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Civil Litigation, Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory

For too long, the system has been rigged against FTC defendants in asset freeze cases.


Military Law, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Family

Many veterans believe that government benefits are only available if they were wounded in combat or suffer from a disability r...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

Precedent and the Roberts court

Jun. 19, 2019
By Erwin Chemerinsky

What weight will the Roberts court give to precedent? No issue is more important for the future of issues such as abortion rig...


Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory

Suits claim Amazon Echo illegally recorded children

Jun. 19, 2019
By Anita Taff-Rice

Two class actions filed earlier this month allege that Amazon’s smart speaker technology, Alexa, installed on Amazon’s Echo an...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice

For me, the top issues facing plaintiffs’ attorneys in 2019 are finding ways to encourage women trial lawyers to realize their...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment

A concerning trend in employment discrimination cases

Jun. 19, 2019
By Carney R. Shegerian

A concerning reliance on an isolated 2014 California Eastern District case, Foster v. Bank of America, has found its way into ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice

As trial lawyers we see ourselves as warriors for our clients’ cause. Gladiators fighting for justice. The courtroom is our ba...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Assembly Bill 5 at the end of last year, which would codify the Supreme Court’s ABC test and apply in contexts beyond just cla...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution

A bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Assembly Bill 51, would ensure employees have the option of taking their wor...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice

Jury selection tips in this charged political climate

Jun. 19, 2019
By Gregory L. Bentley, Matthew W. Clark

Ultimately, the process of jury selection -- and the views, thoughts, and positions of prospective jurors -- is one of the mos...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice

Plaintiffs’ law in 2019: A particular set of skills

Jun. 19, 2019
By Niall P. McCarthy

Practicing law as a plaintiffs’ lawyer in 2019 requires a very particular set of skills. Trial dates are further away, settlem...


Civil Litigation, Insurance

The postclaim underwriting trap

Jun. 19, 2019
By William M. Shernoff

For years insurance companies have had a practice of denying claims or rescinding policies on the basis that policyholders mis...


Family, Criminal

Strategic decisions to minimize risks in domestic violence actions

Jun. 19, 2019
By Lisa H. Meyer, Marie A. LaMolinara

With so many considerations at play, of paramount importance is ensuring the time is taken to engage in detailed strategic dec...


Civil Litigation

The problem has been so serious and so frequent that the U.S. Department of Labor began keeping statistics on skylight fall de...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice

Justice Carol A. Corrigan by the numbers

Jun. 18, 2019
By Kirk Jenkins

Today, we’re continuing our series of analytics-driven profiles of each justice of the California Supreme Court in order of le...


Law Practice, Law Office Management

Law firm management, fantasy baseball style

Jun. 18, 2019
By David L. Osias

Many baseball fans grew up learning about statistics like Batting Average, Runs-Batted-In and Home Runs. These were the Triple...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

When drafting choice-of-venue clauses, check a map

Jun. 18, 2019
By Karin Bohmholdt

The wrinkle in a recent 9th Circuit case? Although there is, of course, a federal courthouse serving Linn County, and cases fi...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

The struggle to promote civility in the profession is a never-ending one, and we should be thankful that Justice Bedsworth und...


Tax, Civil Litigation

Altera redux—Will it get another bite at the APA?

Jun. 18, 2019
By Peter J. Connors

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit issued its new opinion in Altera v. Commissioner. Like last year’s opinion, which was subs...


Community News

LA-ABOTA program update

Jun. 18, 2019
By James R. Rosen

You won't find a better close-up audience experience to hone your trial skills than by watching and hearing the state's very b...


The FCC recently adopted a declaratory ruling allowing carriers to automatically opt consumers into call blocking programs. Th...


Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Preserve LA’s Dispute Resolution Program

Jun. 17, 2019
By Amy Alkon

For 30 years -- since Avis Ridley-Thomas founded it in 1989 -- the Dispute Resolution Program has been providing free mediatio...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice

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


Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court

Justices appear split on how to address Brady/Pitchess tension

Jun. 17, 2019
By Steven P. Graham, Jacob Madden

The California Supreme Court heard oral argument on June 5 in a case that has the potential to be the next significant change ...


Civil Rights, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution

In the last days of May two opinions were filed that explained and changed some of the rules for arbitration under the Mandato...


Civil Litigation, Criminal

The realities of court reporting in the 21st century

Jun. 17, 2019
By Martin H. Block

Digital reporting has shown that it can effectively fill the gap caused by inadequate numbers of shorthand reporters and keep ...


Civil Litigation

The deluge of digital evidence

Jun. 14, 2019
By Michael D. Schwartz

Key considerations to take into account when evaluating digital media evidence for a case.


Civil Litigation, Government

Legislature weighs bill inspired by elder residents abandoned during wildfires

Jun. 14, 2019
By Brian S. Kabateck, Katherine A. Bruce

One of the most heartbreaking cases of elderly abandonment happened in the midst of the Tubbs wildfire that raced through Sono...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

The advantages of co-mediation

Jun. 14, 2019
By Suzanne K. Emge, Derek J. Emge

More attorneys are realizing is that the best “mediator” is often the best co-mediators.


Government

Arming teachers?

Jun. 14, 2019
By William Slomanson

As a former military shooting expert, I have a fear of guns — in the hands of fellow educators. In the aftermath of the 2018 s...