Despite the BLM's decision to restrict renewable energy development, the future of renewable energy in California remains brig...

Even in the earliest stages, startups should be thinking about protecting its intellectual property — the "secret sauce" of a ...

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the award of attorney fees and th...

Two recent cases remind us of the limits of our silver tongues during closing arguments. By Will Jay Pirkey ...

The 9th Circuit has granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the definition of "exceptional cases" under the L...

Corporate crime has never been a more pressing, vexing, and at times infuriating topic for Americans than at present. By Samue...

Ventura County Judge Henry Walsh is a lifelong Dodgers fan whom lawyers say is respectful.

Daniel Kahneman, the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has authored a fascinating and important new book on a subject ha...

Recent lawsuits brought by local prosecutors using a public nuisance legal theory — the lead paint lawsuit, the opioid lawsuit...

While the 9th Circuit's decision in Mohamed v. Uber rejected the lower court's efforts to totally sidetrack the agree...

Perhaps because we read so many documents, most of us engage in some form of speed reading. By David M. Balabanian ...

While there are numerous arguments both for and against Prop. 64, should it pass, it presents several issues for local governm...

This past summer, a panel of leading earth scientists concluded that human impacts on the planet have become so pervasive that...

As more companies go paperless, electronic versions of original documents are routinely used and accepted into evidence unless...

Requests to admit are not "true" discovery. Requests for admissions are primarily aimed at setting to rest a triable issue so ...

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...

You are months in the planning to commit that perfect crime of robbing your neighborhood bank; but when you do, that perfect c...

Trials aren't perfect tools for delivering outcomes that are fully faithful to the merits of cases. Neither are arbitrations. ...

Although the policy is not "law", it is the first step toward autonomous vehicle regulation on the federal level. By Patice G...

As self-driving vehicles and ride-sharing apps revolutionize how we get from one place to another, the legal system must striv...

Earlier this summer, the University of Texas sent a cease and desist letter to Donut Taco Palace 1, a local donut shop in Aust...

So far, though, I do not think he has played a tax lawyer (unlike Tom Cruise, who played one in the movie version of John Gris...

Surprise may have been an understandable reaction years ago, when partner departures were rare. But today, there is no good re...

A great argument has been called logic on fire. While that may be a high mountain to conquer, good preparation and technique a...

Months before Monday's divorce filing by Angelina Jolie, tabloids reported that Jolie was considering adopting a seventh child...

A California Court of Appeal case turned longstanding liability release precedent on its head and highlights the risks of obta...

May a public school teacher wear a "Make America Great Again" cap? The jury is out. By Todd A. Goluba ...

The important point is that material misrepresentations in an insurance application can result in rescission of all coverage f...

The State Bar released the Second Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct's draft rules for public co...

The amendments stem from an initiative which sought to improve "how the public is warned" and included the additional goals of...