Books
An Insurance Guide for the Sports and Entertainment Industries
By Alexander Phersonn
An insurance law guide for the sports and entertainment industries. By Kirk Pasich, Cassandra S. Franklin, Sandra Smith Thayer...
Perspective
Kamala Harris: Tackling Consumer Abuse During Tough Times
By Alexander Phersonn
There is no doubt that Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will work to protect consumers. By Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner...
A state appellate court Thursday upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man who killed a San Francisco police officer. ...
Deputy District Attorney Christopher M. Lawson of San Diego asked improper questions and made prejudicial comments during the ...
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye seems to embrace the concept of collegiality as much as her predecessor, Ronald George. ...
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Donna Hitchens, a trailblazer and the first openly gay woman in the country elected to a su...
A law aimed at curbing scam rings disguised as talent agencies got its close-up this week as the Los Angeles City Attorney's o...
Richard J. McAdams, an associate justice on San Jose's 6th District Court of Appeal, will retire Feb. 28. ...
What happens in mediation stays in mediation, even if it involves alleged attorney malpractice, the state Supreme Court ruled ...
The controversial sale of 11 state-owned office complexes championed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now faces another hu...
In his native Cuba, George Gascón's uncle was convicted in a 5-minute trial. ...
Intellectual Property
Researchers Await Imminent Decision on Stem Cell Funding
By Mandy Jacksonn
Any day now, researchers will get an appellate court decision that determines the fate of federal funding for human embryonic ...
A new IRS program for auditing the wealthy is generating fear as well as controversy. ...
Technology & Science
Fourth Amendment Protections Extend to Stored E-mail
By Genevieve Knollen
At last, e-mail communication wins greater privacy protection. By M. Scott Koller of McKennon | Schindler. ...
Public agencies and property developers have received conflicting messages about California's prevailing wage laws. By Jon E. ...
Perspective
Protecting Property Owners: Changes to California’s Mechanic’s Lien Law
By Genevieve Knollen
Changes to the mechanic's lien procedure allow property owners to resolve suits more efficiently. By Steven H. Gentry of Berge...
The current status of access to court information is embarrassing for California. By Christopher B. Dolan of the Dolan Law Fir...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar Association Gives Aid to Legal Aid Groups
By Ben Adlin
The California Bar Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of the State Bar, dished out $221,000 in grants to projects aimed at impr...
Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic "Hope" poster of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that was based on an Assoc...
Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a Palm Springs man for making death threats to at least two membe...
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget increases prison spending by $300 million. ...
Two Canadian men who lost a U.S. Army bid to make night-vision goggles paid their rival and now stand trial for fraud. ...
As plaintiffs' firm Kabateck Brown Kellner closes in on settling a years-long federal class action against Hewlett-Packard, on...
U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns in San Diego has been tapped to preside in federal court in Arizona over the case of Jared ...
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Monday that it will allow police to create the emergency situations that permit them to enter ...
Littler Mendelson moved from the Sacramento suburbs to the city's downtown business district.
What is corn ethanol's real impact on clean energy dependence and should the government stop subsidizing the ethanol industry?...
Government
Show Me the Money: A Hidden Source of Funding for Federal Deficit Reduction
By Genevieve Knollen
Tax expenditures are the overlooked source in reducing the federal deficit. By Katherine Pratt of Loyola Law School. ...
Litigation
The Art of Engineering Persuasion In and Out of the Courtroom
By Alexander Phersonn
Identifying a person's primary way of communication is an effective advocacy tool. By Matthew Schonbrun of the Los Angeles cit...
Insurance
Claims Made and Reported Error and Omissions Policies: The Basics
By Alexander Phersonn
Occurrence policies and claims made and reported policies carry different standards for professionals. By Michael Pollak of Po...