The Freedom to Contract Camp vs. the Concerned Camp

California lawmakers have made pay equity a top priority and passed many related laws.

The latest term of the Supreme Court began with the high court answering the peculiar question of whether the Government can r...

Despite a recent Court of Appeal ruling, uncertainty persists regarding Dynamex retroactivity

As the plaintiff attorney in Madrigal v. Allstate Indemnity Co. (not the one who drafted the policy limits demand to Allstate)...

While AB 5 may answer classification issues arising under state law, the new law’s possible application in National Labor Rela...

The point I try to impress upon students is it takes preparation. Even after 25 years in the classroom, I still need to review...

States as a matter of state law may “require” electors to cast their vote according to the popular vote in the state. But what...

What should companies expect to see from the European Commission in terms of comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations?

I thought it important to point out a few things in a recent article that are misleading in the description of what the bill d...

When it comes to getting a new client’s complete file, you can’t always get what you want, but, in the words of the Rolling St...

On Nov. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that will decide the future application of the federal Cle...

Proposed changes to Rule 5.4 could open the door to nonlawyer investment in, and ownership of law firms, non-law firms providi...

As the scientific probe into these injuries continue, the legal ramifications surrounding the sale and manufacture of vaping p...

In the first major revision to the United States Bankruptcy Code in almost 15 years, Congress recently enacted the Small Busin...

In her Oct. 2 commentary (“Bar proposals will upend legal profession”), Erin Joyce makes several assertions about the State Ba...

How to stay golden when migrating from the Golden State

Both of these occupations are just about obsolete, like human computers as performing calculations for NASA to put a man on th...

California is on the brink of passing one of the most comprehensive bills on incarceration and detention in the country. Assem...

The trauma of jail can set veterans on a backward course

What impacts have they had on civil trade secret litigation in the Northern District of California?

Cannabis sales are safe from potential tariff wars as the international transportation of cannabis is not yet approved. Many c...

Review factors that federal prosecutors consider when determining whether to bring criminal trade secret theft charges.

California's longstanding emphasis on employee mobility and unique skepticism of most noncompete agreements is well-known. Sti...

The inevitable disclosure doctrine infers improper use and/or disclosure of a former employer’s trade secrets from the circums...

Companies rely on trade secrets for competitive advantage. Theft of those assets hurts them by empowering competitors who have...

Why patent subject matter eligibility has innovators thinking about trade secrets.

Sometimes small cases hit the big stage. Rotkiske v. Klemm began with a debt collection agency filing a complaint in Philadelp...

Today’s employers face new challenges regarding their employees’ use of social media that raise important compliance issues. S...