A recent explosion of social science research documents the collateral consequences of pretrial incarceration, such as the los...

On May 7, the Justice Department released a proposed rule that adds teeth to President Joe Biden’s promise to crack down on “g...

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Until recently, individual states led the initial push to comprehensively regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Good attorneys know that they must stridently attempt to anticipate the legal posturing that their opposition will seek to dep...

Artificial intelligence has been making its debut for some time now partially because the term means so many things to so many...

The reason for the startling default judgment against the Endo defendants in a recent case was founded in a fraud on the court...

The time has come to revisit the Feres problem of whether intra-military sexual assault qualifies as an “activity incident to ...

A recent Supreme Court ruling may give oil companies an advantage when it comes to removing climate change lawsuits to federal...

Not so long ago, I was one of you. Trust me when I say that I generally understand the various pressures you face. But I now h...

The 9th Circuit recently issued a ruling that extends the statute of limitations in certain criminal cases potentially for dec...

Two unknowns of European trademark law were just answered in a case involving one of the oldest and largest wineries in Los An...

Immediately upon taking office last December, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced several abrupt and controv...

More than 10 years ago, the State Bar was warned about Thomas Girardi and failed to take public disciplinary steps.

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the latest legislative effort to dismantle the legal precedents established i...

In its fourth decade, big-case bankruptcy judge shopping has taken a nasty turn.

The recent guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial demonstrates the importance of having a diverse and representative jury. ...

Some state governments, including California, have stepped in to fill the gap left by employers who choose not to offer employ...

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that high-speed internet is crucial to our daily lives — and that’s unlikely to c...

California led the nation in consumer privacy when it enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2018, establishing the fi...

Almost a week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a guidance on what vaccinated people can and canno...

The 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act grants immunity from trade secret liability to anyone who discloses a trade secret to an att...

Here are five key steps to a productive and successful mediation.

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For today’s senior citizens, relying on a neighbor’s help could be less safe than you’d think, especially in large metropolita...

California taxes are high, and if you are a very high income earner, they could go up. California legislators have proposed ta...

Law offices across the nation are facing an eagerly awaited, though complex, decision: whether, and how soon, to reopen their ...

We have been getting a lot of calls recently as you might expect from distressed small businesses. The “free” government money...

Seems like everyone knows about the seemingly astute advice to never bring a knife to a gunfight. A bit of myth-busting can sh...

In a proposal to reverse a misguided Trump administration policy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is on track to rest...