The purpose of this series of articles is to show you what steps to take when contacted by the State Bar. While this might see...

Ethical lawyer advertising can be like a high-wire act.

This article discusses causes of action for the wrongful destruction of trees, including a measure of damage that remains unte...

The death of federal court deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous regulations, commonly known as Auer doctrine, has ...

Last week the governor signed Assembly Bill 1361, which will add Section 695.215 to the Code of Civil Procedure, clarifying th...

In the last year, litigation involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has spiked across the nation. To date this litigati...

The Central District’s Conviction and Sentence Alternatives works, but since its inception fewer than 500 defendants have been...

As more and more states go green, the higher the likelihood that cannabis companies will need to engage a union. In particular...

On July 3, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shook the world of online commerce when it held in a 2-to-1 opinion that Amaz...

In early 2018, the California Supreme Court changed the way California businesses approach the use of independent contractors ...

In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements do not violate the Natio...

The California Supreme Court, after having been petitioned by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to answer this question, h...

Recent California laws and regulations provide protections for transgender and non-binary employees, ranging from expanding t...

But was this the correct policy choice? It should be noted that the Burlage holding never really “caught on” as a successful b...

All employers should be prepared and plan ahead for unexpected illicit behavior of their employees. The criminal detention of ...

California has undertaken an ambitious initiative designed to enhance privacy protections for consumers — which includes emplo...

Nearly three years after California voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing the recreational use of cannabis, and mor...

For many California companies, summer brings a fresh crop of young and enthusiastic interns eager to improve their future empl...

Until recently, employee nonsolicitation provisions were believed to be the last post-employment restrictive covenant that Ca...

Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery did an about face and upheld a Delaware choice-of-law provision in an employment agre...

Chesa Boudin, who is running to be San Francisco’s next district attorney, says he supports restoring parolee voting rights to...

California has just passed legislation prohibiting discrimination against “traits historically associated with race … includin...

Moo! When public figures have a cow, they all too often come down with a case of mad lawsuit disease

Be warned: the moving party in a Family Law matter can lose their motion, as well as be sanctioned for their requested relief.

It is important to be prepared for curve balls life can throw, including, your spouse coming home unexpectedly and telling you...

United States District Judge Manuel L. Real was in his eighth of what would be 53 controversial years on the Central District ...

A lawyer should strongly consider that with every question asked and work with a client to feel when to admit, deny, attempt ...

National attention has increasingly focused on the proper role of antitrust law in regulating labor markets. Much has been wri...

The Legislative Analyst’s Office that serves as the California Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor recently pu...

According to data from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey Global Institute, AI is expected to create as many as 133 million...