| Field trip or school-sponsored liability? Court limits immunity for overnight camp |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Oct. 8, 2025 |
| Trail immunity strikes again |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jul. 25, 2025 |
| Is that homeless encampment a dangerous condition? |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
|
Jul. 10, 2025 |
| Supreme Court clips Supremacy Clause shield in FTCA cases |
U.S. Supreme Court,
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jul. 2, 2025 |
| School's out, liability's gone |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
|
Jun. 20, 2025 |
| $50 million Starbucks verdict should be a wakeup call for more corporate responsibility |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Corporate
|
Mar. 19, 2025 |
| Aviation tragedy poses many legal questions |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Feb. 6, 2025 |
| Jiu-jitsu verdict expands instructor liability under assumption of risk |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jan. 28, 2025 |
| Uber driver murdered, Lyft driver stabbed, who is responsible? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Sep. 16, 2024 |
| Is mishandling a corpse a tort? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Sep. 5, 2024 |
| State Supreme Court clarifies the negligent infliction of emotional distress doctrine |
Torts/Personal Injury,
California Supreme Court
|
Aug. 7, 2024 |
| Can you sue the government if your neighbor’s dog injures you? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jul. 16, 2024 |
| Court rules background checks are not required for Lyft passengers |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jun. 10, 2024 |
| Trail immunity—is the condition an integral part of the trail? |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
|
May 23, 2024 |
| A tribute to Larry H. Parker (1948-2024) |
Obituaries
|
Mar. 20, 2024 |
| Your auto insurance policy was canceled…or was it? |
Insurance,
Contracts
|
Mar. 6, 2024 |
| Can a landlord be liable for injuries caused by a tenant’s dog? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Wipeout! Court rules assumption of the risk applies to surfing |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Feb. 5, 2024 |
| When are punitive damages available to a plaintiff in a DUI case? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jan. 4, 2024 |
| The Firefighter’s Rule remains a source of confusion |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Dec. 21, 2023 |
| Hockey player’s death is a textbook primary assumption of the risk case |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Entertainment & Sports
|
Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Assessing a school's liability when the school bus doesn't show up |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Oct. 3, 2023 |
| Absent the improbable piranha when diving into local waters, there may be no duty to warn |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Sep. 25, 2023 |
| Remembering Korean Air Lines Flight 007 forty years later |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Civil Litigation
|
Sep. 8, 2023 |
| Student injuries during PE class & school sports |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jul. 12, 2023 |
| School injuries result from inadequate teacher supervision |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Jun. 7, 2023 |
| Negligent infliction of emotional distress: how “present” is present? |
Torts/Personal Injury,
California Courts of Appeal
|
May 18, 2023 |
| Court applies the brakes to scooter company’s arguments |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Apr. 25, 2023 |
| Re: Criminal charges against Girardi are nothing more than a paper tiger |
Letters
|
Feb. 17, 2023 |
| Tripping on the sidelines: inherent or increased risk of playing football? |
Insurance,
Entertainment & Sports
|
Dec. 13, 2022 |
| An overview of California’s dog bite laws |
|
Nov. 22, 2022 |
| The sudden emergency defense and the La Brea crash |
Insurance,
Civil Litigation
|
Sep. 19, 2022 |
| La Brea crash illustrates important insurance issues |
Insurance
|
Aug. 19, 2022 |
| School liability for student injuries |
Insurance,
Government
|
Aug. 15, 2022 |
| What’s good for law schools is good for licensure |
Letters
|
Aug. 12, 2022 |
| Chris Rock v. Will Smith – the civil case scenario |
Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Litigation
|
Apr. 5, 2022 |
| A tale of two pedestrians |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
|
Feb. 14, 2022 |
| ‘Baseball Rule’ goes foul in California |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Entertainment & Sports,
California Courts of Appeal
|
Feb. 4, 2022 |
| Alec Baldwin shooting: What we know and what we don’t |
Torts/Personal Injury,
Entertainment & Sports
|
Nov. 1, 2021 |
| Sidewalk homeless encampments: hidden trap or obvious condition? |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Sep. 1, 2021 |
| Medical malpractice in the military: Our veterans deserve better |
Military Law
|
Dec. 31, 2020 |
| MLB player’s case could become new assumption of risk precedent |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Nov. 17, 2020 |
| Accountability for sexual assault in the military: Time for reform |
Military Law,
Criminal
|
Nov. 9, 2020 |
| Hot coffee case, redux |
Torts/Personal Injury
|
Sep. 9, 2020 |
| ‘Baseball rule’ is in its 9th inning |
Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
|
Feb. 28, 2020 |
| Accident shows need for e-scooter companies to do better |
Transportation
|
Jul. 24, 2019 |
| It’s time to call strike three on the ‘baseball rule’ |
Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Rights
|
Feb. 25, 2019 |
| Bird (Scooters) is the word... and a potential personal injury lawsuit |
Transportation,
Insurance,
Administrative/Regulatory
|
Jul. 19, 2018 |
| Can a host be liable for serving alcohol in California? A primer. |
Civil Litigation
|
Nov. 13, 2017 |
