Transportation, Tax
What impact will the new tax law have on business aviation?
By John T. Van Geffen
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has quickly reshaped business and individual tax incentives for aircraft usage.
Real Estate/Development, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Costa-Hawkins and the future of rent control in California
By Joseph Tobener, Rahman Popal
It is not a coincidence that the effort to overturn the law comes in the wake of an unprecedented housing crisis.
Criminal, Constitutional Law
Distant relatives aren't the only ones looking for your DNA on genealogy sites -- law enforcement is looking, too
By Jennifer Lynch
In the excitement over the Golden State Killer, we shouldn't lose sight of the urgent need for legal rules to govern access to...
Letters, Government, Criminal
Actually, some LWOPP prisoners have been paroled
By Michael Ogul
I am writing to correct a mistake I made in my guest column of April 30, 2018, “What’s It Mean to be DA?”
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Video game cheat leads to copyright infringement suit
By Dan D. Nabel
Does using cheating software in a video game create an unauthorized “derivative work”?
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Your work is just another business transaction
By Bryan Lazarski
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems is a nasty blow to the nation’s workforce, which relies on the class action me...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Divorcing the message from the messenger
By Brian M. Hoffstadt
Napoleon is probably not the one to lead a Ted talk about how to win a land war in Europe, but should the approach be any diff...
Letters, Insurance, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Insurance bill needs to provide more protection
By Jon B. Eisenberg
I have proposed to the committee that Senate Bill 1291 be amended to require out-of-state adjusters to complete a short train...
Insurance
Specific-risk title insurance: Something new under the sun?
By Robert C. Barnes
A handful of European reinsurance companies and some title insurers in turn have been offering to their insureds, the ability ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court’s bizarre summary reversal in Kisela v Hughes
By Scott J. Street
As Chief Justice John Roberts likes to remind us, federal judges are very busy (he should see the dockets that California stat...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ruling explores when an admission is not an admission
By Michael H. Leb
The 9th Circuit recently issue a ruling in an ADA case, but the interesting part of the holding is how it highlights the impor...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
State high court is poised to resolve a split under Iskanian
By Gregory W. Knopp, Jonathan P. Slowik
In recent months, the Court of Appeal has issued two conflicting decisions regarding whether the Iskanian rule extends to such...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
Searches, seizures and independent state grounds
By David Aram Kaiser
In the area of search and seizure is pretty much dead, so-called California Constitutionalism is pretty much dead.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Medicare Secondary Payer Act: personal liability cases
By Karen A. Feld
Personal injury attorneys who have cases where the claimant is a Medicare beneficiary need to have a basic understanding of Me...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Getting it right in elder abuse cases
By George R. Kindley
Plaintiff advocates need to know how to handle the Winn decision.
As American actress Meghan Markle prepares wed Britain’s Prince Harry over the weekend, most people probably were not focused ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Nominees refuse to endorse Brown v. Board of Education
By Rodney K. Nickens
The confirmation of these nominees would be a tremendous blow to the legacy of this crucial case, which has touched the lives ...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
We haven’t heard the last on trade dress precedent
By Brian M. Wheeler
In a recent case the 9th Circuit provided some guidance to practitioners of how to establish irreparable harm beyond mere evid...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Time to raise the max amount in controversy in limited civil cases?
By Eric R. Reed
It is increasingly difficult for California attorneys to propose a limited civil action as a viable option for any case fallin...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
The last frontier of ADR: appellate mediation
By Ignazio Ruvolo
I urge those of you engaged in appellate work to join the burgeoning army of legal pioneers exploring and “settling” this last...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Books
The right of publicity in the age of the internet
By Jennifer Rothman
Who controls how one's identity is used by others in the internet age? Loyola Law Professor Jennifer Rothman tackles the quest...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Truly communicating with clients
By David M. Majchrzak, Heather L. Rosing
The failure to effectively communicate is often at the center of malpractice or disciplinary complaints.
Getting it right in elder abuse cases
By George R. Kindley
Plaintiff advocates need to know how to handle the Winn decision.
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit gives patent venue win to defendants
By Ben M. Davidson
On May 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the burden of establishing proper venue under Section 1...
Civil Litigation, Construction, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court mends split on contractor-subcontractor disputes
By Garret D. Murai
It's been a roller coaster. But the ride appears to be over.
Civil Litigation, Government, Contracts
Statistical sampling lowers bar for plaintiffs in false claims cases
By Robert T. Rhoad, Matthew W. Turetzky
Despite high stakes and legal issues that have long been well defined, the courts are far from reaching consensus as to when s...
International Law, Intellectual Property, Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Say no to trade wars, say yes to blockchain
By James Cooper
Chinese innovators look to U.S. leadership and partnership as the world’s most complex problems are solved through joint techn...
There are plenty of crypto-related startups, some of which have gotten quite big and quite valuable. That means options, cryp...
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
First in nation requirement for solar in new homes
By Brian J. Nese, Sarah E. Kozal
Earlier this month the California Energy Commission adopted new building standards that will require new construction projects...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Net neutrality and Michael Cohen: Ironic, don’t you think?
By Anita Taff-Rice
Three U.S. senators are examining whether AT&T may have engaged in a “pay for play” arrangement to buy influence or to ach...