Because courts must enforce arbitration agreements, with or without express class action waivers, in an almost infinite variet...

In the second of a two-part series on notable appellate cases from 2014 affecting lawyers, we look at the statute of limitatio...

In a rare split decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 3, the court delved into an area of civil procedure tha...

Despite the attention paid to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Teva v. Sandoz, there's an argument that it w...

In 2014, California courts once again issued several significant decisions on insurance-related issues. Three stand out for re...

2014 saw lawyers as litigants in several appellate cases with far-reaching implications. By Kenneth C. Feldman and Alex A. Gra...

After a long and sordid history of racial discrimination in the state, California emerged as a leader in state and judicial ac...

On Jan. 12, the 2nd District Court of Appeal addressed a "first impression case." While the facts were related to medical mal...

On Jan. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court invited the views of the solicitor general on whether to hear the Oracle v. Google copyright...

While convicted Californians are guaranteed assistance of counsel in an appeal, a civil litigant must fend for him or herself ...

Although we causally use words like "cause" and "provoke" in everyday conversation, their precise criminal law meanings can of...

Tribal sovereign immunity has confounded and frustrated many a lawyer and jurist. It has gotten so bad that in one case, four ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will decide whether laches will remain a defense to patent infringement, and...

Even in the best of times, the Board of Trustees of the State Bar faces a yeoman's task in complying with statutorily mandated...

The case that may be of greatest significance to litigation in the federal courts on the U.S. Supreme Court's January 2015 arg...

It's 2015, and it's almost tax time for 2014 returns. Oh boy. ...

A recent ruling by a Utah federal judge, although directed at the Endangered Species Act, may have far-reaching implications o...

As a young public defender, I investigated the allegations against my client, gathered facts, studied the law and worked to en...

January has gotten off to a terrible start. Almost every day since the new year, the news has delivered terror, murder and may...

Imagine your surprise if, in today's mail, you received a letter saying it's illegal for you to use your office scanner. Or to...

Unlike the heavily regulated taxi industry, Uber skirts onerous regulatory requirements by insisting it is a technology compan...

People with disabilities, like other minorities, are subjects of prejudice, stigma and misunderstanding, and this manifests in...

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits harassment, retaliation and discrimination against persons bas...

California has become the first state in the nation to enact a "yes means yes" standard in university disciplinary hearings in...

Senate Bill 628 creates "enhanced" infrastructure financing districts and is a first step in financing local government develo...

On Sept. 30, 2014, California became the first state to ban plastic grocery bags. ...

Californians no longer face the humiliation of having their mugshot posted on the Internet without permission and then sufferi...

Chemical flame retardants used on upholstered furniture to impede the spread of fires in homes came under attack over the past...

California's Bane Act provides that when an individual's rights are interfered with by threats, intimidation or coercion, he o...

As of Jan. 1, 2015, employers of 50 in California or more are subject to a new "anti-bullying" training requirement. ...