Insurance and indemnity provisions are the primary risk-shifting tools for owners and contractors. Sometimes, though, insuranc...

This is likely to affect everyone in the supply chain from growers to manufacturers, to distributors to retailers.

The concept of judicial independence has been in the news a lot lately. But seldom do people ask: Independent from what? And w...

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has announced plans to modify Obama-era rules regarding campus sexual assault.

In light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the plaintiffs’ bar will have to adapt its approach to national mass actions.

Form should not win over substance. When it comes to SJ, however, that precept may not apply as much anymore.

Civility aside, lawyers have professional concerns about their use and abuse of email. Here are a few.

For many reasons, it is usually advantageous to have an arbitration award confirmed in California state court. But not always.

Review a new ruling dealing with when an insurer breaches its duty to defend an additional insured.

The 9th Circuit has approved the use of cy pres in settlements where there are millions of class members who would receive pen...

In the never-ending search for new clients and more work, attorneys are often willing to overlook or explain away the warning ...

Time will tell what a recent state high court decision means for local taxation. But it appears to make it easier to pass loca...

The Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in a case is a clear indicator that it is ready to resolve the endemic circuit split o...

The end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Applicants program will affect almost 800,000 young people present in the U.S. wi...

The California Court of Appeal recently affirmed in part a punitive damages award arising out of an insurer’s bad faith in ref...

A settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission can, and often does, prompt aggressive disciplinary action by the Cal...

Choosing the right name for your company from a branding perspective is important. Equally important, however, is avoiding a n...

California’s Proposition 55 extended the “temporary” 13.3 percent tax rate. How temporary is it? Just until 2030.

By eliminating DACA Trump is giving Congress a historic opportunity for immigration reform. This is a chance for lawmakers to ...

The disparate impact of the current minimum passing score is not being questioned. The State Bar’s own statistics appear clear...

Yet another conflict may be looming on the proper analysis of mixed causes of action in the context of the anti-SLAPP statute.

On March 25, 1814, Hull became the only general in American history sentenced to death.

The pardon of Joe Arpaio has caused the stir it was apparently intended to generate — and the Daily Journal recently published...

While fully autonomous “level 5” vehicles are still some time out, scores of automakers are already introducing level 2 (parti...

Ambiguities in the California Probate Code led to disagreements among courts. Under the current ruling, a bankruptcy estate is...

If you screw up this one, there is no appeal.

The UN high commissioner for human rights recently railed against President Trump for his attack on freedom of the press.

Back in the old days when I practiced law, I stumbled through rounds of combat with the IBM Selectric. To place the boxing ana...

California now grants an exemption that allows individuals acting as “finders” to receive transaction-based compensation witho...

How California is filling the void in federal environmental regulation.