The Viking decision is a bit disjointed. As I have written before, the fundamental way to understand the opinion is thr...

A careful study of the Heirs Property Act will quickly identify many questions or procedures left unanswered. Such issues and ...

Though open-source software is offered for free, using it can carry hidden costs.

The conspiracy trial was political theater from beginning to end. It should be remembered as a battle in the culture wars rath...

With stay-at-home orders and the limited availability of courts, we learned to negotiate – without threats.

Logically, it makes complete sense that we adapt to the sea change of technological development and continue to build on it.

One lesson is that a grant to a bare right to sue does not afford sufficient standing to assert copyright infringement.

The Class Action Fairness Act set off a “jurisdictional ping-pong game” where plaintiffs sought to have the case heard in stat...

What happens when conditions are present that cause a Durable Power of Attorney to fail its intended purpose, but there has be...

Now is the time for the expanded use of special masters. Over the past two and half years, Covid-19 significantly disrupted ci...

There are over 1700 judges in California. That means more than 400 judges fall into the anxiety/depression population. Does th...

News release from 54 trial court CEOs obfuscates instead of elucidates regarding reporter relocation.

What are the similarities and dissimilarities in the legal and moral questions raised by possible college admission discrimina...

Should the Court adopt this rationale in Moore, it is essential that the precise meaning of "some deference" be clearly...

If the Court follows Justice Thomas and narrowly reads Section 230 only to protect “distributors” from “publisher” liability, ...

The final treasury beneficial ownership information regulations will affect millions of businesses and individuals.

Most lawyers are busy people, and the only feedback often given to junior attorneys is returned work product, marked up withou...

From its birth, it was a redundant oddity. The real question might be “how did it last for 20 years?”

For companies that have put in place and have been exercising their CCPA compliance programs, the compliance readiness process...

The Inflation Reduction Act provides qualifying startups and small businesses increased R&D tax credit to offset payroll tax.

If you care about a woman’s dignity and reproductive autonomy, you must investigate whether the state to which you are traveli...

We met at Stassi’s Bar, down the street from my office. Harry was in his 50’s, short, stout, balding, and very scared – less ...

The California Supreme Court recently ruled that general liability insurance can apply not just to the right of secrecy but al...

The Supreme Court turned its attention to intellectual property in a big way in 2022, taking up cases that could significantly...

What is unusual is that I am writing about an event that has not yet occurred. But now as you read this column, it already hap...

Lest we think of these events as ancient history, some of our fellow Californians – living, but now elderly – endured and stil...

The public's unending modern day fascination with celebrities in trouble began with the televised Zsa Zsa Gabor Beverly...

In November, voters approved Proposition 1, explicitly adding abortion and contraception rights to the state’s constitution.

Your goal should be for the court to use your proposed order as a starting place – something to edit, rather than starting fre...

The prudent pleader will initiate litigation by first identifying the harm (primary right) for which recovery is sought, and t...