A jury recently found Dr. Hsui-Ying Tseng guilty of murder for deaths of three of her patients, who all died from drug overdos...

Approximately 300,000 people are raped or sexually assaulted in the U.S. each year, according to DOJ statistics. By Betsy Butl...

The Court of Appeal recently held that exclusion of a party's witness for failure to identify the witness in discovery is appr...

The world of data privacy and cybersecurity in the European Union has become awash with new regulation and other fundamental c...

In the past decade, over 90 percent of announced public deals have been challenged by stockholders, sometimes only hours after...

On Jan. 1 of this year, two new laws, the California Electronic Privacy Act and Assembly Bill 929, took effect. ...

The latest edition of "Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California" is a worthy paperback to add to your collection o...

Surprisingly or not, Congress made no effort to set the contours of what constitutes an "employee" in many of the laws governi...

Lest anyone think the brave new world of e-discovery with its considerable complications for the unwary and unprepared is sole...

Last week, the 2nd District Court of Appeal certified for publication a decision reversing an arbitration award of $1.3 millio...

It's not often that members of the real world, even the regulatory world, stop to pay attention to a court case involving the ...

The IRS recently issued guidance that clarifies when amendments to a Section 401(k) safe harbor plan may be adopted after the ...

There are few commodities in the world that affect daily life like oil. So when the price of oil drops, its impact ricochets t...

This article examines gaps in the laws governing H-1B and H-4 visas that need to be addressed. By Stewart Chang ...

The battle between Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio has shown that the Latino community is anything b...

In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal deemed a defendant's confession involuntary when law enforcement officers mad...

Law firms in the market for liability insurance should approach the process like a business deal; it is an ongoing relationshi...

Law firms in the market for liability insurance should approach the process like a business deal; it is an ongoing relationshi...

Prudent practitioners need to be aware of the law of ethical rules governing "cocktail party" situations to avoid inadvertentl...

Once considered a symptom of urban blight, graffiti is now a respected art form. As the popularity of street art has increased...

In 2009, I wrote a column based on a letter from the State Bar stating that they do not consider mediation as the practice law...

In previous generations, attorneys stayed at one law firm for their duration of their career, but as firms grow and expand, at...

In broad terms, the RLUIPA prohibits religious discrimination or imposition of "substantial burdens" on religious exercise and...

Street art, to quote "Zoolander," is "so hot right now," with artists like Banksy, Basquait and Fairey fetching millions. By P...

In Hurst v. Florida, the court held that Florida's death penalty scheme, which it has repeatedly upheld since 1976, was...

James Madison provided the framework to fix the financing of campaigns over 250 years ago. By Nicholas Warshaw ...

Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article about homeowners' resentment of San Francisco's "relinquishment pr...

You just agreed in principle to settle a big case for your client. Whether you represent the plaintiff or defendant, your clie...

I feel like "a patient etherized upon on a table." Sorry, but lately T.S. Eliot has been on my mind. ...

With growing bipartisan support, Congress is inching towards the passage of legislation that would provide litigants a federal...