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As client files, emails, medical records, videos, photos and case materials continue to grow, firms need to understand what th...

California's proposed Billionaire Tax Act presents estate planners with significant challenges, including retroactive applicat...

Los Angeles Superior Court is carefully evaluating AI as a research tool, but human judicial officers--not machines--will alwa...

California's strict subjective standard for the "expected or intended" insurance defense gives policyholders powerful argument...

Modern trucking litigation requires attorneys to identify, preserve and understand digital vehicle and fleet data early to avo...

Why starting to draft early, while first impressions are fresh, can help shape a strong argument outline and concise introduct...

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AI watermarks will make the profession's comfortable script--AI for research, brainstorming and editing, but never drafting--u...

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The State Bar offers California attorneys a range of educational tools, guidance and support to help them comply with client t...

As remote work expands, FEHA's retaliation protections extend beyond the physical workplace, requiring California employers an...

AB 931 strengthens protections for California consumers by restricting attorney fee sharing with nonlawyers and imposing new d...

Discharged attorneys may retain a right to fees, but lawyers who withdraw can lose that right. Understanding when lien rights ...

Employers should recognize that seemingly neutral workplace policies can disadvantage employees with invisible disabilities an...

Plaintiffs' counsel who master the law governing defense mental examinations can limit unwarranted examinations and obtain the...

Confidence helps lawyers try cases. Certitude makes them misread risk, misprice settlement and mistake compromise for surrender.

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Tesla's camera-only driving system and electronic door handles share the same dangerous design philosophy: abandoning proven r...