In a case that asks whether the federal Controlled Substances Act preempts certain state workers’ compensation law, the U.S. S...

In a ruling at the end of Febraury, the U.S. Supreme Court took another step down the road of relaxing the formalities claiman...

As we enter the third month of 2022 amid swirling uncertainty in many aspects of professional and personal life, legal practit...

I’ve watched lots of lawyers argue appeals — usually while waiting my turn at the bottom of an oral argument calendar. Most do...

While my colleagues and I strongly support education and awareness to heighten our sensitivity to implicit bias, I cannot help...

With the lack of court appearances and trials, rustiness in daily practice and trial procedures crept in.

“Apology, forgiveness and reconciliation” is a powerful concept in dispute resolution; however, it is rarely explored in emplo...

The people elected legislators to write their laws; they elected members of the executive branch to enforce them. They’re welc...

Effective January 1, 2021, Assembly Bill 846 amended California Government Code Section 1031 to require that candidates for jo...

It seems to have first shown its face in 1953 and, as the great poet said, “not with a bang, but a whimper” — a federal appeal...

The gun cultures in the U.S. and Mexico could not be more different. U.S. citizens enjoy a robust constitutional right to gun ...

What led up to recent executive order making sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice?

Almost immediately after the filing of a new complaint or a decision on a dispositive motion, attorneys may receive a call fro...

This new legislation is meant to address conservatorship abuse — but some believe it goes too far, while others believe it doe...

Why watch? A dramedy makes a powerful argument for gender equality two decades before the “Women’s Liberation” movement.

When the Mexican-American War’s military battles ended, the U.S. wanted to annex all of California, including Baja, but the ev...

As the California Supreme Court has made clear, an insurer cannot reasonably and in good faith deny payments to its insured wi...

A 9th Circuit decision has renewed focus on copyright protection for public performances of pre-1972 sound recordings.

This month we'll delve a little deeper and reiterate the theme that lawyers really do get to boldly go.

A recent California Court of Appeal decision, which may have sweeping effects on the bail bond industry, has held that bail bo...

The fact that Trump lost his motion to dismiss is not the end of the litigation. Appeals are likely. But the 112-page, well-re...

The past year has been active for art law litigation, with cases concerning works by artists ranging from Andy Warhol to Dr. S...

In a recent dissent from a denial of certiorari, Justice Clarence Thomas uttered this simple phrase: “If there is no such thin...

It is shocking that victims are not routinely advised of their right to counsel: The accused rapist will be told of his right...

When it comes to experts, there is usually little good to come of the more pedestrian modes of impeachment.

A pet peeve of many arbitrators, including me, is the tendency of some advocates to deal with evidence they don’t like by rais...

A California Supreme Court ruling this week is the perfect example of how unfair and unjust the noneconomic cap on damages is ...

On Thursday, the California Supreme Court affirmed that the state’s cap on noneconomic damages under the Medical Injury Compen...

A much-anticipated, bipartisan bill that will change the landscape of arbitration agreements has passed in Congress and is awa...

Los Angeles County residents are endangered because our elected district attorney has enacted policies that violate the laws o...