In 2019, the Court of Appeal (but not Supreme Court) predictably addressed many of the same general issues which come before i...

While the use of litigation finance is now well-established in the legal industry, it still garners significant attention amon...

As we transition from 2019 to 2020, we need to consider issues such as what obligation does a lawyer have when a judge or publ...

Teaching the required course in professional responsibility, an anodyne title for legal ethics, I always face the same issue a...

It sounds so simple. The Clean Water Act applies to “waters of the United States.” But a clear and consistent definition of th...

One leap forward and two missed steps

In 2019, California courts issued a number of interesting decisions on insurance issues. Three stand out.

The U.S. Supreme Court is once again being asked to determine the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

“Flavor of the Month” is a misnomer, particularly for PFAS; between a hit movie (Dark Waters) and the interest of class action...

More than 43,000 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living under the protection of California courts....

Two new laws restricting the creation and distribution of so-called “deepfake” videos – Assembly Bills 602 and 730 – will beco...

A long and complicated bill that makes key changes to the Planning and Zoning Law to remove obstacles to the processing and ap...

Bill is part of effort to increase civic engagement

Senate Bill 41 adds Section 3361 to the Civil Code stating, "Estimations, measures, or calculations of past, present, or futur...

The bill radically alters the way arbitration is handled and eliminates potential abuses to the system.

On Aug. 30, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 778 as urgent "clean-up" legislation, which went into effect immediatel...

In response to the state's housing crisis, California continues to strip local governments of their ability to regulate access...

California's Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on prot...

With the Fair Pay To Play Act, California became the first state to allow college athletes to hire sports agents and earn inco...

Senate Bill 230, authored by Senator Anna Caballero and supported by law enforcement groups, imposes policy and training requi...

Senator Bill Dodd, who represents counties hit hard by recent fires, authored Senate Bill 240, aimed to curb alleged "bad advi...

California's protection of low-income tenants got a bit more robust with the enactment of Senate Bill 329 this year.

For tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020 and before Jan. 1, 2025, California's legal cannabis businesses subject to th...

On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to agree as...

On Sept. 19, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which officially adopted the "ABC test" articulated in t...

With so much focus on Assembly Bill 5 codifying Dynamex and the extension of the statute of limitations for Fair Employment an...

California joins over 35 states that regulate private payer coverage for telehealth and 16 states, which require payment parit...

On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, effective as of Jan. 1. ...

The signing of Assembly Bill 1482 is considered the most significant policy change for residential landlords and tenants in Ca...

Assembly Bill 1564, which clarifies the required methods for consumers to submit requests for personal information, was part o...