Whether because of the lawsuit or for some other reason, Tesla has now recalled just about every car it ever built. Despite th...
ESG-related litigation can take many forms, but there are clear guidelines for companies seeking to mitigate against the risk ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Questions loom as California braces for statewide exchange of health information
By Gayland O. Hethcoat II
As care providers prepare to engage in statewide health information exchange in 2024 under the California Data Exchange Frame...
Letters, Family
Getting stuck in the family law system and hurting minors in the process
By Terry McNiff
Is there anything we or the courts can do to remedy some of the shortcomings and systemic failures that harm our families and ...
The statutory filing deadlines for Fair Employment and Housing Act discrimination claims to the California Civil Rights Depart...
Criminal
Criminal defense in the digital age: adapting to new challenges
By Nick Toufexis
Although social media has played a role in litigation for almost two decades, the world of social media today is far more comp...
Family
A new DVRO law allows limited civil discovery but with careful checks and balances
By Lawrence P. Riff
Seventeen questions and answers about Family Code Section 6309 – the new law permitting (and limiting) discovery in domestic v...
Labor/Employment
When it comes to collective bargaining agreements, PAGA is just different
By Garret D. Murai
In general, the right of an employee to file a PAGA action cannot be waived by contract, but there is an exception for constru...
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
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...
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
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...
When I write or speak about Herb Morris, I use the present tense because his presence is palpable. His influence in many disci...
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
By Dmitry Gorin, Alan Eisner
Technology, Law Practice
Company v. Candidate: Navigating California’s changing legal hiring landscape
By Garrett Rosen
As AI has risen in popularity and adoption over the last year – even the last six months – there has been an increased need fo...
Cannabis
Unveiling the pitfalls of proposed cannabis rescheduling and banking protections
By Michael Rosenblum
The SAFER Banking Act and rescheduling of cannabis could keep the industry in a state of partial reform, and may hinder full l...
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
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
9th Circuit’s broad view of the ‘public display’ right protects copyright holders
By Jason Casero
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
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
California’s employment protection landscape faces pending cases
By Phyllis W. Cheng
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
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
When are punitive damages available to a plaintiff in a DUI case?
By Michael E. Rubinstein
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
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...
Salespersons, many with military backgrounds, present bogus investment opportunities in day trading, commodities and other fak...
The only reason anyone would try to eliminate diversity is because they have issues with it. Most often, those issues stem fro...
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
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
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...