Ultimately, the process of jury selection -- and the views, thoughts, and positions of prospective jurors -- is one of the mos...

Practicing law as a plaintiffs’ lawyer in 2019 requires a very particular set of skills. Trial dates are further away, settlem...

For years insurance companies have had a practice of denying claims or rescinding policies on the basis that policyholders mis...

With so many considerations at play, of paramount importance is ensuring the time is taken to engage in detailed strategic dec...

The problem has been so serious and so frequent that the U.S. Department of Labor began keeping statistics on skylight fall de...

Today, we’re continuing our series of analytics-driven profiles of each justice of the California Supreme Court in order of le...

Many baseball fans grew up learning about statistics like Batting Average, Runs-Batted-In and Home Runs. These were the Triple...

The wrinkle in a recent 9th Circuit case? Although there is, of course, a federal courthouse serving Linn County, and cases fi...

The struggle to promote civility in the profession is a never-ending one, and we should be thankful that Justice Bedsworth und...

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit issued its new opinion in Altera v. Commissioner. Like last year’s opinion, which was subs...

You won't find a better close-up audience experience to hone your trial skills than by watching and hearing the state's very b...

The FCC recently adopted a declaratory ruling allowing carriers to automatically opt consumers into call blocking programs. Th...

For 30 years -- since Avis Ridley-Thomas founded it in 1989 -- the Dispute Resolution Program has been providing free mediatio...

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

The California Supreme Court heard oral argument on June 5 in a case that has the potential to be the next significant change ...

In the last days of May two opinions were filed that explained and changed some of the rules for arbitration under the Mandato...

Digital reporting has shown that it can effectively fill the gap caused by inadequate numbers of shorthand reporters and keep ...

Key considerations to take into account when evaluating digital media evidence for a case.

One of the most heartbreaking cases of elderly abandonment happened in the midst of the Tubbs wildfire that raced through Sono...

More attorneys are realizing is that the best “mediator” is often the best co-mediators.

As a former military shooting expert, I have a fear of guns — in the hands of fellow educators. In the aftermath of the 2018 s...

This is about one of the most important cases in California you haven’t heard of. As public and political leaders are moving t...

The latest volley in the endless battle between California and the federal courts over mandatory arbitration clauses in employ...

The bankruptcy court presiding over the Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization cases issued a dec...

Of all the tax bills that California state legislators were considering this year, the one that potentially had the most profo...

It’s been nine years since the 2010 enactment of the Affordable Care Act. The ACA transformed American health care, the most s...

The Probation Department has exhibited an incomprehensible and long-standing resistance to the adoption of practices that are ...

A massive database containing information from more than 49 million Instagram accounts has been discovered online. The cache, ...

Last week, the 9th Circuit approved the district court’s dismissal of a Title IX lawsuit brought by three University of Oregon...

With SB 649 defeated and a recent California Supreme Court ruling, it would seem it is settled law in California that localiti...