Judges and Judiciary, Family
Multigenerational households in child custody cases
An argument against a child living in a multigenerational household does not account for cultural differences. For the past ce...
Torts/Personal Injury, Land Use
Due to a zero-safe-exposure limit, administrative enforcement for asbestos mismanagement during construction can lead to large...
Immigration, Entertainment & Sports
There is a misconception that for immigration purposes, “work” requires that a person be paid for their services. While being ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
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...
Class Action, California Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Unfortunately, the Adolph decision leaves open several unanswered questions regarding the preclusive effect of the arbi...
Government
It’s not hyperbole to question whether LA’s public defenders will be able to meet their obligations in the coming months witho...
Criminal
One pill can kill but jury must decide if it's murder
The challenge for the Riverside prosecutors will be whether they can convince a jury of the defendant’s intent to kill – that ...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Being a trial attorney does not mean you are in some exclusive club reserved only for certain persons who possess or, better, ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Rights
Lacks’ cells were harvested in 1951, when it was not illegal to do so without a patient’s consent. However, lawyers for Lacks’...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
On its face, the petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music ...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judges, like most of us, like to clear out cases that are time-consuming and aren't going anywhere. In Jones, the distr...
Insurance, Contracts, Civil Procedure
On Jan. 1, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) sections 999 - 999.5 took effect for all pre-suit and pre-arbitration time-limi...
Military Law, Government, Civil Litigation
Feres Doctrine's day off
The federal government paid almost $1 million to settle a military sexual assault lawsuit even though it is immune from being ...
Law Practice, Immigration
Solo practice for the virtual immigration lawyer
What makes virtual law practice so appealing is its efficiency. You are more productive when you can manage your law practice ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Sylvia White-Irby oversees a 47-member team whose primary purpose is to make sure that the judicial and executive officers at ...
Guide to Legal Writing
Column composed by a Human
Make the brief short, even though it takes a longer time to write. Use Ockham’s razor and cut, cut, and then cut some more. If...
U.S. Supreme Court
Long lines, heavy rocks – and sausages
From crime to climate change to COVID, the U.S. Supreme Court is rejecting the view that the public must defer to expert weigh...
Criminal, Civil Procedure
Yedinak confirms that the Courts of Appeal should continue to enforce the Humphrey decision against trial courts.
Constitutional Law
In an all-too-common sequence of events, Professor Elizabeth Weiss became the target of an activist campaign after she publish...
Torts/Personal Injury, Covid Court Ops, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Review: July 2023
As COVID-19 infections appear to be on the rise this summer, California employers may, for now, breathe a sigh of relief that ...
Family, Entertainment & Sports
When we normalize domestic violence through songs, movies and other cultural events, we are slowly desensitizing ourselves to ...
Government, Criminal, Civil Rights
The last time that MALDEF sued L.A. County was in 1988. Its victory over racial discrimination led to the election of Gloria ...
Constitutional Law
Los Angeles can’t allow mental health court to fail
Adequate time simply doesn’t exist for our mental health court lawyers who are each juggling hundreds of cases. As a result th...
Law Practice
While attempting to “ameliorate bias-based injustice” both in and out of the courtroom, bias has been redefined by limiting it...
Evidence
Civil litigation hearsay exceptions
The object of this article and self-study test is to review major exceptions to the hearsay rule in California civil cases, se...
Judges and Judiciary
As Chief Deputy for the Court, not only am I the lead financial executive over budget, expenditure, revenue/treasury collectio...
Administrative/Regulatory
In precluding the participation of officials who receive more than $250 in campaign contributions from parties or participants...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Now that so few cases get to trial, and so many are mediated before a lawsuit is even filed, perhaps there is a role for media...
State Bar & Bar Associations
To the extent that new Rule 8.3 might be a reaction to these recent events, the Thomas Girardi scandal was not caused by a rel...
Family
Maintaining cultural awareness for partners of justice
Establishing Cultural Competency is necessary for any judicial officer presiding over family law matters to protect against we...