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Under the Privette doctrine's "retained control" exception, a general contractor isn't liable for a s...

California's proposed attorney ethics rules requiring lawyers to personally verify all AI-generated work would largely elimina...

Employment cases are often won or lost years before trial because everyday workplace decisions, manager communications and int...

A successful mediation depends on preparing clients for an unfamiliar process by explaining what to expect, addressing case st...

A closely watched Northern District case could reshape how courts evaluate claims that the government uses procurement and oth...

The IRS's new guidance on the Opportunity Zone program clarifies key transition rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, pr...

California's new autonomous vehicle enforcement rules may transform traffic violations into critical evidence in future litiga...

Internal research a former Meta product manager leaked years before the MDL was filed is now guiding custodian lists and searc...

For a remote workforce distributed across state lines, the practical challenge is no longer determining whether a noncompete i...

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding West Virginia's ban on transgender girls participating in girls' sports continues ...

AI will dramatically increase litigation productivity for lawyers and self-represented parties alike, but without investment, ...

The 4th District draws a clearer line on inadvertent disclosures, holding that only obviously privileged or work product mater...

The Fifth Appellate District's decision in Cortina v. North American Title Company reaffirms Duran while signali...

The ruling delivers a significant victory for the registered investment industry, sharply limiting the ability of activist sha...

Hospitality businesses are facing growing legal exposure over service charges as courts, regulators and consumers increasingly...

As courts grow increasingly impatient with meritless litigation, attorneys who cross the line from tenacious advocacy to frivo...

From a tax viewpoint, condemnation recoveries can trigger taxable gain, but Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code may allo...

The same chemical properties that made PFAS commercially valuable have also created long-tail risks for manufacturers, insurer...

The Judgment of Solomon produced enduring legal metaphors, but neither "splitting the baby" nor "Solomonic" means quite what l...

California's new prior authorization law does more than limit insurers' use of prior authorization--it gives the Department of...

Twenty years of practicing criminal law has offered lessons that extend well beyond the courtroom, shaping my views on advocac...

Trump administration immigration policies are not merely enforcing the law--they are reshaping immigrant behavior in ways that...

The Carbon Health settlement does not change California's corporate practice of medicine doctrine. It signals a more aggressiv...

The Administrative Procedure Act requires agencies to engage in reasoned decision-making before changing policy. Recent cases ...

California strongly protects testamentary freedom, but wills and trusts that discriminate on the basis of race, religion or ot...

The Great Wealth Transfer is shifting estate planning from simply transferring assets to preparing future generations to gover...

California has emerged as a major focal point in the healthcare fraud crisis, with regulators targeting a surge of sham hospic...

The U.S. Supreme Court's May decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II LLC has ...

McGrath underscores the importance of identifying and disclosing potential conflicts of interest at the outset of a rep...