How many judges does it take to finally adjudicate a claim or issue in a case that goes up on appeal?

The road to success for in-house counsel is not about how to survive this corporate jungle, but rather, how to make your mark.

Much of the commentary ignores the fact that the unions had no power to take workers’ wages without state statutes authorizing...

This column marks the 30th anniversary I have been grinding out, I mean writing, columns for the Daily Journal.

Back in the 1980s the California Supreme Court was depublishing a large number of Court of Appeal opinions. It prompted an art...

Earn MCLE credit reviewing the decision, as well as its potential impact on employees and employers, including the likely effe...

The act would penalize a company for suffering a preventable data breach; entitle a consumer to learn what data a company has ...

In my civil court, there is a document that I routinely order removed when it appears in trial exhibit books: requests for adm...

Other government agencies provide notice to attorneys -- why can't the VA?

I write on the most common discovery problem — and propose an unusual solution: baseball arbitration.

Earn MCLE credit learning about how to avoid disclosing documents that your company never expected to see the light of day

Before you pursue a partial settlement though, either on the defense or plaintiff’s side, it is important to understand the im...

The recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky -- the first recall of a California in 86 years -- is a serious assault on judicial in...

While California farmers are the most recent casualty of state overreach, without the protection of the class-of-one doctrine,...

As the legal field tries to keep pace with medical advancements, complicated and interesting cases arise.

How the JD-MD duo is the modern day Batman and Robin.

For attorneys, being sued for legal malpractice can give rise to a host of emotions, ranging from embarrassment to guilt to an...

Just in time for June nuptials, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued the long-awaited decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop.

Good luck to the worthy judicial officers who deserve your vote tomorrow.

A fair and impartial judiciary is a cornerstone of our democracy. Yet, throughout our state, keeping the courts free from the ...

A recent 9th Circuit decision aptly illustrates the uncertain future of California’s anti-SLAPP statute in federal cases.

Undoubtedly, California will cite the case to shield against the United States’ lawsuit challenging the state’s sanctuary citi...

In the excitement over the Golden State Killer, we shouldn't lose sight of the urgent need for legal rules to govern access to...

Napoleon is probably not the one to lead a Ted talk about how to win a land war in Europe, but should the approach be any diff...

A decision by the Supreme Court to allow employers to deprive employees of their statutory rights to take concerted action wil...

The Founding Fathers could not possibly have anticipated bullying in cyberspace. But they did appreciate, and protected, the r...

Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will announce its long-awaited decision in a challenge to the Professional and Amateur Spo...

We in the judiciary and the legal professions must inform the public how an independent judiciary is vital to our democracy.

This article seeks to address the general mechanics of the debtor's ability to "cram-down" undersecured liens in a Chapter 11 ...

In truth, the electronic process is not that different from the paper process these lawyers may be accustomed to, and may even...