This article is intended to assist judges and practitioners in understanding when, how, and why to apply for appointment of a ...

For the first time in California, a rent control ordinance had been approved by both the voters and the courts – so the way wa...

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We had a witness that was competent to interpret the test results and provide testimony concerning the fact that formed the ba...

“My father’s letter to President Carter has been proudly displayed in my chambers since I became a judge.” - Justice Hernaldo ...

The bill has bipartisan authorship, but it completely misses the mark legally.

The role of the independent local mediator is one that is indispensable to the efficient operation of the court system and the...

The film was the first to allow a hearing audience to experience the evolution of a deaf character from a negatively stereotyp...

The Court’s analysis is a straightforward application of the well-established principle that the legitimate justification for ...

By enacting Section 846, the legislature did not intend to immunize landowners from all liability for permissive and nonpermis...

The penalty for late filing is 5% of the gift’s fair market value per month, not to exceed 25% of the gift.

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“Harvard to Hashtag” is a must-read for anyone thinking of starting or growing a law firm.

SB 1149 forbids protective orders and confidential settlement agreements in any litigation involving alleged product defects o...

Historically, the right that was not to be tread upon, for which the poised snake was willing to strike and kill, was the righ...

The trial court ruled, and the appellate court confirmed, that the FTB regulations for apportioning business income within the...

Scully was of course no lawyer, but he had in spades the qualities and skills that we would do well to borrow.

“‘A mere conflict in the testimony of expert witnesses provides no justification for the matter to go to a lay jury who will t...

Musk talks and tweets a lot about taxes, including about how much tax he should pay on selling Tesla stock. He’s also complain...

The testimony of even the most well-prepared witness may prove useless – or worse, problematic – unless the advocate listens a...

Earl Rogers was known for his courtroom theatrics as well as his legal acumen. He was one of the first lawyers to offer eviden...

Some lawyers make the mistake of focusing their entire trial preparation on the jury, and make the mistake of forgetting the j...

One of the extreme threats not only to our economy but to our physical safety is our return to dependence upon some pretty dan...

With a shrinking economy and rising inflation, many see the carried interest loophole as an important incentive for small busi...

If a targeted parent tells you all of the horrible things their children are saying to them, and you start thinking, “If the k...