When is it possible for a criminal defendant to be convicted, unconvicted, and then never convicted? The U.S. Supreme Court wi...
An April 5 court decision in a sexual misconduct case was the third time in one week that a court took a university to task fo...
It'd be easy to write off last month's lawsuit against a Beverly Hills fertility clinic — the same one sued by Sofia Vergara's...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
Do you 'notice' when partners exit?
By Daniel O'Rielly, Dena Roche
In the context of California partner departures, partnership notice provisions can have a profound impact on partner departures.
Despite what some have suggested, a recent ruling does not portend sweeping changes in workplace seating practices. By Katheri...
In her new book, entertainment executive Nina Tassler has brought together a powerful, diverse group of women — including Chie...
Change can be as scary as it is uplifting. Nowhere is this more true than with the de-unification of the State Bar. By Peter S...
Judges and Judiciary
The indefatigable Israeli Justice Dalia Dorner
By Julie L. Kessler
While in Jerusalem last week, I had the great fortune to spend 90 minutes with former Israeli presidential candidate and Supre...
The California State Bar's goal that its attorneys render at least 50 hours of pro bono services annually may trigger senses o...
. The Supreme Court should take the opportunity in a case it is considering hearing to reaffirm and reinforce a robust interna...
California Supreme Court
'No longer considered published'
The state high court is considering two options to replace its current rule that, whenever the court grants review of a case, ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Sexual, not relationship, privacy
By Jerald Mosley
In March, a federal district court dismissed a case challenging California's anti-prostitution laws, ruling that what is prote...
Insurance, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Following legal malpractice trends helps to manage risk
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens
One factor that influences best practices for claim avoidance or risk reduction comes from the data surrounding legal malpract...
Letters, Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Wage hike a good deal
Despite Michael Saltsman's claims in a recent column, I think raising the minimum wage is good for business. By Christin Evans...
U.S. Supreme Court, Letters, Labor/Employment
Oh, the irony in Gould's Friedrichs column
By Anthony P. Raimondo
I would have been more amused by Professor William Gould's column about union agency fees in light of the Friedrichs v. Cal...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court requested supplemental briefing in Zubik v. Burwell, the seven consolidated cases involving ...
When attorney fees are awarded the plaintiff in his suit against his insurance company for its "bad faith" handling of his cla...
In many ways, this is a day few historians thought would ever come. Car companies have been talking about the self-driving car...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court left unresolved questions in Tyson
By E. Crystal Lopez
The court recently declined to reach a question regarding standing that leaves the door open to future attacks by class action...
Securities, Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory
Proposed money laundering rules focus on investment advisers
By Michael M. Farhang
U.S. law enforcement's ongoing campaign against international money laundering and terrorist financing has just crossed into n...
Could a computer qualify as an inventor of an invention when it solves a problem identified by a human? By Helen Li ...
Lesson learned: In most litigation, the tribunal you ultimately need to persuade is opposing counsel. By David M. Balabanian ...
Labor/Employment, Government
Businesses can't afford higher minimum wage
By Michael Saltsman
Gov. Jerry Brown's $15 statewide wage deal reached last weekend was described by the Los Angeles Times as "political pragmatis...
Three prominent pending cases will test the contours of computer crime and fraud insurance policies. By Mark P. Gaber and Jan ...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a criminal defendant has a 6th Amendment right to spend her own money to hire a l...
Justice Arthur Gilbert ponders the meaning of power in general. His rhythmic conclusion? Power is an illusion. ...
Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitrator awards are extended great deference... usually
By Peter R. Boutin, Alexander J. Bukac
As most litigators are aware, the overwhelming majority of courts manifest substantial deference to arbitrator's decisions in ...
Civil Litigation
E-discovery: Are firms keeping up with Big Data and the Internet?
By A. Marco Turk
Until a recent e-discovery event, I had thought I was up to date on the new developments in this field ...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Political fundraising ethics for judges and judicial candidates
By Wendy Chang
Just in time for election season, the California Supreme Court's Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinion has adopted a formal eth...
Judicial misconduct is one of the most important, under-investigated and underreported issues affecting Californians. By Joe S...