As many employers know, the “80/20 tip credit rule” has long been at thorn in the side of employers in the hospitality and res...

So much is wrong with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday morning decision in the Texas abortion statute decision that it can’t al...

Brief writing and oral argument form the core of appellate advocacy.

However the Supreme Court ultimately justifies its decision in Dobbs, one thing is clear and unrefuted: upending decades of ri...

Appellate lawyers who do not routinely handle family law appeals may puzzle over unfamiliar statutes and rules applicable in m...

California’s Private Attorneys General Act — sometimes called “the Bounty Hunter” statute — allows employees to sue their own ...

The California Legislature has recently enacted a sweeping new set of laws that prohibit food packaging, cookware and children...

In a ruling that should extend well beyond the gridiron, the federal appellate court delivers a timely reminder that antitrust...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that could deter...

Where the Legislature is silent about retroactivity, courts presume that the new statute will apply to all defendants whose ca...

With the arrival of the California Privacy Rights Act, a document-retention policy is now critical to privacy compliance.

Much has been about the State Bar of California’s proposed paraprofessional program which would allow nonlawyers to practice l...

The most far-reaching work law development of the past three decades has been the rise of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration. O...

Roe, Casey, Dobbs: The last of those epic U.S. Supreme Court cases, which the Court heard on December 1, is the (biggest) bloc...

District Judge Roger T. Benitez applied the Supreme Court’s Heller test, holding that California’s ban was unconstitutional (a...

On December 1, the Supreme Court’s engagement on the topic of abortion was much more public and formal. A nearly two-hour-long...

To argue that prohibiting states from restricting pre-viability abortions allows the Supreme Court to avoid the philosophical ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument Wednesday in a case that could profoundly change American education.

Lawyers hoping to find goodies in their stocking should take stock of whether they have been “nice” lawyers in 2021. When Sant...

Myron Moskovitz knows a thing or two about appellate persuasion, and you can too with his new book, "Strategies on Appeal.

When stories linking certain veterans’ health conditions to toxic exposure at military bases began flooding the news, to some ...

As another remarkable year draws to a close, it’s time to gaze into the crystal ball and prognosticate what fortunes may unfur...

Cities and counties throughout California have effectively used the receivership remedy to bring nuisance properties into prod...

In this month’s Construction Corner column, we examine what constitutes a “willful” act by a contractor that can lead to enfor...

While California requires employers — including movie studios — to supply a safety plan, the law’s vague language reads like a...

Both trial and appellate courts review settlements in class actions with “heightened scrutiny” for good reason. Class actions ...

What are the best things about a trial, the best moments in a trial? I’ve been able to narrow it down some particular things t...

It’s beginning to look a lot like bias / Everywhere you go / Take a look at Cal and the feds, not listening once again / Just ...