On May 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the burden of establishing proper venue under Section 1...

It's been a roller coaster. But the ride appears to be over.

Despite high stakes and legal issues that have long been well defined, the courts are far from reaching consensus as to when s...

Chinese innovators look to U.S. leadership and partnership as the world’s most complex problems are solved through joint techn...

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Earlier this month the California Energy Commission adopted new building standards that will require new construction projects...

Three U.S. senators are examining whether AT&T may have engaged in a “pay for play” arrangement to buy influence or to ach...

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I find myself appreciating quiet as I would not have anticipated before reaching 51 years of age.

I worry that judicial independence is too abstract a value to resonate with most voters. That is why the burden falls on lawye...

Misguided attorney aligns himself with insurance industry in opposing bill.

This month, Tesla released its 2018 first quarter financials, with horrid results. In the first three months of the year, Tesl...

The insurance industry has found it challenging to insure cyber data. Cryptocurrencies present even more challenges.

With a goal of fueling long-term private sector investment in low-income urban and rural communities, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Ac...

The Supreme Court should reject the National Labor Relations Board’s interpretation of the FAA and ensure arbitration agreemen...

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The Founding Fathers could not possibly have anticipated bullying in cyberspace. But they did appreciate, and protected, the r...

Learn how the 9th Circuit’s en banc opinion in Rizo v. Yovino both clarifies and complicates the question.

If the Legislature can move a bill like SB 917 to shore up coverage for landslides, can it also move to give more teeth to Ins...

Why is the insurance commissioner sponsoring a bill that would make it easier for insurance companies to shortchange homeowner...

Even if a subpoenaing party has complied with the notice procedures, there may be other reasons that a CPA may not be able to ...

Only time will tell whether scooter-share companies will have to face the regulatory music.

There is a time and place for revealing the bottom line, but it’s usually at the very end, not the very start of mediation or ...

If a shipment originates out of state or out of the country and is transported into California, for example, and then from the...

Over the past few years, the festival industry has grown exponentially — and with that so too has the scope of radius clauses ...

It turns out that what may appear unlikely or uncommon is quite usual in partner departures, and some circumstances that may b...

Under a claims-made-and-reported policy, the consequences of a delay in reporting can be disastrous, namely a complete loss of...

Aside from the legislative activity (or inactivity), there remains a heightened sensitivity to the use of eminent domain by pu...

The simplicity of the employee classification test recently announced by the state high court is something of a double-edged s...