Letters
Appointing sheriffs for better accountability is a proposition whose time has come
By Eugene M. Hyman
A state proposition to replace elected sheriffs with an appointment process is long overdue, as cities like Los Angeles and Sa...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit hooks government on Fisher privilege
By Dmitry Gorin, Alan Eisner
The Ninth Circuit ruled that an attorney invoking the Fisher privilege can't be forced to produce a privilege log, as ...
Environmental & Energy
A phony fish story reveals the need for Endangered Species Act reform to unleash American energy
By Mark Miller
The so-called endangered snail darter, used to block the Tellico Dam in the 1970s under the Endangered Species Act, was never ...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Will Californians get to vote on voter ID?
By Michael A. Columbo
A voter ID requirement in California is unlikely to come from the legislature but could be decided by voters through a ballot ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Aviation tragedy poses many legal questions
By Michael E. Rubinstein
Last week's deadly crash near Reagan Airport raises legal questions about negligence, potential wrongful death claims under th...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Workaholic and worn out: Don't let work stress lead you astray
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
Lawyers are among the professions most vulnerable to alcoholism and mental health issues, with one in five lawyers having an a...
A primer on contract formation disputes for litigators and transactional lawyers.
Civil Rights
Lawsuit sought to restore monuments honoring a Confederate officer
By Eileen C. Moore
U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land dismissed the National Ranger Memorial Foundation's lawsuit, stating that Congress has the au...
Real Estate/Development, LA Fires
California Coastal Commission's role uncertain in LA wildfire rebuilding after Newsom orders
By Jena Acos, Justin Bogda
The tension between state emergency powers and local coastal protections leaves cities struggling to determine which rebuildin...
Corporate
Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting obligations halted for business owners
By Molly L. Okamura, Jon J. Janecek
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires certain business entities to report ownership information to FinCEN, but its e...
Intellectual Property
Trade secret theft could snare corporate wrongdoers
By Peter Kirwan
Technology
Hackers, regulators, and lawsuits: The growing privacy and cybersecurity challenges
By Pavel (Pasha) A. Sternberg, Noel S. Cohen
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Non-compete agreements in California: A model for worker freedom or business risk?
By Lindsay C. David, Tiffany S. Hansen
Corporate, Business Law
Navigating the pitfalls of derivative litigation defense
By Sarah Kelly-Kilgore, Zachary J. Watson
Insurance, Consumer Law
Insurers facing heat under Unfair Competition Law over coverage cuts
By Shawn S. Ledingham Jr.
Intellectual Property
Protecting your client's IP in a world without non-competes
By Jeanne A. Fugate, Erica Row
Jeanne A. Fugate and Erica Row
Consumer Protection Law, Consumer Law
Consumer class actions - especially in false advertising and privacy - continued to rise
By Jeff H. Warshafsky, Jennifer C. Yang
Intellectual Property, Civil Procedure
Can DTSA defendants demand 'reasonable particularity,' too?
By David J. Lisson, James Y. Park
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California's antitrust overhaul targets tech and monopolies
By David Lerch
Litigation & Arbitration
California's new arbitration amendment is a legal tangle waiting to be unwound
By Barry S. Landsberg, Joanna S. McCallum
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Breaking barriers to civil rights access through alternative dispute resolution
By Devin C. Tucker
In a legal system where only 1% of Los Angeles cases will reach trial by 2025, alternative dispute resolution offers a powerfu...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
2024's top 9th Circuit practice cases
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Benjamin E. Strauss
In 2024, key Ninth Circuit appellate procedure cases highlighted evolving issues in appealability, with notable developments i...
Real Estate/Development, LA Fires
Newsom's ban on post-wildfire property deals sparks debate
By Mehdi Sinaki
Analyzing Gov. Newsom's Executive Order N-7-25: Protecting fire victims or overstepping boundaries?
Labor/Employment
Wage hikes -- is it too much, too fast?
By Michael Afar, Kristina M. Launey
California's fast-food industry faces significant pushback against Assembly Bill 1228, which raised the minimum wage to $20 pe...
It could never...
By Arthur Gilbert
After losing their home of 40 years in a devastating fire, Arthur Gilbert reflects on the irreplaceable memories and items ...
Corporate
US companies feeling whiplash over the Corporate Transparency Act
By Blair Castellanos
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires companies to file ownership reports, but ongoing lawsuits and conflicting ruling...
A young salesman at a 1950s men's haberdashery navigates the store's relentless focus on making sales--where quick thinking, s...
For the past thirty-five years, people have asked if I'm connected to the McNaughton Rule, and while I always answered "no," I...
Torts/Personal Injury
The conflict between protected sexual history evidence and damages in childhood sexual abuse cases
By Neda L. Lotfi
Childhood sexual abuse survivors face significant non-economic damages, including emotional distress and sexual dysfunction, b...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Colorado disbarment should serve as a warning to California lawyers
By Abigail W. Henderson
Yujin Choi, a former Denver DA attorney, was disbarred for fabricating text messages, altering phone records, and destroying e...