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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

So why now and why this bill? In 2015, the sponsors argued that all but one state used a similar or identical labeling standar...


Family, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice

A recent ruling makes clear that not all post-judgment orders are not appealable, as they "are more accurately understood as b...


Labor/Employment, Corporate, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Decision marks the end of an era for employee benefit plans

May 25, 2017
By Robert J. McKennon, Joseph S. McMillen

The 9th Circuit has put the final nail in the coffin for grants of discretionary authority to insurers in ERISA-governed insur...


Government, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory

Proposed classified info rule will create confusion

May 25, 2017
By Brian Cruz, Glenn Sweatt

Department of Homeland Security proposed Controlled Unclassified Information rule is a step in the wrong direction.


Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory

Trump's America and employer concerns

May 25, 2017
By Angela S. Rho

The new administration has proven to be action-packed and rife with controversial orders and policies. Among the most relevant...


Constitutional Law

A history of threats to impeach

May 24, 2017
By James Attridge

While impeachment threats historically constitute little more than lunatic fringe theatre, the appointment of Bob Mueller as J...


International Law, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.

President Trump can put America's Constitution first by removing Chapter 19 from NAFTA.


Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate

The process of BEING public

May 24, 2017
By Sara L. Terheggen

The process of "going public," which is really about the process of "being" public, involves four stages, the most important o...


Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory

Concerns about proposed 'utilization scheduling' bill

May 24, 2017
By Kristina M. Launey

Can Assembly Bill 5, the Opportunity to Work Act, fashioned and passed in the Silicon Valley "bubble," serve as a model across...


Judicial Profile

Kent Kellegrew

May 24, 2017
By Arin Mikailian

Ventura County Judge Kent Kellegrew loves his work in civil court 'because it's complicated.'


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property, Corporate

Justices mulling 'conditional sale' doctrine

May 23, 2017
By Jacob A. Kramer

Many believe the Supreme Court will abolish the conditional sale doctrine in favor of a broader rule of patent exhaustion. If ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property

The Supreme Court has made many decisions affecting patent law in the last few years. But TC Heartland stands out.


Judges and Judiciary

The end of WWII and the Italian election

May 22, 2017
By Malcolm H. Mackey

Contrary to public opinion, World War II did not end in 1945. Proclamation 2714 declared cessation of all hostilities in World...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal

Character evidence in civil cases

May 22, 2017
By Elia V. Pirozzi

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review basic legal principles affecting the admissibility of character...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice

Parsing protected activity

May 22, 2017
By Sarah Hofstadter

In its latest anti-SLAPP case, the state high court recently wrestled with whether the statute should apply to all government ...


Judicial Profile

George Lomeli

May 21, 2017
By Arin Mikailian

LA County Judge George Lomeli helps jurors, lawyers keep calm during criminal cases.


Tax

Can you get tax advice on contingency?

May 20, 2017
By Robert W. Wood

Contingency-fee based tax advice and representation, while becoming more common, are the exception, not the norm. ...


Securities

Heightened securities fraud pleading standard

May 20, 2017
By Neal R. Marder, Andrew S. Jick

A recent ruling will likely make it more difficult to allege securities fraud claims based on allegedly false or misleading op...


Civil Litigation, Insurance

Decisions push life insurance class actions into state court

May 20, 2017
By Robert D. Phillips Jr., Samuel Joon Park

The shifting landscape in life insurance class actions has narrowed plaintiffs' pathways to certification.


Law Practice, Law Office Management

Succession planning for (dearly) departed partners

May 19, 2017
By Daniel O'Rielly, Dena Roche

Preparing your law practice for a partner's death or incapacity is a critical component of risk management for partner departu...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal

The U.S. high court has another opportunity to turn around California courts' seeming hostility to arbitration agreements, thi...


Administrative/Regulatory

Protect the open internet

May 19, 2017
By Catherine J.K. Sandoval

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes to repeal rules that would have the effect of allowing internet service providors to engage in ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court

The last waltz with the FAA

May 19, 2017
By Steven B. Katz

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday reemphasizes the notion that its time for California courts stop dancing around the Fede...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory

Today, with climate deniers in charge in Washington, D.C., it is more important than ever for California to stay the course in...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights

Maintain professionalism in depositions

MCLE
May 19, 2017
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens

To avoid the ire of the court and serious sanctions, attorneys taking and defending depositions should conduct themselves as i...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory

Local cannabis laws and drug testing pitfalls

May 18, 2017
By Ryan A. McCoy

Amid the constantly shifting tide of laws at the federal, state and local levels, employers must ensure compliance with Califo...


Administrative/Regulatory

Protecting the traveler, and sometimes the travel industry

May 18, 2017
By Laurie E. Sherwood, Sadaf A. Nejat

Until case law addressing the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation waiver develops, there is no certainty as to how differe...


Government, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory

Keep feds out of our cannabis business

May 18, 2017
By Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Lynne Lyman

Assembly Bill 1578 would prohibit the federal government from forcing local agencies to assist in enforcing federal marijuana ...


The EU General Data Protection Regulation, which becomes effective next May, is a warning shot fired across the Atlantic -- th...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court

Resurrecting the 'spirit' of the 7th day of rest

May 18, 2017
By Wendy Mcguire Coats, Katherine P. Sandberg

With its origins reaching back thousands of years, the history behind this law is richer than you think. ...