Recent California Appeals Court decisions reveal that although COVID-19 certainly classified as a force majeure, individualize...

It is becoming increasingly common for appellate attorneys to embed themselves in a trial team just weeks or months before the...

Litigation financing levels the playing field between the plaintiff – whose funds are limited – and the liability insurance ca...

It is important to recognize the broad reach of the courts’ decisions in this case, the potential impacts of which are not lim...

Both insurance companies and insurance holders with policies requiring direct physical loss or property damage to trigger cove...

While the plaintiffs in this case may end up dodging the bullet, the opinion still remains a wary trap for litigators and it i...

The California Civil Rights Department will be required to collect and analyze data on caste discrimination complaints, which ...

The legislative process is exciting. As lawyers, it is important to be involved in the legislative process because we know how...

While it is arguably much easier for defense attorneys to determine their clients’ applicable policy limits, it is nearly impo...

The painting’s subject matter and its centerpiece-placement at Crow’s private luxury resort show not just the importance of th...

The behind-the-scenes negotiations between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems ended up accomplishing far more, in terms of a...

The Court analogized the allegations of harassment, which included throwing rocks at visitors, running over people with surfbo...

Arbitration can be a valuable alternative dispute resolution method for CCPA’s private right of action. It is faster, less exp...

Class settlements often involve unique deal terms that can implicate counsel's ethical obligations. Two areas that have been t...

If the case moves in Disney’s favor, it could set a precedent that leads to greater corporation freedom. While this could pote...

In a cultural setting, the basis for attorney payment is appreciation for services, not hourly work or wage payment.

California’s Depression-era anti-Okie law had three ironic endings, none of which could have been contemplated at the time by ...

Code of Civil Procedure Section 203(a)(6) states: All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors...

Vincent Price plays the part of a prosecutor who ignores both evidence rules and the Constitution by calling the defendant as ...

HEALTHY Divorce was created at the height of the pandemic as a way to reduce the negative physical and mental health outcomes ...

On Feb. 17, Assembly Bill 1356...

“In the context of litigation between insurers, “[a]lthough courts often use the terms `equitable contribution,’ `equitable in...

Attorneys who fail to give a valuation its due consideration could create unnecessary risk in the event things go sideways.

Given the divergence in approaches on the "good faith" defense between Naranjo and Gola, the issue is ripe for p...

It seems reasonable to believe that there are an increasing number of bad faith settlements and judgments. Not all involve goo...

The lack of product consistency, market limitations, and even banking limitations all make celebrity brands in cannabis more d...

AI and the related potential for disruption is coming to law firms. This is good news for firms with a business culture of emb...

Whether a particular court adopts the permissive or restrictive approach should not impact your amicus filings.

The United States military’s dress code requirements preventing Sikhs from having beards and wearing turbans and religious art...