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Remedies, Family

Laches, limitations & equity - Oh my!

Jan. 13, 2025
By Ira M. Friedman, David Friedman

In the recent cases of Shayan and Saraye, California courts addressed the application of laches and statute of ...


Government

Xi or no Xi: The inaugural dilemma

Jan. 13, 2025
By Xinying Huang

The unprecedented invitation for Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the U.S. presidential inauguration highlights a diplom...


LA Fires, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Administrative/Regulatory

Los Angeles and the Great London Fire Court

Jan. 10, 2025
By Howard B. Miller

In response to the legal complexities hindering rebuilding after disasters like the Great Fire of London, which was resolved q...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

If it's not in writing, did it happen?

MCLE
Jan. 10, 2025
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

Can you put that in writing? Reduce the risk of malpractice by documenting your work.


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure

Federal courts to out-of-state lawyers: Get lost

Jan. 10, 2025
By Richard W. Morris

A bizarre maze of "local" and "local-local" rules keeps qualified lawyers from crossing district lines in federal courts--wher...


Insurance, California Supreme Court

In 2024, the California Supreme Court clarified key insurance law issues, rejecting COVID-19 property damage claims, addressin...


Land Use, LA Fires, Government, Administrative/Regulatory

From ashes to action: Planning for a fire-resilient future

Jan. 9, 2025
By Michael Patrick Durkee

California's wildfires highlight the need for proactive land use planning to mitigate wildfire risks through safety elements i...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

A president who was ahead of his time

Jan. 9, 2025
By Nanci E. Nishimura

Jimmy Carter appointed more women and minorities to the bench than any prior administration in 186 years.


Civil Procedure, California Supreme Court

Ambiguity Times Three

MCLE
Jan. 9, 2025
By Michael J. Raphael

Statutes can be ambiguous in three ways--semantic, syntactic, and contextual--as illustrated by recent California Supreme Cour...


Environmental & Energy

The Supreme Court's denial of petitions keeps the California Clean Air Act waiver intact, but California's vehicle regulation ...


Torts/Personal Injury, Immigration

Two-and-a-half years after highlighting a silicosis epidemic among Hispanic workers, legal efforts are now underway to protect...


Litigation & Arbitration

The California Court of Appeal's Leeper decision empowers employers to compel arbitration of individual PAGA claims, ...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Markel v. Orthodox Union upholds the ministerial exception, protecting religious organi...


Government, Consumer Law

Proposition 65 updates, which went into effect Jan. 1, require naming chemicals in warnings, clarifying online and food labeli...


Litigation & Arbitration

California's Senate Bill 940 expands arbitration discovery rights, requires more consumer protections, and may reduce the cost...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Why your EQ might be your secret weapon as a new attorney

Jan. 8, 2025
By Jenica D. Maldonado

As a new attorney, developing Emotional Intelligence (EQ) will set you apart, helping you build strong relationships, communic...


Civil Rights

2024 election reveals seismic shift in American values

Jan. 8, 2025
By William W. Bruzzo

Trump's election victory highlights a divided America: some view it as a win for their concerns, others fear more chaos, revea...


Government

While Congress had every right to release that salacious Gaetz report, going after Cheney's Jan. 6 work would trample decades ...


Appellate Practice

In 2024, appellate courts faced ongoing ethics scrutiny, saw historic diversity in appointments, and grappled with modernizati...


Government, Civil Procedure

In Hernandez v. City of Stockton, the California Court of Appeal ruled that a pedestrian's lawsuit was barred because ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Letters

Mandatory arbitration stays could force workers to accept unfair decisions without review.


Real Estate/Development, Civil Procedure

California's new 2025 legislation reforms summary judgment deadlines, unlawful detainer procedures, and triple net expense pro...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts

How college athletes can navigate NIL rules

Jan. 6, 2025
By Frank N. Darras

As we advance college athletes' compensation rights, we must protect our players from exploitative pay-for-play schemes that t...


Entertainment & Sports

'A Complete Unknown': A Bob Dylan origin story

Jan. 6, 2025
By Lawrence P. Riff

'A Complete Unknown' captures Bob Dylan's transformation from unknown talent to icon, blending fiction with brilliant ...


Guide to Legal Writing, Civil Procedure

A brief with no case cites?

Jan. 6, 2025
By Myron Moskovitz

Are cases and citations truly essential to winning legal arguments, or do compelling facts and policy arguments matter more?


Letters

Forcibly annexing Greenland wouldn't just violate international law - it would put the U.S. in the same category as Putin's la...


Guide to Legal Writing

It was a dark and stormy January 2025

Jan. 6, 2025
By Arthur Gilbert

Taking a cue from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's much maligned opening sentence, your columnist is on the hunt for legal submissions t...



Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Seasoned attorneys can bring out the best in their baby lawyers with these tips for understanding and guiding them through tha...


Technology, Data Privacy

CCPA amendments expand scope to neural data, AI systems

Jan. 3, 2025
By Katherine S. Catlos, Nadine Nasnas

California's latest privacy law amendments impose new obligations on businesses handling consumer data, expanding protections ...