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Technology

Tesla recalls: Too little, too late?

Jan. 11, 2024
By Miguel A. Custodio

Whether because of the lawsuit or for some other reason, Tesla has now recalled just about every car it ever built. Despite th...


Corporate

Managing ESG litigation risk for companies

MCLE
Jan. 11, 2024
By Brian D. Israel

ESG-related litigation can take many forms, but there are clear guidelines for companies seeking to mitigate against the risk ...


Health Care & Hospital Law

As care providers prepare to engage in statewide health information exchange in 2024 under the California Data Exchange Frame...


Letters, Family

Is there anything we or the courts can do to remedy some of the shortcomings and systemic failures that harm our families and ...


Labor/Employment

For whom the statute tolls

Jan. 10, 2024
By Aaron L. Osten

The statutory filing deadlines for Fair Employment and Housing Act discrimination claims to the California Civil Rights Depart...


Although social media has played a role in litigation for almost two decades, the world of social media today is far more comp...


Seventeen questions and answers about Family Code Section 6309 – the new law permitting (and limiting) discovery in domestic v...


Labor/Employment

In general, the right of an employee to file a PAGA action cannot be waived by contract, but there is an exception for constru...


U.S. Supreme Court

By granting certiorari, the Supreme Court has indicated that at least four justices are interested in considering wheth...


Government, Constitutional Law

The Supreme Court will rule against Colorado

Jan. 9, 2024
By Stephen Yagman

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment is unenforceable. In order for there to be enforcement of section 3, there must have bee...


Government, Criminal

Predictions for the Trump lawsuits for 2024

Jan. 9, 2024
By David H. Moskowitz

Former president Donald Trump has several cases pending against him. Some of those cases could be delayed to the point of moot...


Data Privacy, Administrative/Regulatory

New privacy considerations under CPPA regulations

MCLE
Jan. 8, 2024
By Chiara Portner, Kenny Gutierrez

Although the regulations are in a nascent phase and subject to change, businesses should keep track of what information is bei...


Judges and Judiciary

Stuff happens

Jan. 8, 2024
By Arthur Gilbert

When I write or speak about Herb Morris, I use the present tense because his presence is palpable. His influence in many disci...


Securities

A new day? A 2024 U.S. private equity outlook

Jan. 8, 2024
By Scott Joachim

The Fed is poised to reduce interest rates, which should stoke deal activity both by calming deal makers’ nerves and by openin...


Criminal

Watson murder trial defendants face an 'all or nothing' argument

Jan. 8, 2024
By Dmitry Gorin, Alan Eisner


Technology, Law Practice

As AI has risen in popularity and adoption over the last year – even the last six months – there has been an increased need fo...


The SAFER Banking Act and rescheduling of cannabis could keep the industry in a state of partial reform, and may hinder full l...


Judges and Judiciary

Memorable court moments

Jan. 5, 2024
By Michael L. Stern

Memorable court moments don’t occur too often, but they do make for great courtroom war stories.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Mitigating the risks of malpractice claims from third parties

MCLE
Jan. 5, 2024
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

Under the doctrine of foreseeable reliance, a court could find that a professional owes a duty to those persons whom the profe...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The 9th Circuit has been a staunch defender of copyright protections, but it should come as no surprise that the scope of copy...


Intellectual Property, Government

Sino-US scientific cooperation needs to continue

Jan. 4, 2024
By Xinying Huang

Claims of intellectual property theft, though a problem, are exaggerated and pose a threat to the extension of the U.S.-China ...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court

From current time-rounding practices to whether public entities are exempt from certain Labor Code obligations, 2024 promises ...


Environmental & Energy

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument expansion sparks controversy

Jan. 4, 2024
By Kara M. Rollins, Zhonette M. Brown

Recent petitions provide the U.S. Supreme Court a rare opportunity to resolve a conflict between presidential monument designa...


Torts/Personal Injury

One should not assume that just because a client was injured by a drunk driver, punitive damages are automatically available. ...


Consumer Law

Putting the squeeze on California’s lemon law

Jan. 3, 2024
By J. Brian Lynn, Maria Sanjur-Van Brande

The state’s highest court should reverse a recent decision that provides an economic incentive for manufacturers to avoid comp...


Military Law

Treble damages available to veterans

Jan. 3, 2024
By Eileen C. Moore

Salespersons, many with military backgrounds, present bogus investment opportunities in day trading, commodities and other fak...


Civil Rights

The only reason anyone would try to eliminate diversity is because they have issues with it. Most often, those issues stem fro...


Technology

Can we trust OpenAI?

Jan. 3, 2024
By James Park

There is an argument to be made that Sam Altman should be monitored and controls put into place to prevent unilateral decision...


AB 288: The impact on California probate

Jan. 3, 2024
By Zachary Weitz

The bill authorizes a new addition to the Probate Code, Section 5614.5, and could have a substantial impact on California esta...


AB 594: PAGA wage-and-hour update

Jan. 3, 2024
By Ruben Escobedo III

Assembly Bill 594 adds and amends California Labor Code sections 180, 181, 182, 218, and 226.8 by authorizing “public prosecut...