This week, the 9th Circuit struck down a similar law in Hawaii.

There are only about 200 words in the English language borrowed directly from Sanskrit, including three of my favorites: pajam...

It’s easy to remember wages, since you receive a Form W-2. Yet a variety of events can give you taxable income even though you...

A major issue over the last several years has been application of the Supreme Court’s decisions dealing with the exaction of p...

Social media has allowed us to be more connected, and thankfully the courts and legislature are limiting businesses and the go...

The Supreme Court's holding in Lucia does not touch the still larger, also persistent questions of fundamental fairness -- the...

Much media attention has focused on Kavanagh’s positions in cases involving abortion, health care and presidential powers, but...

In today's world of the internet, social media and anonymous leaks to the press, NDAs can be difficult to enforce.

The FDA's approval signals growing acceptance of cannabis, but increasing federal control could harm consumers and the industry.

Many historians view our country as tumbling through five to six distinct eras in our two-party system. Perhaps it is time for...

Defense attorneys in California often are ignoring statutes enacted specifically to help our veterans transition back into pro...

In light of the legislative trend in this area, isn’t it reasonable to wonder whether a cause of action for bullying can be fa...

On July 18, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 766 into law, adding several sections to the Code of Civil Procedure to permit...

Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer recently wrote to express his concern over Assembly Bill 1810.

In overturning a defense verdict, the decision reinforces sexual harassment victims' rights to present their evidence at trial.

In my nearly 40 years as a writs attorney in the 2nd District Court of Appeal, I saw a flood of petitions that made two fatal ...

A survey examining the May 2017 to July 2018 timeframe revealed 220 appellate opinions (published and unpublished), with 152 f...

If you do not think those things affect Supreme Court decisions and that each of the nine justices approaches each case with a...

Not every seizure falls within the confines of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.

Is disparate treatment based on race a real or imagined construct facing attorneys of color? And how should an attorney respon...

Lawyers, clients, judges and juries all must pay taxes. And with both federal and California tax changes today, tax worries ar...

Remote prescribing is a viable telemedicine tool to combat the opioid epidemic but faces legal barriers in federal and state l...

The regulated cannabis industry entered into an important new phase this month, presenting a new round of challenges and costs...

Assembly Bill 2770 expands existing law concerning privileged communications to include communications by former employers dea...

The San Francisco court needs to change its practice of disallowing no-contest pleas. It’s the fair, humane and just way to al...

While it has long been the rule that a California employer must pay all final wages upon an employee’s termination, it has bec...

Artificial intelligence is being used in the legal profession in a number of ways, including helping lawyers to perform resear...

In Jameson v. Desta, the California Supreme Court has now told the superior sourts that they must provide official court repor...

While textbooks and practice guides are useful, there simply is no substitute for trial experience to learn the art of evaluat...

The proliferation of these fun, mobile vehicles presents several challenges from a legal standpoint.