Well-stated facts in appeals sway appellate judges more effectively than skillfully argued arguments.

The April authorization for the genetic health test represents a dramatic change in FDA's longstanding policy on consumer-orie...

I read recently that conservative justices interrupt liberal justices at higher rates than vice verse — and, in another shocke...

Santa Ana Judge Gerald Johnston enjoys the intellectual and interpersonal challenges of probate.

Why did I lose when I did the work? This is the question most attorneys ask when they participate in fee arbitration with a fo...

California employers need to be aware that recent and future minimum wage increases affect designations of exempt employees.

Two bills that were recently introduced in the California Legislature's February session that impact asbestos litigation: Sena...

I recently found myself in the landlocked Himalayan nation of Bhutan. Sandwiched between China and India, Bhutan is small -- j...

Summertime romances are great, just not with the summer associates, and other rules to keep in mind as law students flood law ...

Armed with a recent appellate decision, trial courts should readily sustain demurrers where such causes of action are nothing ...

A recent Supreme Court ruling is an important decision and could expose tribes to new liability in state and federal courts.

It was April 29, 1992, and Los Angeles was on fire. The spark? A not-guilty verdict for the four Los Angeles Police Department...

If adopted, Rule 1.7 will be a remarkable response to the Supreme Court's letter rejecting the previous package of proposed ru...

Assembly Bill 1583 provides an effective enforcement mechanism for the California Safe Drinking Water Toxic Enforcement Act, a...

In a recent decision the Delaware Court of Chancery provided guidance on grants of equity awards to directors. ...

At the hearing held before U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco on April 14, the lawyer defending Trump's or...

It was only a matter of time before the escalating feud between California and President Donald J. Trump has finally arrived o...

If a jury finds that a civil plaintiff has proven each element of its claim, does it necessarily follow that the plaintiff has...

It was a relatively easy case for Judge William H. Orrick given the Trump administration's failure to carefully draft a detail...

While initially it may seem enticing to attempt to pick-off the PAGA representative, it likely would only increase the employe...

Adopting a mentality focused on planning but capable of improvisation is essential to solo success, particularly in a rapidly ...

New proposed Rule 3.7 broadens the existing rule to render it unethical for an advocating lawyer to testify in the same bench ...

Under Proposed Rule 1.2.1, the lawyer's role in advising clients who intend to take their own unlawful actions is broadened.

Proposed Rule 1.8.8 clarifies requirements to settle a malpractice claim with a current or former client, and keeps a complete...

A recent Supreme Court decision reinforces a looming specter that employers often fail to focus on when facing imminent closur...

As the DTSA celebrates its first birthday, answers to lurking questions about jurisdiction and ex parte seizures begin to emer...

Earlier this month the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Courts of Appeals should largely defer to lower courts' decisions when po...

Judge Mark Arnold brings experience as a sheriff's deputy and DA to LA County bench.

The view of Justice Neil Gorsuch as "anti-civil rights" is flawed. The truth is more complicated.

The California Supreme Court is about to hear argument in a case that will determine whether coastal property owners can prote...