Is there a way that a rational civil jury can find on a special verdict form that a plaintiff has proven all the elements of a...

SB 10 and AB 42 will upend the entire statewide pretrial detention system and bypass the valuable input of the upcoming judici...

LA County Judge Mark Kim says attorneys can count on his predictable decision-making.

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Tesla Inc. -- the famed electric car company named after Serbian physicist Nikola Tesla -- has done what many considered to be...

In style, Trump's administration is a remarkable departure from modern presidential history.

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Proposition 57 as currently written will do little (if anything) to reduce overcrowding caused by parole eligible life-term in...

Well-stated facts in appeals sway appellate judges more effectively than skillfully argued arguments.

The April authorization for the genetic health test represents a dramatic change in FDA's longstanding policy on consumer-orie...

I read recently that conservative justices interrupt liberal justices at higher rates than vice verse — and, in another shocke...

Santa Ana Judge Gerald Johnston enjoys the intellectual and interpersonal challenges of probate.

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California employers need to be aware that recent and future minimum wage increases affect designations of exempt employees.

Two bills that were recently introduced in the California Legislature's February session that impact asbestos litigation: Sena...

I recently found myself in the landlocked Himalayan nation of Bhutan. Sandwiched between China and India, Bhutan is small -- j...

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Armed with a recent appellate decision, trial courts should readily sustain demurrers where such causes of action are nothing ...

A recent Supreme Court ruling is an important decision and could expose tribes to new liability in state and federal courts.

It was April 29, 1992, and Los Angeles was on fire. The spark? A not-guilty verdict for the four Los Angeles Police Department...

If adopted, Rule 1.7 will be a remarkable response to the Supreme Court's letter rejecting the previous package of proposed ru...

Assembly Bill 1583 provides an effective enforcement mechanism for the California Safe Drinking Water Toxic Enforcement Act, a...

In a recent decision the Delaware Court of Chancery provided guidance on grants of equity awards to directors. ...

At the hearing held before U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco on April 14, the lawyer defending Trump's or...

It was only a matter of time before the escalating feud between California and President Donald J. Trump has finally arrived o...

If a jury finds that a civil plaintiff has proven each element of its claim, does it necessarily follow that the plaintiff has...

It was a relatively easy case for Judge William H. Orrick given the Trump administration's failure to carefully draft a detail...

While initially it may seem enticing to attempt to pick-off the PAGA representative, it likely would only increase the employe...

Adopting a mentality focused on planning but capable of improvisation is essential to solo success, particularly in a rapidly ...

New proposed Rule 3.7 broadens the existing rule to render it unethical for an advocating lawyer to testify in the same bench ...