The legal profession has become increasingly interested in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of la...

We all know that A.I. can call up so many more items of information than any human brain can. Some responses to my past column...

The proliferation of claims and the increase in damage awards has increased the cost of insurance, putting additional financia...

It’s relatively easy for lawyers to determine the level of a prospective mediator’s knowledge of the territory. But be careful...

A recommendation to recognize an exception to the hearsay rule for a present sense impression lacked support, and § 1243 never...

In assessing AI’s data and functionality and its intersection with current and future regulatory compliance, it is important f...

Beginning with reporting year 2025, all attorneys must complete one hour of continuing legal education in use of technology in...

In the SEC’s last fiscal year alone, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower received a record 18,000 tips (or approximately 70 ...

The purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzzwords” heard in a Family La...

In order to better serve the public, why doesn’t the State Bar turn its attention to partnering with the local bar association...

The statement that “everyone’s against it” is false. The State Bar staff report clearly states that 84% of the public support ...

In response to unlicensed credit promoters failing to substantiate ERC claims, the IRS announced new guidelines for reviewing ...

The purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzzwords” heard in a Family La...

Although the court's holding in Long v. Century Indemnity Co. had to do with whether Long's suit was subject to mandato...

A brief submitted by the Pacific Legal Foundation focused on the “rule of lenity,” a doctrine that requires resolving ambiguit...

A system of justice that adds years to the emotional injury of divorce litigation, where justice is delayed and fractured, whe...

Strategies for minimizing exposure under California Labor Code Sections 218.7 and 218.8.

Two cases are pending before the California Supreme Court: One involving the learned intermediary doctrine; the other whether ...

There are far too many cases in which the Contractor’s State License Board has wrongly failed to suspend related licenses, ins...

For those interested in statistics, the median test taker’s score has declined by about one-third of a standard deviation. Whe...

LA County’s talc litigation represents a colossal waste of taxpayer-funded time as public lawyers collaborate with private pla...

“Sell” your case in the brief and impress the mediator with your grasp of the facts and law. Do not rehash obvious legal princ...

The credit’s popularity unwittingly resulted in an uptick of ERC scamming companies that persistently misinform taxpayers of t...

Although The Hague Convention is not a topic we deal with every day, the core values of the Convention are topics that we deal...

Human mediators have their own personal life experiences and in almost all cases, a successful outcome hinges on the parties f...

As online shopping continues to surge, nonparty e-commerce platforms can be held liable for helping merchants sell and adverti...

While e-discovery mediation can take many different forms depending on the scale and complexity of the discovery dispute, ther...

Employers may see the trade-off as an opportunity to trim budgets by eliminating jobs that can be done faster and cheaper by A...

Civilian structures lose their protected status under international law when they are used for military functions. Secretary o...

Chino Valley Unified School District’s policy and other similar ones target transgender and nonbinary students, in violation o...