Republican health care reform proposals have grave consequences for the millions of Americans, though Californians might be fa...

The stigma surrounding substance abuse and depression often makes it difficult for those afflicted to ask for help or for thos...

Innocent, even careless mistakes can often be forgiven. Conduct that appears to be intentional, much less so.

Sometimes the combination of retired judge and former attorney provides just the right medicine to get the job done.

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the implied false certification theory under the False Claims Act.

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U.S. auto manufacturers may be motivated to push ahead with green technologies regardless of the withdrawal from the Paris Agr...

Learning to personalize the corporate client by telling their story -- family, pride of ownership, community standing and more...

Who is responsible for a house fire that occurs when a dog is left alone with combustible dog food on a stovetop: the dog's ow...

The Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision is likely to increase the number of filings, and more importantly the overall number...

In a nearly unanimous opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, the U.S. Supreme Court just slapped down the California Supreme Court's...

As Rutherford B. Hayes said, "The calamity of insanity is one which may touch very nearly the happiness of the best of our cit...

There's widespread misunderstanding among employees about the legal consequences and scope of FMLA, especially when it comes t...

A few consideration worth thinking about in developing an effective compliance policy that exists beyond mere paper on a shelf.

If the FCC eliminates the net neutrality rules, ISPs would no longer be classified as common carriers, which would appear to c...

If you are at the point of deposing experts, chances are you are within two months of the trial date. Thus, you don't have a l...

Interestingly, Senate Bill 632 imposes no limit on the questioning done by the plaintiff's own counsel -- just that of the def...

It is tempting to say that like the soul, the Law too is a chariot drawn by two horses, Bureaucracy and the Quest for Justice,...

While the procedural mechanics of 998 offers in the courts is well-settled, the same cannot be said for arbitration. And as a ...

Pepperdine law professors Robert Anderson and Derek Muller and the State Bar of California have failed to prove that an MBE cu...

Since 1970, California law has granted California residents substantial protection for their assets from legal claims of credi...

The Statement of Facts section of your brief is not just a collection of facts. It's a story. People love to hear stories — if...

Attorneys who represent stars must be available to their famous clients almost around the clock. If, as happens, a client is o...

Some experiences from a recent arbitration, got me thinking that an update on winning strategies for arbitration might be time...

A 2015 Federal Circuit opinion continues to remind prospective mark owners about the consequences of hasty trademark filings, ...

The Drone Federalism Act of 2017, introduced in the Senate a few weeks ago, provides some needed clarity by eliminating concer...

Insurers and insureds often disagree about whether a claim or lawsuit against an insured should be settled and if so, for how ...

In response to widespread and long-standing criticisms of the 138-year-old State Board of Equalization, the Taxpayer Transpare...

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker ensures that class representatives and defendants maintain an equa...

The approximately 31 percent proposed cut from current spending levels is a staggering figure for any institution, public or p...