In his new book, "Left to the Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Bargain That Broke Adolf Hitler and Saved My Mother," Loyola Law Sch...

Mediation can be an extremely constructive and fulfilling process resulting in a mutually agreeable resolution. However, resol...

Attorney-at-large Julie Kessler spoke to the Bailiff, Sir Richard John Collas, in his chambers in the Bailiwick earlier this ...

Judge Waddington runs through some of the most recent 9th Circuit cases that have been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Percentage-based legal representation has long-been an accepted method by which most ordinary consumers obtain legal represent...

During a speech delivered last month at the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Assistant Attor...

In recent years, the number of foreign companies litigating in China has surged with progressively more positive outcomes. The...

Unfortunately, lawyers are seldom taught or trained in how best to communicate (other than with a jury or judge in the ultimat...

The Northern District of California comprehensively updated its Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements on Nov. 1, 20...

In one of its early decisions this term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to give us all a lesson in the proper use of the Engli...

A recent appellant ruling is a good review for both civil and criminal practitioners of the nuances of admissibility of docume...

On Nov. 21, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury issued Proposed Regulations Section 20.2010-1 to provide g...

Last week, the California Court of Appeal rejected a challenge to California’s new immunization law. In June 2015, California’...

It has been quite a long time since I reviewed the iPad Pro. With the recent introduction of iPad Pro 12.9 and 11-inch, it is ...

While significant steps have been taken to protect both the interests of the entertainment industry and of the minors employed...

In a unanimous opinion issued earlier this year, the California Supreme Court made a major change in our state’s law in the ar...

A recent ruling demonstrates that multiple tests for independent contractor status continue.

While the cause of natural disasters is beyond our control, and stopping foreign governments’ malicious cyberattacks is daunti...

Notices of appeal can get you less than you might think

Welcome to the brave new world of legal ethics and professional responsibility.

Legal services tend to fall into three general categories when it comes to estimating fees: the “almost certainly” predictable...

With apologies for various maritime metaphors, here are some examples of mediation buzzkill and ways to avoid it.

Emotionally charged decisions made in response to the receipt of a claim rarely end well.

The July 2018 California bar exam overall pass rate of 40.7 percent, the lowest in 60 years, has renewed intense discussion of...

Social media has revolutionized the way people communicate, socialize and stay in touch. In terms of users, the social media r...

A little-known subset of local government law is the law that applies to special districts, like cemeteries.

Past retirement age and still talking about growing up.

The reform law, as written, appears to repeal the second-degree felony-murder rule altogether.

For those of us who thought it couldn’t get much worse for consumers and employees, the 11th Circuit just decided to kick it u...

The State Bar of California is embarking on a comprehensive review of the discipline system for bias, including racial, ethnic...