In 1965, the California Supreme Court decided the landmark case Albers v. County of Los Angeles, which established the strict ...

Public higher education has become a shadow of its former self.

We all know that it is unethical for an attorney to file a clearly frivolous case, but the law as enforced is less clear on th...

In a stark reversal from the panel decision, the en banc 9th Circuit held that settling parties are not required to conduct a ...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marc D. Gross made history on June 5 by becoming the first state court judge to decide...

Navigating the process is no simple matter: There are many technical nuances that create pitfalls for the unwary. A recent Cal...

Employers Beware: In a cautionary tale to employers, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employers defending harassment claims un...

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board recently held in an en banc decision that multiple factors, some of which are entirely...

“The Trial of Jacky Ruby,” by John Kaplan and Jon Waltz, dissects the transcripts and the trial record from the infamous Ruby ...

Last month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule which would terminate housing assistance...

The times they are a-changin’ for Family Code Section 217 evidentiary hearings. The new rules: Be diligent, proactive and very...

On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion announcing the criteria for determining when a court may hold a creditor i...

Attorneys who ignore billing problems when they arise not only make things harder on themselves in collecting fees, but also c...

Worrier as I may be, mishaps can happen if you don’t read the directions. James Zenovic, for example, didn’t read the directio...

Looking for an exciting career opportunity? Focus on innovative technologies and emerging business sectors. Because they prese...

The thing that strikes me today is that when I was actually doing internships in law firms, I never considered what my own pra...

After I graduated law school, and throughout my career, my Mother has sent me near-daily notes with inspiring quotes and words...

Background checks may take a variety of forms, but common examples include criminal records checks, litigation history, and dr...

While bills aiming to expand paid sick leave, expand certain leave of absence rights, and protect the employment of medical ma...

California constitutional and statutory provisions, judicial precedent, and attorney general opinions show that a governor can...

How is arbitration working for California employees? The consensus among plaintiffs' lawyers is that it favors employers, cons...

While Nieves v. Bartlett involved an allegation of retaliatory arrest, the 9th Circuit’s approach in such cases is similar to ...

One might assume the home front would carefully guard the parental rights of those who serve or have served in our armed force...

What responsibilities do U.S. public companies have to prevent theft of company funds through cybercrime? Recent Securities an...

We are at an interesting crossroads: Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions gave employers the green light to use mandatory arbit...

SB 51, which passed by a 35-1 vote on May 21, would allow for the creation of state-chartered cannabis banks or credit unions ...

Recently state and federal courts alike have expanded the interpretation of California law to void not only covenants not to c...

Here at Exceptionally Appealing, we assume that the appellate bar is a cut above the ordinary, and therefore far less likely t...

Sometimes we fail to distinguish between discriminating based on bias on the one hand and being discriminating in the sense of...

The year is 2026. I managed to snag an interview with the president.