A recent appellate ruling demonstrates that bad faith liability for failure to settle may arise even in the absence of a deman...

A recent ruling by the 9th Circuit provides a timely lesson reminding us that it is long past time for employers to pay all wo...

On the eve of the Final Four round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, the NCAA will be fighting a battle of its own be...

On Friday, California reenacted and expanded supplemental paid sick leave for covered absences related to COVID-19 through Sen...

As the trial got underway, pundits speculated that Sue Ann would end up with the largest divorce settlement in history.

Remember last year? The normal April 15 deadline last year was extended to July 15. That brought millions of taxpayers some re...

Study after study after study shows that peremptory challenges are used to discriminate against people of color, Batson notwit...

As the U.S. continues to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program, many employers are considering mandating vaccination to en...

Assembly Bill 3182 seeks streamline permitting for accessory dwelling unit construction as well as to limit the restrictions p...

Arash Homampour's recent op-ed opens with the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Well, the legal system is broken. Dis...

Some problems produce benefits. They can even lead to lasting improvements.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has assumed the helm of the U.S. Department of Justice at a critical time.

“Why is it that we don’t just shut down our courts?” begins the March 3 op-ed article by former judge Mary Thornton House.

A recent appellate decision will have a major impact on the approximately 300,000 licensed contractors in California. Not in a...

As the administrative state has expanded, so too has the importance of the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA ensures public scr...

Rob Wood’s treatise, “Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments,” has long been the go-to guide for tax issues surro...

When appropriate, a mediator’s proposal can be deployed to great effect. But it’s just one tool at a mediator’s disposal.

A recent appellate ruling grants an advantage to attorneys caught up in fee disputes.

There is an ongoing theory that the mind has a twofold capacity of thinking fast and thinking slow. This controversial and arg...

Good lawyers discuss the negatives with clients; but that is tough to do with some clients at the same time as billing the hou...

An appellate court upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of violating anti-wiretapping laws by filming himself with pros...

It would be the most comprehensive piece of labor legislation to be enacted since 1935, when the National Labor Relations Act ...

The U.S. Supreme Court addressed the question whether nominal damages for a past violation of legal rights satisfies the redre...

As the court held: “Trial judges deciding motions for attorney fees properly may consider whether the attorney seeking the fee...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has the potential to upend thousands of decisio...

At the end of last year, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “Merc”) began allowing trading of water futures through a new fu...

Law firm reliance on technology has opened the door for things more sinister and new cyberthreats targeting law firms may be p...

Negligence Claims Under California Law Encompass a Broader Spectrum of Conduct Than Excessive Force Claims Under the Fourth Am...

The United States is a democracy, and the majority should govern.

It is often said that picking a jury is the most important part of the trial. In the case of the Minnesota v. Chauvin, the sec...