The U.S. high court's affirmation of the jury's role in deciding mixed questions of law and fact is likely to resonate in the ...

Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report that spelled what many have argued for years: F...

Acquaint yourself with limits to admission of a defendant's statements in multiple defendant trials, and to explore redaction ...

The verdict, with the odds seemingly stacked against the Gaye estate, could redefine what copyright infringement means for rec...

Netflix eventually agreed to caption all its content - and online education should follow suit. ...

Lawyers routinely use smartphones, tablets and other devices to perform legal work, which translates into speed and convenienc...

In a case the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide, the justices should overturn the 7th Circuit's ruling that courts are prohi...

If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that courts can review the EEOC's conciliation activities, it will have strong negative reperc...

"What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course," Robert Durst muttered to himself during a bathroom break at the conclusi...

States are scrambling to update their penal codes to address the revenge porn phenomenon; in the meantime, victims might consi...

State and federal data breach laws are ever evolving these days. ...

A recent decision provides welcome guidance about when an employer is liable for failing to prevent sexual harassment or discr...

Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to grant review in an important case concerning student speech. ...

Some exemptions from CEQA do not apply if there's a reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment due to u...

As a recent misclassification case against ride-sharing service Lyft shows, our labor laws were written for a different centur...

Picking a mediator can be overwhelming - kind of like standing in front of the supermarket ice cream freezer. ...

Taylor Swift recently made headlines for attempting to register her song lyrics as trademarks. By Jocelyn M. Belloni and Sharo...

A court recently held the plaintiffs could state a cause of action if the winning bidder was able to submit a lower bid becaus...

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first biosimilar drug for use in the United States. By Michelle Rhyu an...

The shoemaker recently dropped a legal bombshell on dozens of companies, claiming they are infringing upon signature elements ...

A case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court could alter the legal landscape for public sector labor unions. ...

Chief Justice Earl Warren once told me that in reading the newspaper, he always read the sports page first to read about mans'...

We can predict that the bar will view a recent high court ruling as an ephemeral nightmare or falsely rationalize that it does...

Until recently, few legal commentators paid much attention to libertarian thought on constitutional issues.

The majority held that ERISA bars tandem claims for benefits and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought, where the latter is ...

Over five years after the filing of an action challenging California's Unsafe Handgun Act, last week a federal district court ...

Among the many risks inherent in law firm combinations is ensuring the amalgam does not run afoul of ethical rules prohibiting...

The Center for Biological Diversity recently sued several federal agencies for issuing permits to drill of the coast of Califo...