The Court of Appeals has announced that it will consider a significant free speech issue bearing on the rights of anonymous in...

Before recently issued Treasury regulations, it was unclear whether issuing equity to an employee of a disregarded entity and ...

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The legalization of cannabis in California raises significant questions as to whether employers can enforce policies prohibiti...

A Texas judge recently observed that in criminal court, you get bad people at their best; in family law, you get good people a...

Last week, the California Supreme Court said an environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan is not required...

Courts are forced to shoehorn machine claims into existing rules built for human testimony, with results that are often awkwar...

Don Jr. has been accused of everything from violating federal campaign finance laws to espionage and even treason. Seriously?

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The ruling in Trinity Lutheran is the first time the Supreme Court has held that the government is constitutionally required t...

Last year, the FCC issued broadband privacy rules that were set to take effect this December. Then Trump took office and chang...

The Judicial Council of California last month sent a six-page letter to the lawmakers detailing its “significant concerns” reg...

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to face off against MMA’s Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. But in the lead-u...

The 4th District Court of Appeal held that the statutory award of up to $500 authorized by Health and Safety Code Section 143...

It took the dogged fact-gathering and masterful cross-examination of Boston attorney Louis D. Brandeis to reveal the truth in ...

Similar to other consumer product disclosure bills the California Legislature has considered in recent years, the bill require...

Once dominated by Silicon Valley tech companies, the International Trade Commission now is hearing cases from a much more dive...

This is the final installment of a series of seven columns on how to write an effective Statement of Facts. And it might be th...

A few weeks ago, Paul McCartney and music publisher Sony/ATV settled McCartney’s lawsuit asking a New York federal court to ru...

A California Supreme Court ruling on Thursday could mean that employers will face even more claims under the Private Attorneys...

After a long absence, attorney Paul Kiesel returns to review some of the latest tech gadgets to help you along both in and out...

The July 7 opinion piece, “Parole boards & public safety,” gives an erroneous portrayal of Proposition 57, which passed la...

In spite of the Supreme Court’s continuing reaffirmation of the broad “potential for coverage” standard, policyholders continu...

A fictionalized account of the negotiations between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness leading to the 2007 power-sharing arrang...

Many artists are branching out of music and general merchandising to start businesses in related industries. To market and mon...

Let’s face it; it costs a lot to hire a patent practitioner. The cost of a patent practitioner is well beyond the means of a h...

Tax audits are nobody’s favorite topic. Sometimes your number just comes up, although there are some things that make that mor...

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two Encinitas homeowners who challenged the California Coastal Commissio...

In Murr v. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court missed a golden opportunity to provide clear guidance on how to identify the relevant...

California courts have long rejected the doctrine as incompatible with state law, but recent decisions suggest it may be avail...