An argument against a child living in a multigenerational household does not account for cultural differences. For the past ce...

Due to a zero-safe-exposure limit, administrative enforcement for asbestos mismanagement during construction can lead to large...

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As is true with all successful lawyers at the top, Ivette Pena works very long hours and is available 24/7 for the latest brea...

Unfortunately, the Adolph decision leaves open several unanswered questions regarding the preclusive effect of the arbi...

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Last v. The Superior Court of Orange County offers little solace to a party attempting to enforce a spousal support wai...

It’s not hyperbole to question whether LA’s public defenders will be able to meet their obligations in the coming months witho...

Though years-long in the making, reforms to expedite judicial review of certain infrastructure projects has finally arrived.

Despite 245 years of slavery and 100 years of Jim Crow -- which ended officially in 1964 -- as well as institutional bias agai...

The challenge for the Riverside prosecutors will be whether they can convince a jury of the defendant’s intent to kill – that ...

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Lacks’ cells were harvested in 1951, when it was not illegal to do so without a patient’s consent. However, lawyers for Lacks’...

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Federal circuits have come up with a variety of interpretations of the state-created danger doctrine, but the Ninth Circuit re...

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Mr. Trump was simply following advice given to him by his attorneys. He was following their advice and the text of his positio...

Is the “truth” revealed in an appellate court decision always applied retroactively? No. Courts refuse to apply decisions retr...

Judges, like most of us, like to clear out cases that are time-consuming and aren't going anywhere. In Jones, the distr...

On Jan. 1, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) sections 999 - 999.5 took effect for all pre-suit and pre-arbitration time-limi...

The federal government paid almost $1 million to settle a military sexual assault lawsuit even though it is immune from being ...

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During the early 1900s, sporadic violence had erupted between west coast shipping companies and longshoremen, but the companie...

Paul Kiesel and Jeffrey Koncius of Kiesel Law LLP discover that generative artificial intelligence responds better to polite r...