Family limited partnerships continue to be a powerful tool of both estate tax planning and asset protection planning. By Bruce...

On June 23, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union. By Elizabeth Lang...

The American entrepreneur or lawyer trying to conduct business in Cuba should strategize carefully. ...

The contraceptive benefit requirement of the Affordable Care Act returns to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, when the cour...

A Court of Appeal recently held that a trial court properly excluded a plaintiff's expert declarations on summary judgment whe...

The 9th Circuit has scheduled oral argument for April 6 to consider a novel legal theory under CERCLA in a case filed over a d...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear argument in a case that asks whether the federal Racketeer Influenced and Cor...

Would a U.S. Supreme Court Justice Merrick Garland be the crucial fifth vote to overturn the Supreme Court's controversial 201...

Earn MCLE credit while reviewing the law regarding a court declaring a doubt as to a criminal defendant's mental competence.

In a professional setting, fear can translate into avoidance behaviors or defense mechanisms that could cloud your ability to ...

Two new acts recently signed into law may dramatically reshape the way the government attempts to collect debts from delinquen...

A lawyer's initial reaction to allegations of error is often to jump in head first to solve the problem.

The California Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff who obtains a monetary settlement and dismisses the action is the ...

If a Republican is elected president and the Republicans retain control of the Senate, Garland will spend the rest of his care...

President Barack Obama walks to the Rose Garden with Merrick Garland, his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy, for a news co...

LA Commissioner Maria Puente-Porras credits her success in the legal world to her parents.

A Delaware court recently provided insight into circumstances under which a minority stockholder becomes a controlling stockho...

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the so-called "lesbian adoption case" generated surprisingly little press but it w...

When an insurer decides not to renew a policy, it can cause attorneys to feel panicked and unnecessarily desperate for options.

If you receive an IRS envelope in the mail, you may get a knot in the pit of your stomach even before you open it. By Robert W...

Over the past several years, the business of "transportation logistic brokers" has substantially increased in the United States.

The date of separation, a pivotal issue in a dissolution or legal separation matter in California, has primarily been defined ...

One of the biggest problems with every CGL insurance is that policyholders often do not read their policies to find out what i...

Recent suits over college athletes' names and likenesses are just part of a multi-front battle the NCAA is currently facing. ...

A recent case may represent a new front in the ongoing division between plaintiffs and defendants over the continuing vitality...

The prosecution in the Freddie Gray case had alleged second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault after a one-day investigat...

Whether a company's employees are feeling the Bern or looking to shore up Donald Trump's wall, they no doubt have their finger...

In the late 1970s, most teenagers grew up on a steady diet of "The Brady Bunch" That was definitely not the case with Taiwan-b...

Some lawyers think, "I file a complaint because I'm right on the facts and the law. And I file an appeal when I think the tria...

Let's all stop pretending that there is such a thing as value-free judging and let's get rid of silly slogans like, "justices ...