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...

If adopted, the proposed rule will not only restate the prohibition against maintaining charges unsupported by probable cause,...

The widely discussed recent 7th Circuit ruling may expand protections not only to gay, lesbian and bisexual employees, but als...

Many social media campaigns don't comply with FTC requirements of clear and conspicuous disclosures of advertising content, in...

In his new book, Erwin Chemerinsky addresses the plethora of jurisprudential and procedural doctrines that have the effect of ...

The frequency in the number of impact funds being formed is growing significantly. And two trends are happening simultaneously...

We found that whether the court affirms or reverses has a small but noticeable correlation to lag time in civil cases, and a m...

Although a rousing opening statement and forceful closing argument bookmark a case, what counts most is the narrative trial la...

Recently filed lawsuits are just the beginning of the serious legal challenges the Trump administration faces as it attempts t...

To uphold California's proud tradition of inclusion — and to protect the safety and civil rights of all Californians — the gov...

Two U.S. Supreme Court cases being argued this week will determine whether a corporation may be hauled into a state in which i...

Recent developments suggest that courts, rule committees and Congress may be leaning toward mandatory disclosure of third-part...

It is no secret that many students at college and university campuses across the nation consume alcoholic beverages before the...