We lawyers spend a good chunk of our waking hours writing stuff. We write briefs, letters, emails -- you name it. So it's wort...

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the law regarding objections to the use of peremptory challenge...

The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year that profit participants could not rely on the discovery rule to brin...

A cautionary tale on the perils of "plugging in" those standard settlement terms when more careful drafting is warranted.

This year has seen different responses on college campuses with regard to controversial speakers.

If you are thinking about selling a tenant-occupied property in a rent control jurisdiction with eviction protections, such as...

Whatever your view, changes are aplenty, and more are coming. If you get a chance, make your own contribution to the bettermen...

Imagine that you're one of the more than 350,000 women in California who becomes unexpectedly pregnant every year. Maybe you f...

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's groundbreaking decision narrowing venue in patent infringement cases, unanswered questions ...

Preventing animal abuse is an issue many Californians support. But now 13 states are suing California over a law that says tha...

The world of graveyard shift night owls is unfamiliar to lawyers who go on to become judges.

By now you likely know of the unfolding, slow-motion public crucifixion of 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski.

The Department of Labor announced last week that it intends to reverse course on the issue of tip pooling and give employers g...

Half the state may want to avoid jury duty, but the other half includes not just those who serve with alacrity, but some who s...

Yogi Berra's famous baseball tautology resonates with its obvious simplicity. This adage also rings true especially in litigat...

Universities can be distinctly different in structure than corporations, and so applying the law will vary depending upon the ...

It has been more than 18 months since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision holding that a bare, technical violation of t...

Inter partes review turned five years old this year, and the process has been widely adopted as a complement to patent litigat...

This diatribe against 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski's dismissive response to a Washington Post report which describes his al...

In a new series, James Rosen writes about the stories of prominent trial lawyers. This first installment discusses Tom Girardi...

In a recent case, Disney has found itself in another battle with writers for an alleged infringement of a screenplay in creati...

Both the House and Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act include provisions that reduce the taxation of pass-through inc...

Many lawyers assume that if they pay for a deposition transcript, a court reporter, or travel expenses for a hearing, they can...

While 2017 began with questions about the new administration's enforcement agenda, it ends with many still unanswered question...

Can court outreach inspire the public to dialogue with opposing factions on contentious social issues? It did just that with a...

Despite these leadership changes, it appears that criminal enforcement of antitrust violations will continue under President D...

As is typical of most legislation affecting business policies, SB 63 has stirred opposition in some, while leaving proponents ...

It seems clear that there is likely to be significant impact on the nonprofit sector no matter what tax bill Congress passes.

Although the courts' hesitancy to give guidance for future cases seems maddening at first blush, there is some method to that ...

Confronted with mounting pressure to address sexual harassment in the state's capital, the California Legislature needs to do ...