Although the ultimate fate of SB 826 is currently uncertain, we can be certain that today’s society will continue to prioritiz...

A recent 9th Circuit opinion sets up a possible showdown in the Supreme Court that could (in theory) not only resolve the curr...

It is both unfortunate and telling that the State Bar of California rolled out proposals involving technology and access to ju...

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The California Supreme Court has rejected the government's attempt to require a youth probationer, as a condition of release, ...

In a narrow ruling, the California Supreme Court held that a proposed class must be defined by objective criteria.

One of the key initiatives of Trump’s presidency has been the reduction of regulatory burdens for infrastructure and domestic ...

Which expenses are business and which are personal? You might think it’s obvious, but your view and the IRS view may differ. T...

As many will recall, in 2018 then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 826, which instituted gender quotas ...

When the protected party and restrained party share children together, they are placed in a precarious position where they mus...

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The news this month that law firm LeClairRyan has decided to dissolve and shut down may not have come as much of a shock to th...

Despite the multiple, massive data breaches reported by corporations over the last two years, it may be that the least secure ...

This article describes the scope and the circumstances under which a court will issue a GVRO. It also identifies several techn...

The 2nd District Court of Appeal recently weighed in on the split among the courts of appeal as to whether a lender owes a tor...

The shore defining the boundary of indigent defendants' constitutional right to forestall or forego liability for certain asse...

By the end of August 2019, more than 10,000 taxpayers will receive letters related to their virtual or cryptocurrency transact...

President Donald Trump’s recent musings about a U.S. purchase of Greenland have provoked mockery from Denmark to El Centro. I...

The “ART” industry is a new arena that allows women, in countries such as India, to obtain financial wealth while helping a fa...

A recent pair of cases from the California Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit cast doubt on the utility of time studies under C...

Despite the trend toward harmonization of patent laws throughout the world, many differences still exist between countries. Th...

The fallout from the landmark California Supreme Court decision will be lengthy and far-reaching for the companies, the employ...

By injecting tort principles into an inverse condemnation analysis, a recent California Supreme Court decision presents a subs...

Starring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trusty sidekick Professor Plato

I am a teacher of argument and a student of history. As I contemplate the viciousness of contemporary rhetoric, I think back t...

Someone is willing to commit a crime. They habor the intent to break the law. They are willing to breach our social contract f...

For years, courts have criticized California’s felony murder rule; now that the Legislature has responded, with the attorney g...

Reflections on my week as a volunteer attorney at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center

A recent appellate ruling is yet another stark reminder of the severe consequences when a settlement requiring payments over t...