Military Law, Civil Litigation
Navigating Discovery When the Government Claims Privilege
By Carla DiMare
Attorney Carla DiMare provides discovery guidance for situations where the executive branch asserts the state and military sec...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
Privacy in the Workplace
By Charles S. Doskow
Charles Doskow of the University of La Verne College of Law asks whether the Supreme Court will uphold protection of governmen...
Who has a greater influence on the development of California law, Sherlock Holmes or Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ...
Marco Turk of Cal State Dominguez Hills says a mediator's approach can run the gamut from facilitative to evaluative to direct...
Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the 2nd District Court of Appeal considers the meaning behind political affiliation and it...
Robert Bastian Jr. of the Law Offices of Bastian & Dini takes a look at Tiger Woods' professional accomplishments and pers...
Banking
Accounting Changes: Easing the Transition
By Elizabeth A. Han, Robert Hugi, Warren Loui
Warren Loui, Robert Hugi and Elizabeth Han of Mayer Brown comment on measures taken in light of changes to U.S. securitization...
Corporate
Selecting a Company Name in China, Not So Easy
By Allan Marson, Irina A. Shestakova
Allan Marson and Irina Shestakova of Baker & McKenzie explain the complexities of choosing a suitable Chinese trade name. ...
Superior Court Judge Henry J. Hall sets forth the aggravating and mitigating factors that guide sentencing choices under the D...
The right to be healthy belongs in the Bill of Rights. ...
Gideon Kanner of Loyola Law School says the law of eminent domain has historically suffered from the long-festering problems. ...
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rex Heeseman retraces case history exemplifying the state Supreme Court's approach to punitiv...
Stephen Rohde of Rohde & Victoroff reviews the new book 'THE GUANTANAMO LAWYERS: Inside a Prison, Outside the Law.'...
Timothy Tosta of Luce Forward sends a holiday message to capture the spirit of the year as its coming to an end. ...
Marco Turk of CalState Dominguez Hills addresses the resistance lawyers have shown when informed of ethical considerations for...
Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine School of Law says grant of en banc review in Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal
Another SLAPP in the Face to Lawyers
By Stephen F. Rohde
Stephen Rohde of Rohde & Victoroff analyzes a case on anti-SLAPP litigation and whether lawyers can seek early dismissal o...
Litigation & Arbitration
Vacating Arbitration Awards, Now Less Daunting of a Task?
By Stephen L. Raucher
Stephen Raucher and Matthew Bartek of Reuben Raucher & Blum evaluate the consequences of a recent case affirming vacation ...
Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory
Whistleblower Protection, It's Complicated
By Timothy P. Crudo, Adam Regoli
Timothy Crudo and Adam Regoli of Latham & Watkins say attorneys are the prime candidates for whistleblower protection. ...
Marco Turk of Cal State Dominguez Hills comments on State Bar Rule 2.30, which allows private mediators to practice as inactiv...
Government, Environmental & Energy
The Story of Los Angeles' Procrastination
By Jeffrey Dintzer
Jeffrey Dintzer and Denise Fellers of Gibson Dunn write about Los Angeles' procrastination on the issue of medical marijuana d...
Arthur Gilbert, presiding justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal explains why people who are 'somebody and nobody' are so...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation Confidentiality Should Be Inviolate
By Franklin R. Garfield
Family lawyer and mediator Franklin Garfield believes the court should not create excuses to allow for exceptions to mediation...
The law is no longer favoring brokers over policyholders. ...
Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine, School of Law says constitutional objections to President Obama's acceptance of the Nobel priz...
Timothy Tosta of Luce Forward explains how developmental models bridge his world to that which is foreign. ...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law
Health Insurance for All Is Not the Answer
By Bruce G. Fagel
The health care reform debate is wrong to focus on providing insurance to all.
Constitutional Law
Justice Denied After Seven Years of Pain and Struggle
By Stephen F. Rohde
Constitutional lawyer Stephen Rohde calls for action in response to the denial of Maher Arar's claims against U.S. officials.
Mark Pulliam and Aryn Thomas of Latham & Watkins discuss when time spent putting on and taking off work attire requires co...
Justice Arthur Gilbert of the 2nd District Court of Appeal offers his personal take on corporation First Amendment issues.