My guest column "Veterans, disabled lacking on the bench" (April 14) was written based on data obtained from the governor's of...

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Last month, a judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service got it wrong when it failed to consider the broader conseque...

The Supreme Court left some questions unanswered in a recent case — questions that may have greater significance for the rest ...

When Alameda County approved a moratorium on juvenile probation fees, it became the first in the state to hit the pause button...

In the context of resolving cases at mediation, the rules of the dance are these: Every dance must start with a demand. Every ...

Recently, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that a clause in an arbitration agreement permitting a party to seek p...

The early stages of the bankruptcy case have been defined by disputes between the distressed sporting goods retailer and its c...

U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin is retiring at the end of this month, leaving her legacy as the "mother of e-discovery...

The IRS is auditing only 0.84 percent of individual taxpayers, and recently, the IRS commissioner has suggested that the tax a...

When hard-fought litigation finally concludes, defendants are frequently a great deal poorer for the experience. However, ther...

For those wishing to understand the California appellate courts and appellate practice, what follows is a one, two, three and ...

In recent years, chemical and life sciences companies have increasingly turned to the commission as a forum for patent enforce...

A court recently found that a nonspecific risk of security breach is "good cause" to place information under seal In an IT out...

Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown's office released data on judicial appointments in 2015. The release warrants further inqu...

The 9th Circuit has made clear that a deaf employee os entitled to a reasonable accommodation that would allow him to experien...

Last month, the FDA issued a warning letter to Pressed Juicery, a manufacturer of cold-pressed juices in Los Angeles, for alle...

Unless the California Supreme Court steps in, two appellate decisions are evidently in conflict with respect to certain aspect...

In less than a month, a federal court in Fresno will hear arguments in Fowler v. Lanier, a challenge to a law that singles out...

Making hasty decisions on limited information, when there is no reason to do so, is rarely the best way to produce positive ch...

As with all significant contracts you enter into, care should be taken to ensure that your online terms are enforceable and ad...

In his new book, "The Inside Counsel Revolution," Ben Heineman, former general counsel of General Electric, discusses how the ...

Two irreconcilable lines of cases provide persuasive authority to both sides in hundreds of food cases. By Angela C. Agrusa an...

If the 9th Circuit follows precedent, including its own, the Uber appeal of the districts court's rulings on unconscionability...

One of the potentially most important cases of the U.S. Supreme Court term was decided April 4, and it did nothing to change t...

On the (rare) occasions when something in an adversary's brief actually qualifies as "ridiculous," you should stifle the urge ...

The California Legislature has an opportunity to make asbestos lawsuits fairer by passing Assembly Bill 2315. ...

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Whether they know it or not, the Lunada Bay Boys may well have been egregiously violating state and federal laws for decades. ...