lawyering’s subtle role in setting forensic standards and a rhetorical tone necessary for democracy should ...

Despite the Legislature’s declaration and intent, “prompt” and “early” are words rarely used today to describe resolving most ...

It is in their moral and financial best interests to have diversity at all levels.

Through its new DashCorp subsidiary, the delivery service is now using workers to deliver meals in Manhattan, and these worker...

A bevy of new employment-related laws are set to come online in 2022. What follows is an overview of the most significant legi...

Where an elder is both the beneficiary a personal representative of a probate estate, he or she has standing to bring a claim ...

With critical patent questions before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Based on the pace of enforcement actions in the recent quarter, expect the number of cases to continue recovering from the mar...

A victim of domestic violence is expected to speak to dozens of players up and down the chain of our various legal systems, fr...

Hollywood got its first big case about non-fungible tokens last month when Miramax filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles agai...

Visit nearly any marijuana dispensary in the country and you will likely be presented with the option to pay with a credit or ...

Suffice to say, the prognosis for a return to trial practice circa 2019 is guarded.

The Federal Trade Commission recently released its annual tally of fraudulent calling in FY2021. The FTC received just over 5 ...

Why? The funniest courtroom movie of all time

The due process notice requirements of motions, orders to show cause, and other filings are often in direct conflict with the ...

In a world where our disagreements often drive the narrative, I’d like to take a moment to explore areas of agreement. It is p...

As challenging as jury selection can be, it goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic presents additional challenges to s...

The opinion reveals facts that distinguish the case from normal probate contests.

Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court returns to its 30-plus year game of Whac-A-Mole with the California judiciary. Last week, t...

When I speak with other managing and supervising partners at plaintiffs' firms across California about this need to soldier on...

I cannot overstate the importance of having an advocate in court. And the paraprofessional program will help to ensure just that.