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Spending time on MCLE’s can feel like eating glass, especially if it is not billable or applies to current caseloads. But the ...


The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act has gathered sufficient signatures to be placed on the California st...



An important legal question involves the role of federal copyright law and Machine Learning applications. Some have called it ...


Beyond cost, the attorneys surveyed by the State Bar seemed to feel that a malpractice claim just wouldn’t happen to them. But...



The crime-fraud exception stems from a letter Trump’s legal team sent to the Department of Justice that was arguably used in f...


Paul D. Paton is an internationally recognized expert in legal ethics.



$2M settlement for man hit by utility truck

Mar. 27, 2023
By Skyler Romero

The collision occurred in La Habra Heights in 2020 while Tawna Nelson was riding her bike.


Levi Strauss names next general counsel

Mar. 27, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Deputy General Counsel David Jedrzejek will succeed retiring Seth Jaffe.



Earlier this month, the FTC fined the company $7.8 million for “repeatedly push[ing] people to… hand over sensitive health inf...


Learning to say yes to opportunities

Mar. 27, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

At a panel discussion to encourage more judicial applications, high-profile justices talked about overcoming feelings of inade...



“Tesla has never been remotely close to developing the self-driving car that Musk keeps promising is just around the corner,” ...


Prosecutor says he’s better than Boudin

Mar. 27, 2023
By Jonathan Lo

Thomas Ostly, a former assistant district attorney, is suing San Francisco for allegedly inappropriately firing him.



Chief Justice Patricia Guerrer, sworn in Jan. 1, is expected to outline plan for getting the burden on courts back to “pre-pan...


More Than a Name

Mar. 27, 2023

Plaintiffs' attorneys at Stalwart Law Group live up to the boutique's moniker, opponents say.



Justice Norman L. Epstein, 1933 — 2023

Mar. 24, 2023
By David Houston

"Scholar in residence" of 2nd District Court of Appeal believed law was the "noble profession"


Experienced Viewpoint

Mar. 24, 2023

Neutral Patti C. Ratekin's honesty educes clients' trust, lawyers say.



San Diego County judge, a former airman, is a stickler for time.


Training AI “artists” with copyrighted material is no different than human painters’ access to thousands of landscape oils, wa...



In addition to the typical duties of an estate administrator, the courts tend to use the Public Administrator in their role as...


The Bar doesn’t recognize crimmigration as a specialist area. Without a specialist, attorneys and defendants get stuck between...



To comply with Gideon, most states have established public defender offices, but they are often drastically underfunded...


Darryl Matthew Cohen was accused by the SEC and federal prosecutors in Manhattan with using the money for upgrades to his Sout...



The city entered a lease-to-own arrangement with the help of Jason Hughes and then found the 19-story building was filled with...


The team led by Culver City sole practitioner Angel J. Horacek initially sought fees of over $3.7 million based on a lodestar ...



The group of bar associations being asked to sign the public opposition includes all of those that repeatedly opposed licensin...


Pioneer High School barred the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a student club because its leaders are required to reject s...



Wells Fargo, investors reach $300M agreement

Mar. 24, 2023
By Jonathan Lo

If it is approved the settlement, it will rank within the 100 largest settlements for a securities fraud class action.


The law that will go into effect on Jan., barring employers from penalizing workers for off-duty cannabis use, has caused cons...



GlaxoSmithKline LLC moved to exclude the testimony under Evidence Code Sections 801 and 802, which allow the court to disquali...


The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar to fast-track new, more robust procedures to help identify potential conf...