Attorneys who represent stars must be available to their famous clients almost around the clock. If, as happens, a client is o...

Some experiences from a recent arbitration, got me thinking that an update on winning strategies for arbitration might be time...

A 2015 Federal Circuit opinion continues to remind prospective mark owners about the consequences of hasty trademark filings, ...

The Drone Federalism Act of 2017, introduced in the Senate a few weeks ago, provides some needed clarity by eliminating concer...

Insurers and insureds often disagree about whether a claim or lawsuit against an insured should be settled and if so, for how ...

In response to widespread and long-standing criticisms of the 138-year-old State Board of Equalization, the Taxpayer Transpare...

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker ensures that class representatives and defendants maintain an equa...

The approximately 31 percent proposed cut from current spending levels is a staggering figure for any institution, public or p...

The ensuing workplace investigation into alleged employee misconduct can make or break an employer's ability to implement and ...

Increasingly, private corporations are facing levels of governmental scrutiny that historically only have been seen by public ...

What the Trump administration's budget reveals to employers.

Despite the legislation's potential impact on millions of Americans, there appears to be no plans to bring the legislation to ...

In response to Ana Zamora's June 12 front page column, "DAs: Listen to Voters, Not Sessions," I would like to set the record s...

You might think immigration policies and practices have no impact on intellectual property. Under the new administration, you ...

Commentators thus far have overlooked a remedy for the federal court judges as Trump continues his attempts to intimidate and ...

Presidents and pontiffs have an uneasy history, given that America was originally founded as a haven for Protestants fleeing t...

Many tout road-use charging as a way to pay for necessary repairs to U.S. public roads, but like everything road related, it h...

Details are scant on Trump's proposed tax reform. But one proposed provision is worth serious reflection: The reduction of tax...

Ill-conceived measures to lower the prison population at the expense of public safety should be recognized for what they are -...

In several cases this term, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed the lower court for using the wrong standard of causation -- b...

Religious freedom is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, and seems pretty fundamental. Unfortunately, being required to pay t...

The liquidated damages rule is flexible, and can be used in the health care context to ward off attempts to recover full bille...

The law allows for substantial monetary awards, which can rapidly snowball beyond any true damage done to plaintiffs.

In the year since its enactment, approximately 70 cases asserting Defend Trade Secrets Act claims have been filed in Californi...

Last week, the Supreme Court ended a disagreement among the circuits about the application of the five-year limitations period...

Two law professors have claimed that those who score low on the California bar exam suffer a higher incidence of bar disciplin...

The attorney general's recent memo on sentencing reform is a destructive step into the dark ages on the part of the federal go...

In May, the IRS showed continues suspicion about open source software distribution as a charitable endeavor, California AG Xav...

If adopted, the rule would broaden the definition of advertising in order to more broadly encompass new and emerging attorney ...

If one looks around the cast of characters in a law firm, or any organization, the parallels to Muppets can be surprisingly ea...