In response to the legal challenges and industry concerns, the FDA has issued guidance that effectively permit manufacturers t...

A new law provides any party to an arbitration the right to require the presence of a certified shorthand reporter to transcri...

For better or for worse, Regulation Crowdfunding implemented Title III of the JOBS Act by creating a high-risk but lower-stake...

The notion that when a dispute arises between a lawyer and former client the duty of confidentiality will not prohibit the law...

The confusion began with the U.S. Supreme Court's first modern takings decision involving New York's Grand Central Terminal.

President Trump is not the first president to express fierce opposition to a judicial ruling. But he is the first president to...

Given the increasing mobility of the American workforce, questions about which state's laws apply to a traveling employee are ...

Is a car buyer's ability to recover attorney fees and costs under California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) limited by t...

During the first month of the Trump administration, many pundits opined that looming legislative and regulatory changes, new a...

In the past, litigation typically involved only one plaintiff and one defendant. Modern litigation, however, tends to be far m...

San Bernardino County Judge Bryan Stodghill's amiable personality helps him in traffic court.

Words have power, especially for businesses seeking rapid expansion, as gender neutral job postings words help businesses rece...

Oral arguments are scheduled for May 24 in a D.C. Circuit case that will decide once and for all whether SEC ALJs are inferior...

We learned six years ago that state idea-theft claims were not preempted by copyright law, but courts may be changing their tu...

State regulation of business such as menu item calories, company energy efficiency, and restaurant cleanliness comes at a high...

Our environmental laws are being used to perpetuate patterns of ethnic and environmental segregation, all while undermining im...

The cornerstone of e-discovery practice is the duty to preserve evidence. For all the publicity cases in this area have genera...

The supply of small, privately owned residential health care facilities is shrinking as owners find it challenging to comply w...

Trump's new nominee for secretary of labor, R. Alexander Acosta, may be qualified for the job, but no matter who will ultimate...

The expansive definition of recreational trail immunizes public entities from liability for nearly all poorly or nonmaintained...

The undifferentiated enforcement of immigration laws has the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting victims from reporting dome...

Given the massive amount of data stolen, the court will likely establish a definitive interpretation of California's data prot...

This week, let's instead consider the British box, which in some areas can save judicial time. I've seen no studies o...

Those concerned about the breadth of executive power in the Age of Trump may find an ally in the unlikeliest of places: the pr...

An attorney's stand-alone blog covering nonlegal subjects won't trigger State Bar oversight — even if it includes a link to th...

In the last few years, the board has taken an expansive view of what constitutes protected concerted activity. By Jeffrey D. P...

Those engaged in civil, family or other non-criminal mediation should beware of the California Law Revision Commission's draft...

As much as attorneys may be flattered by gifts — and as much as they may want to avoid offending a client they hope will refer...

Consider a hypothetical where a defendant moves simultaneously using Rule 56 (no surprise) and Rule 12 of the federal rules. B...

Representing celebrity clients in the new "clickbait" era: a cautionary tale for defendants (and their lawyers). By Mathew Ros...