Technology, Insurance
Will insurance coverage be kicked to the curb for state-sponsored cyberattacks?
By Richard DeNatale
As state-sponsored cyberattacks grow more disruptive, insurers are expanding the War Exclusion to deny coverage even in peacet...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights
Supreme Court rejects heightened standard in reverse discrimination cases
By Juan C. Enjamio, Meredith Gregston
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Ames v. Ohio that Title VII protects all workers equally, striking down the extr...
Law Practice, Class Action
The end of the golden era: Class Actions, PAGA and the future of wage and hour litigation
By Kelsey M. Szamet, Eric B. Kingsley
Wage and hour litigation has changed dramatically, shaped by the proliferation of arbitration, mega firms' growth, and the nee...
California law firms launch in many ways--from small local teams to all-in partner groups or relocated home-office squads. Suc...
Law Practice
Attorneys riding the wave of Southern California's legal growth
By Todd G. Friedland
Southern California's booming legal market demands law firms embrace innovation, holistic well-being, and strategic talent ret...
Technology, Law Practice
AI finds new footing in California's legal landscape
By Evan Pitchford
Despite its rocky introduction to the legal profession, generative AI is rapidly becoming integral to both the practice of law...
Law Practice
Law firm associate attrition and hiring: What's really happening in California and beyond
By Fiona S. Trevelyan
New data reveals surprising patterns in who's leaving law firms, when they're jumping ship, and where they're going
Law Practice
Entering the California market: Strategic expansion amid shifting ground
By Sarah Morris
California's legal market has shifted from flashy, large-scale launches to a strategic, measured expansion focused on targeted...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Navigating Kaiser Permanente's arbitration process
By Mark Pierce
When patients bring claims against Kaiser Permanente in California, they face a unique and complex arbitration system--one bor...
Civil Procedure
When and how to use deposition testimony in court
By Collin P. Wedel, Lauren M. De Lilly
Approaching depositions with trial in mind gives counsel an advantage--whether through testimony from unavailable witnesses, i...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Balancing the basin: Mono Lake's legal legacy and California's water future
By Roberto Escobar
National Audubon reframed water rights as conditional privileges, establishing that environmental values are core cri...
Constitutional Law
Does the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' violate the Byrd Rule?
By Selwyn D. Whitehead
The Trump administration's sweeping "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" may be doomed to fail because it illegally stuffs non-budgeta...
President Trump's second-term immigration agenda marks a sharp escalation from his first, with an aggressive revival of civil ...
In mediation, talk of "good faith" and "bad faith" often serves more to posture or vilify than to promote resolution--what tru...
Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care & Hospital Law
IV failures: A growing malpractice concern for healthcare providers
By Russ Nassof
With IV failure rates as high as 50%, healthcare providers face growing malpractice exposure as routine procedures turn into c...
International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
China launches International Mediation Institute in Hong Kong to expand legal clout
By Xinying Huang
The launch of the International Mediation Institute in Hong Kong marks a symbolic yet significant step for China in asserting ...
Immigration
The shape of our state: Built by immigrants, broken by amnesia
By Elana R. Levine
What is happening in Los Angeles today is not unprecedented--and if we ignore the lessons of our past, including the vital rol...
Letters
'No coffee for Jews': At Jerusalem Coffee House, Jews aren't just turned away--they're openly harassed
By Baruch C. Cohen
The DOJ has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Oakland's Jerusalem Coffee House, accusing it of antisemitic discrimination a...
Immigration
From garment raids to Guard boots: Los Angeles and the limits of power
By Allan Lee Dollison
Citing a rarely used statute and without the governor's request--President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops f...
U.S. Supreme Court, Evidence
How SCOTUS' Ames v. Ohio ruling could reshape California's AB 7 admissions policy
By Ashlee Reece-Walker
The Supreme Court's decision eliminates extra burdens for majority-group plaintiffs, casting new doubt on California's Assembl...
Military Law, Civil Rights
Transgender troops endure policy rollercoaster
By Eileen C. Moore
From banned to welcomed to banned again, transgender troops have faced five different policies in just nine years--and the leg...
Entertainment & Sports, Contracts
Resetting the rules: What a presidential commission could mean for college athletes
By Frank N. Darras
A potential presidential commission could finally bring order to the chaotic world of college athletics, where conflicting sta...
In the aftermath of devastating wildfires and mounting litigation, Los Angeles faces a critical need for accelerated legal res...
President Trump's April 2025 executive order targeting disparate impact liability in discrimination claims may weaken federal ...
Letters
Congress sidestepped long-standing legal rulemaking process
By William Slomanson
The congressional budget bill bypassed the established multi-branch review process required for changing federal civil procedu...
Tax, LA Fires
Rebuilding after wildfire means knowing the tax rules
By Robert W. Wood, Alex Z. Brown
Wildfire victims may be able to reduce, delay, or avoid paying taxes on insurance or settlement proceeds--especially if the fi...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Elon Musk exits Washington: Reform deferred, lessons unlearned
By Xinying Huang
Elon Musk's abrupt exit from Washington marks the collapse of a bold but controversial reform push, highlighting both the resi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Switching lawyers: Ways attorneys can manage risk when taking over in the middle of a case
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
When stepping into an active case, replacement counsel must take deliberate steps--such as reviewing deadlines, understanding ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
District attorneys do not protect prosecutors and victims from conflicts
By Antonio R. Sarabia II
Despite spending significant resources to support victims, district attorney offices often fail to address serious ethical ris...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How to use experts effectively in mediation
By Robert S. Mann
In mediation, experts should serve not as adversarial advocates but as collaborative problem-solvers-clarifying technical issu...