On appeal, the Court explained that while the government must pay when it takes private property, including a lien, there is a...

Fortunately, there are a few cases that have poked some holes in the liability barrier erected by Section 230 – thanks largely...

True gifts are not income the IRS can tax, but the line between what is income and what is a gift is sometimes disputed.

President Biden has proposed what he calls the “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” as part of his new budget. The title is a misn...

In order to obtain coverage for disgorgement settlements, policyholders need to overcome a series of hurdles.

By asking the Legislature to change the College’s name, its Board of Directors is attempting to impair the contract that creat...

When evaluating a trial court’s rulings for potential abuse of discretion, look not only for both unreasonable trial court rul...

One of the most interesting pieces of legislation that ought to have a chance of passage is S.500 – a bipartisan bill that wou...

Victims are traumatized by crime. When the elected prosecutor tramples their rights and abandons them, they are traumatized a ...

The CPRA modifies the rights afforded to California residents under the CCPA and creates new rights, such as the right to limi...

As an example, one of my correspondents wrote to me that he is Jewish, and he had heard that some fellow inmates who were skin...

The airwaves, billboards, and internet, are now flooded with legal advertising – one result of which is to generate tens of mi...

Despite Batson/Wheeler, Black jurors are the subject of peremptory challenges about 72% of the time. In contrast, White jurors...

Law is more than words on a page; its spirit must be engraved on our hearts. Many decades later, this speech still rings true.

Due to AB 124 and other recently passed laws, it is more imperative than ever for lawyers and judges to be aware and informed ...

The players who embody the future of the game earn an annual salary of between $4,800 and $15,400. They also live in terrible ...

The movie is based on Theodore Dreiser’s classic novel “An American Tragedy” (1925). The deeper story is about the American cl...

In “tea rooms” or “shade rooms,” teens regularly post disparaging comments and photos of their peers and engage in online bull...

One employee, Chris Smalls, was frustrated by H.R.’s lack of responses to workers’ demands, so he organized an employee walkou...

How many of us are quick enough on our feet to come up with a persuasive rebuttal to a new twist we’ve never seen before – on ...

To date, only one court has entered an order finding satisfactory cooperation and a limitation of damages pursuant to ACPERA. ...

The employee was told the English-language agreement involved a change of company, not that it waived his right to a jury tria...

Courts are used to warning counsel about “bells” that cannot be “unrung” for the jury, but it turns out a fatally flawed trans...

City ordinances need to be carefully crafted so they do not single out religious institutions in name or application.

Under the new law (CCP Section 231.7), either the judge or opposing counsel can raise an objection if it appears that the pere...

Corporations and others looking to conduct business in California would be wise to consider the implications of Gov. Gavin New...

With so much employee mobility today, law firms need to create an environment where their best people don’t want to leave.

What we have, then, is a conflicted opinion about an anomalous statute. In re H.N. first finds § 311.11(a) to be a wobbler and...

Anytime you are playing with ownership and who really owns what, be careful, and be realistic. You really shouldn’t have to pa...