Courts are now basically required to resolve any merits questions bearing on class certification, even if plaintiffs will have...

The court left open the questions regarding an insurer's affirmative settlement duties and the application of the "genuine dis...

Some cases have a fundamental disconnect between what the result should be based on a rational analysis of facts and law, and ...

To promote literacy, I deliberately placed a grammatical error in last month's column. The response was overwhelming.

Issuing oral rather than written hold notices may border on "recklessness," according to an erudite opinion.

I was a lifelong Republican until the passage of the so-called Patriot Act - which I see as a direct frontal attack upon our c...

An interesting thing happens when a true friends asks you that questions. ...

The Supreme Court has developed principles to aid in identifying what portions of a split opinion constitute binding precedent...

Earn MCLE credit reviewing the basic principles regarding issuing injunctions. ...

This election, at the state and federal levels, could have big consequences affecting access to justice.

No aspect of mediation is more misunderstood than the use of brackets (less commonly known as "ranges") in negotiating settlem...

The Supreme Court dispute is arguably not an affirmative action case, depending on an understanding of the substantive content...

The amended decision still can be read as suggesting those principles are, in fact, accurate statements of California law. Suc...

Without government support and financing (think Fannie and Freddie) that made ownership of suburban homes a lucrative American...

Reports of Romney's "binders of women" are greatly exaggerated.

During last week's presidential debate, one of the more memorable exchanges surrounded the first bill that President Barack Ob...