Amid all the adversity, some attorneys may unfortunately be tempted to make a bad decision.

The current year has developed in surprising ways for most of us. With an election looming and governments dealing with the ef...

The tax code is chock full of penalties, so you always want to behave reasonably and in good faith. One of the biggest and mos...

The Judicial Council’s elimination of its unlawful detainer moratorium forced the California Legislature to take urgent action...

Sometimes you can see a train wreck coming a mile away. Design Built Systems v. Sorokine is one of those cases. It also happen...

A thought-provoking vision that the future of law might entail a Legal Singularity encompassing the elimination of legal uncer...

Legislation promising in the first months of 2020 lost steam as priorities shifted to COVID-19 relief bills. But animal prote...

In resolving a dispute over Stanislaus County’s blanket exemption of water well construction permits from review under the Cal...

The hotshot fighter pilots of “Top Gun” are all about speed — fast jets, fast motorcycles, and fast “friends” who haven’t “los...

Two recent bills that amended Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and Stop En...

Given the state’s woeful performance safeguarding residents’ rights, Health and Safety Code Section 1430(b) litigation has bee...

A just society holds people accountable for what they do; it does not punish them for what they look like or where they may ha...

Recent COVID-19 travel restrictions have created risk of additional corporate income tax liabilities and filing obligations fo...

A party who prevails at trial in a civil action must often wait years as the case winds through the appellate process before e...

Once you have taken the important step of deciding to sell your company, a business owner must face the reality that the inner...

Despite the COVID-19 setback to the economy, the stock market continues to set records, demonstrating the resilience of U.S. b...

On May 6, the Department of Education issued the new final Title IX regulations with a firm deadline of Aug. 14 for educators ...

Compared to plaintiffs’ counsel, those on the defense side rarely share anything with each other. The plaintiffs’ bar has blog...

Can a plaintiff ever be taxed on more money than they receive? To anyone but a tax lawyer, it sounds like a crazy question. Su...

The 9th Circuit’s decision in Monster Energy Co. v. City Beverages LLC will have significant implications for the enforceabili...

Online courts will both preserve justice and enhance justice, doing so via the prudent utilization of virtual hearings, plus a...

In 2018, the State Bar of California overhauled the rules of professional ethics. One major rule change provides an additional...

During the government lockdown, now more than ever, society is increasingly reliant on music, films and podcasts. We now have ...

The California Supreme Court has confirmed that the maximum monetary recovery available against skilled nursing facilities und...

Consider this. If the state of California, among the strictest jurisdictions in the nation, already requires safety testing (...

The decision, which sweeps aside circuit precedent and expands the scope of the Second Amendment, is ripe for en banc review.

Does success require an alleged monopolist to do business with a competitor that wants to sell mobile apps to IOS and Android ...

In June, the Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals progra...

The constitutional due process implications of giving prosecutors discretion to investigate and charge women for engaging in a...

Earlier this month, the California Court of Appeal became the latest court to address whether an online retailer may be held s...