Contemporary debates about demographic change are not new. It isn’t easy to remember the past. It also isn’t simple to interp...

Due to recent federal district court decisions in California, public employers that provide nonexempt employees who sporadical...

A recent Court of Appeal ruling deals with a case of first impression in which the validity of a premarital agreement is chall...

At the end of March, the U.S. Supreme Court reminded us that Alaska is special. Not just for its resplendent beauty and bounti...

It’s still illegal at the federal level, so where there is business — and cannabis business is thriving — what are banks to do?

We might rightly believe that to give birth to an appeal, one absolutely must file a notice of appeal. That seems like a prett...

What good is a dissenting opinion?

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Unfortunately, courts, legislatures and practitioners have struggled in developing cohesive guidelines for keeping up with the...

A recent Court of Appeal ruling held that California’s state minimum wage applies to all public employers, including charter c...

The new tax math under President Donald Trump’s tax bill can be onerous.

As the gig economy continues to expand and businesses grapple with remaining legally compliant with the ever-evolving employme...

Much of an attorney’s job is communication—but when can legal communication result in liability?

In view of their existing budgetary constraints and limited resources, superior courts are incentivized to do everything in th...

Recent attempts to defend MICRA fall short.

With an understanding of moral disengagement, one can be better equipped to respond and work with parties to reach a just reso...

Ironically, the risk of having an ineffective waiver is even greater when lawyers try to get out in front of the issue and obt...

In the first case upholding MICRA, the California Supreme Court quoted the preamble to MICRA, and it’s an important point.

This article provides background on polyfluoroalkyl substances, highlights recent regulatory developments and raises, as yet, ...

Under current regulations, employees primarily engaged in executive, administrative, or professional duties, and who receive ...

For the TL/DR audience, the takeaway from a recent trademark case brought by Converse is that when it comes to the importance ...

Regardless of one’s legal, philosophical or moral views on sex work itself, it is not difficult to conclude that something has...

Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox recently highlighted and clarified several recent U.S. Department of Justice pol...

A hodge-podge: That's the current U.S. data privacy regime.

On Tuesday, a panel of federal appellate judges considered free speech rights in the context of President Donald Trump’s well-...

Despite recent reports, MICRA’s cap on noneconomic damages passes muster under the 7th Amendment right to a civil jury trial.

The opportunity for lawyers to mediate conflicting viewpoints and interests toward some broader vision of the public interest ...

Manufacturers may soon find themselves back in the hot seat after a March 14 decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Brenda F. Harbin-Forte, a judge on the Alameda County Superior Court, has researched and written about African-American women ...

Moody's, one of the world's largest credit rating agencies, may be headed in the right direction. It announced last year that ...