If the movement is to succeed, we may need to address, and litigate the issue of who pays.

Property damage claims often are the result of a sudden occurrence. But when damage occurs as a result of defective constructi...

If any state could use inspiration from the recent federal tax cuts, it's California, which has one of the country's heaviest ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has significant implications for the real estate industry, especially for commercial owners who may ...

The range of defamation lawsuits is staggering. Even with a vast amount case law, plaintiffs still cannot tell the difference ...

When a new pope is selected by the assemblage of cardinals at the Vatican, the papal conclave releases white smoke into the sk...

In an era where computer networks hosted by numerous third parties connect us all to necessary daily services, an outdated doc...

Patent owners wishing to challenge a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision to institute an inter partes review, where the pet...

This month, I'm focusing on some practical updates from various state agencies -- the attorney general's office, secretary of ...

As Max Boot demonstrates in his "The Road Not Taken," Lansdale was a brilliant, innovative stealth aviator in the OSS, the pre...

The prevalence of Sexual harassment raises profound ethical issues for attorneys,

The city of Pasadena recently ordered a property owner to evict a tenant operating a cannabis dispensary within city limits. T...

Federal tax reform passed at year-end, but not everyone is happy. In fact, some states are not taking the changes lying down.

This week, the 51st rendition of the Consumer Electronics Show will rain down on the desert, Las Vegas style. Today the electr...

Ninth Circuit and the Department of Labor clarify when an intern is entitled to minimum wages and other employment benefits. ...

The presents I receive these days scare the hell out of me: "Alexa: How is the court to rule?"

As I discussed in my last column, there are plenty of books about how to write better. But what about reading? Who writes abou...

The Sessions memo will not stop the cannabis industry in its tracks -- there's too much momentum. But it will likely chill, if...

Since places will no doubt be friendlier to cannabis businesses than others, cannabis business operators should familiarize th...

Just as some judges are promoted within a judicial system, a judge will sometimes move from being a judge in one judicial syst...

The justices appear ready to narrow an anti-retaliation provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, which is aimed at crac...

In the final weeks of 2017, the appellate courts were busy handing down a few important family law decisions; covering militar...

Simply put, many insurers view engagement letters as an effective tool that firms can use to limit the risk of legal malpracti...

It sure looked as if contingent fee lawyers in California and the rest of the 9th Circuit were going to be prejudiced by the r...

It is too soon to make thoughtful decisions. We will have better ideas and more refined analyses in 30, and even 60, days. The...

Whether it's a new tax bill, an outbreak of the Ebola virus, the threat of Russian expansion into the Baltic States or the re...

Family law attorneys, accountants and courts will be busy figuring out how to address child and spousal support issues for the...

Jack Walker's powerful, insightful and moving "Eye Corps: Coming of Age at the DMZ," details his experiences as a recon patr...

Careful IP planning is especially important in the life sciences, in which companies often rely on only a handful of patents t...

As California firefighters battle the Santa Barbara blaze, their pension rights are under fire in the courtroom.