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The significance of the Leon case is law enforcement no longer has absolute immunity
By Leslie T. Zador
Given that large language models are not designed to extract information purely from traditionally reliable sources of legal a...
Grappling with evidence is as good as it gets – a sign that judges and lawyers want to get it right.
California Supreme Court,
California joins the rest of the nation in adopting the 'snitch rule'
By Wendy L. Patrick
This rule has been a long time coming. According to the State Bar of California News Center, since 2010, California has twice ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Transactional mediation: facilitating negotiations without litigation
By Greg David Derin
When negotiations stall, it can be due to a reluctance to explore one’s own interests and motivations or insufficient confiden...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Featuring: Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.), Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.), Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)
Although most arbitrators apply rules when the contract is silent, some California arbitrators (especially retired California ...
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CAALA inducts titans of plaintiffs’ bar into Hall of Fame
By David Houston
Recent scandals in the Southern California legal community cast a pall over what was otherwise an occasion for celebration.
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Navigating California tax disputes
Under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code section 19060, failing to...
By Robert W. WoodRevisiting the tangled rules for modification of revocable trusts
While the process of revocation is better understood, the...
By Mark J. Phillips, Jake V. PhillipsChatGPT and Generative AI Tools for Legal Consumers: Video Introduction and Tutorial
Discover the power of ChatGPT and generative AI in legal ...