People new to the cannabis industry often think that marijuana is simply “legal in California.” That’s only partially true; ma...

In the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, so-called “Red Flag” laws, now in force in 17 states, are becoming a ...

When lawyers and their former clients are sued for malicious prosecution, it is necessary to determine applicable statutes of ...

You may have heard of the recent decision out of the 2nd Circuit that addressed the First Amendment implications of the presid...

The 9th Circuit said that the “Blurred Lines case” was just one case. They said that it would not affect other cases. Many sai...

Today, over 1,000 Californian bar applicants each year achieve a score that would qualify them to practice law in New York, Te...

Are we in the midst of a similar trend in formal legal writing, relaxing the use of contractions? Are the few judicial contrac...

Governor Newsom recently approved a bill that modifies several California laws health care, including financial eligibility re...

Elderly Californians and their families turn to 24-hour care facilities during their greatest time of need. Twenty-four hour c...

The case most often cited by insurers for their position that “arising out of” exclusions should be read broadly does not supp...

When it comes to appeals, it's best to dance with the one that brung ya.

When higher education is reduced to return on investment, that decision requires an explanation. The assignment is to watch a ...

As aptly stated by the California Supreme Court, “[i]t is doubtful the average homeowner realizes tree trimming can require a ...

The state law privilege protecting tax returns from disclosure noted the July 31 story titled “Tax return bill, aimed at the p...

In the long run, we are all dead, so why worry about the problems that have a slow burn and won’t impact the firm for a while?...

August — the month that many of my readers are on vacation. So why write an August column? Other columnists take off a month o...

We send them there. We break them. Then we take away their benefits.

Starring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trusty sidekick Professor Plato

“Find me an expert who lacks expertise.” While this may sound like an oxymoron, it is not an uncommon request when a law firm ...

This week the California Supreme Court announced the test for class "ascertainability" under California law: A class is ascert...

In recent weeks, one of the most hotly debated topics has been the treatment of Internal Revenue Code Section 1231 gains inves...

Conventional wisdom about local control notwithstanding, the acute need to increase housing production in California appears f...

The False Claims Act has served as the principal tool for combatting fraud in government programs since the Civil War and, if ...

This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that exposes the complications inherent in determining the “habitual reside...

In special needs divorce, over-stressed primary caregivers can be pressured and bullied during a divorce to accept less than ...

There are important reasons for defendants to be wary that they may have to pay plaintiff’s legal fees. There also are ways th...

Recently, the California Court of Appeal held that there was ample evidence to support a finding that an insurer’s regional li...

By the end of August, more than 10,000 taxpayers will receive letters, targets the IRS says it obtained through various ongoin...

Our country can uphold both national security and its commitment to refugee protection. Indeed, it's done exactly that for dec...

While Hollywood certainly has a way with appearances making it seem that every movie made is a smashing success, the reality i...