On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that federal courts can impose sanctions on parties and lawyers - but it limited...

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Shakespeare's chilling words ring true but for a different reason: Instea...

It is becoming increasingly common for attorneys, no matter their area of expertise, to have to deal with law enforcement on b...

One question that typically arises when an insured seeks to recover fees is: What "proof" must an insured offer regarding the ...

Their policy positions on financial technology, including the use of distributed ledger technology such as the blockchain, rem...

AB 175 would require edible cannabis manufacturers to submit all packaging and labels to the Bureau of Marijuana Control for ...

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could be a turning point for current forum shopping tren...

A city's management of municipal securities and capital-raising activities now carries the risk of criminal liability. By Jess...

It's harder than it used to be for startup technology companies to avoid taxes on their intellectual property.

Combating student loan scams online has an unlikely ally -- intellectual property. These student loan scams often target stude...

There has been a lack of coordinated effort to keep powerful drugs out of the hands of those who don't need them, while making...

A dispute over who controls the rights to this powerful gene-editing technology shows how the Bayh-Dole Act is no longer about...

Nonexempt employees who work on commission or piece-rate must receive an additional, separate compensation for rest breaks and...

A better path forward is to acknowledge we will never fully eliminate homelessness and ask how we can improve conditions not j...

California's trial courts are precipitating an avoidable crisis in language access services by continuing to subject staff int...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin Brown uses families, support programs, and sometimes 'a little fear' to help kee...

FCC Chair Ajit Pai's plan to create a new Office of Economics to focus on economic analysis geared to achieve a predetermined ...

There is an ongoing court battle between Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sh...

This year, individual tax returns are due on Tuesday, April 18 — not last Saturday, April 15. If you haven't filed yet, should...

Once the new administration sets its sights on innovative commercial technologies for defense uses, there should be plenty of ...

In a pending case, the state high court is mulling over whether an unnamed class member must first intervene, rather than simp...

The First Amendment protects the right to not speak, as much as it protects the right to speak, argues beverage manufacturers ...

In her new book "Blaming Mothers," law professor Linda Fentiman explores how pregnant women are stripped of their right to mak...

I am no constitutional lawyer, but even I know that originalism depends on a large conceit. The conceit is that we can rightly...

Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County (San Fernando) ...

Don't burden the appellate judge with every date or fact — stick to what matters in the appeal.

The Commission on Judicial Performance is only a complaint form away if a judge is treating you or your client unfairly. By Jo...

Defense arguments that ask a judge to disallow the majority of a winning plaintiff's claimed fees often fly in the face of rea...

California is bound to play an integral role in spurring continued state-by-state legalization and in chipping away at federal...

Relegating the proactive functions of the organized bar to a voluntary bar association might endanger the State Bar's most imp...