Until recently, there has been an open question regarding whether homeowners have to comply with the Right to Repair Act’s pre...

With its new law, Senate Bill 1152, California puts the onus on hospitals to integrate homeless patients back into the communi...

This month, we profile Christopher P. Wesierski, the hard-charging, pick-of-the-litter dynamo of the Southern California defen...

As a law professor, I wish students would hesitate before denouncing government actions, or public officials, as “racist” or “...

Our appellate rules are pretty darn good. But they’re not perfect and can’t account for every bizarre situation.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that could force a hard reexamination of the past decade of Second Amend...

As of Jan. 1, 2019, a key component of settlement agreements in California — the release of unknown claims and waiver of Civil...

What are the ethical responsibilities of overzealous lawyers who seek to “win” at all costs (“Rambo tactics”), including the t...

On bats and rules for writing opinions, which I violate with agonizing regularity.

Our last column suggested steps that you might take to get your case heard earlier. This column will explore whether the court...

In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that the America Invents Act did not change the meaning of ...

This article provides an overview of personal injury liens including identifying the major lien types, discussing how these li...

The process by which police and prosecutors operate and enforce our laws is a matter of critical importance to a civilized soc...

The California attorney general’s office recently proposed changes to the forms and regulations regarding registration and rep...

Some wag will undoubtedly read this column’s headline and ask: “You mean we should cheat?” Yet as an NFL coach, Bill Belichick...

A few practical pointers that contract negotiators and drafters can use to ensure that, if arbitration becomes necessary, your...

In April of 1986, I stood at the conference room window of the large firm in downtown Los Angeles where I worked, numerous oth...

The NFL's position on a controversial call during the recent game between New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams warrants...

Real property tax lien investments are not without risk. When there are liens arising under federal law which attach to the re...

Last week the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case challenging a New York City gun regulation, and the court’s decision...

In addition to costing the U.S. economy $11 billion, the month-long government shutdown stalled the current darling of the com...

Federal law establishes a procedure for the president to declare a national emergency — but it doesn’t saw what an emergency is.

Two recent Supreme Court rulings on arbitration speak with one voice to announce a clear shift in the way the high court is go...

This month we’ll take a step back from takings law to discuss a strange case involving a three-inch hole installed in San Fran...

Even if Mark Twain never actually said, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over,” nowhere is this maxim better il...

Businesses should pay attention to a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the state’s unique biometric privacy law.

On Friday, the California attorney general’s office hosted a public forum at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Los Angele...

The California Supreme Court’s decision the landmark worker classification case is having a greater impact on employers than a...

And looking ahead to securities regulation priorities in 2019.

A California jurist once wisely observed, “All too often attorney fees become the tail that wags the dog in litigation.”