Tunnel of litigation: 7 gates of cultural divorce
By Abbas Hadjian
For immigrant families, divorce is not just the end of a marriage but a confrontation between two systems of value--where atto...
Vehicle technology and accident investigation: What personal injury attorneys must know
By Andrew P. McDevitt
Advanced vehicle technology and data are reshaping accident investigations, forcing personal injury attorneys to track system ...
Rewriting the FAIR Plan: How AB 1680 could transform coverage and risk
By Jessica Gopiao
AB 1680 would fundamentally remake the FAIR Plan--expanding it from fire-only coverage into a quasi-homeowners policy and vest...
California's proposed billionaire wealth tax: Potential legal and practical obstacles
By Rami Mitri Khoury, A. Lavar Taylor
A proposed California ballot initiative imposing a one-time 5% excise tax on billionaires' net worth has gained traction amid ...
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 2026: A focus on cartels and national security interests
By Ann Kim, Stephanie Yonekura
After a sudden pause and sweeping new guidance, the Trump administration's rebooted FCPA enforcement signals not retreat, but ...
Technology, Constitutional Law
Weakening Section 230 would chill online speech
By David A. Greene
Enacted 30 years ago through careful legislative deliberation, Section 230 remains the internet's strongest bulwark for free e...
Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice
The tipsy coachman needs a sober map: AI-fabricated authority as per se reversible error
By James Mixon
AI-generated hallucinations are appearing in California court filings. When a decision rests on cases that don't exist, appell...
Torts/Personal Injury, Constitutional Law
Defamation by chatbot: Why Section 230 doesn't protect the new tech
By Krista L. Baughman
For 30 years, Section 230 insulated platforms from liability, but generative AI is forcing courts to ask a new question: When ...
Technology, Constitutional Law
Section 230 and the litigation system it quietly built
By Shon Morgan
Section 230 remains a decisive litigation gatekeeper, but as platforms algorithmically shape and generate content, courts are ...
Education Law, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory
Title IX: The current state of affairs
By Angela Reddock-Wright
As the Supreme Court considers transgender athlete bans, a wave of new Title IX investigations signals another turning point i...
Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
When arbitration agreements go too far: Lessons from Cook and Ramirez
By David I. Brown
Recent California decisions underscore that while courts favor arbitration, overly aggressive employer-drafted agreements risk...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Why de-escalation is the most effective tool in employment mediation
By Corey Hanrahan
Employment disputes rarely reach mediation in a neutral emotional state, which is why de-escalation is not merely helpful--it ...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
A powerful but overlooked jury strategy: 'Make 'em laugh'
By Henry Lee
Humor, when used thoughtfully and respectfully in the courtroom, can break tension, build rapport with jurors and subtly reinf...
Immigration, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
How California SB 54 fuels South American Theft Group burglaries
By William M. Paparian
Since 2019, South American Theft Groups have driven millions in losses across Los Angeles County, exploiting loopholes in Cali...
Torts/Personal Injury, Technology
When AI causes harm: Rethinking duty of care in the age of digital influence
By Yosi Yahoudai, Monica Washington-Rothbaum
Plaintiffs are deploying established negligence and product liability doctrines against AI developers in cases alleging chatbo...
A recent Daily Journal guest article mischaracterizes ABA Opinion 518, wrongly suggesting that mediator's proposals imply lega...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Why litigation leaves everyone wrecked and the role of mediators after ABA Opinion 518
By Leonid M. Zilberman
ABA Formal Opinion 518 reshapes but does not eliminate the ability of skilled mediators to ethically guide parties from litiga...
Real Estate/Development, Construction
California enacts law to speed contractor payment disputes on private projects
By Daniel F. McLennon
SB 440 offers broader, more protective change order remedies for private works, providing a model to improve AB 626 before its...
Real Estate/Development
From receivership to mass eviction: Foreclosure limbo and California tenants' rights
By Toven Lim
A court-appointed receiver was supposed to stabilize a troubled Tenderloin building--now, 24 tenants, many elderly or non-Engl...
Trump's second term pursued "greatness" through cuts, tariffs, force and unilateralism--fracturing alliances, undermining the ...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
The vanishing trial: Why family law's future belongs in the conference room
By Noel E. Guth
As mediation and collaborative practice eclipse traditional litigation, family law practitioners must recalibrate their skills...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The AI mistake problem no lawyer can ignore
By Randall A. Miller, Jeanette Chu
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
When AI gets lawyers in trouble: Sanctions and State Bar discipline loom
By James I. Ham
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California tightens reins on attorney advertising
By Shawn Shaffie
Law Practice, Law Office Management, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Structuring your firm with a management services organization for success
By David M. Majchrzak
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Measure twice and cut once: Enduring lessons from the past teach attorneys how to responsibly use AI
By David D. Cardone
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Remote notarization and e-signature risks: Ensuring competence and compliance in increasingly digital transactions
By Erin M. Joyce, Natalie Manoukian
Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
AI-generated evidence in California courts: Authentication, hearsay and professional competence
By Marshall R. Cole
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
First, do no harm: The imperative of post-disaster lawyering
By Ryan S. Little
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The role of lawyers as officers of the court
By Wendy L. Patrick