Shortly after the IRS began sending out stimulus payments on April 10, the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Adm...

Social media access is arguably more important than ever. For those individuals whose social media accounts have been blocked ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has once again agreed to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Oral argument is planned for No...

As a recently commenced civil jury trial demonstrates, while some courts endeavor to proceed with jury trials during the COVID...

On Monday, in an action initiated by the state of California and joined by the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Franci...

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The claims made on foods and dietary supplements are important. These claims can help consumers make informed purchasing decis...

The global response to COVID, but particularly in the U.S., reflects a willful disregard of science-based warnings about comin...

Offering further guidance for investors, the Internal Revenue Service recently issued proposed regulations for carried or prof...

Last week, California's Supreme Court established two new pleading rules: For claims of tortious interference with at-will con...

Easily forgotten amidst the seemingly never-ending onslaught of unprecedented events of 2020 is the Supreme Court’s decision t...

Alameda undoubtedly could have been far worse for employees — after all, in a man-bites-dog moment, a progressive Democratic g...

Saying no to your client is never fun. That is especially true when the reason is something so bizarre and unrelated to the su...

Recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loans beware the varying approaches among the circuits because their defense against...

Neil Young recently filed a lawsuit against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. for copyright infringement over use of his son...

In less than three months, California voters will be asked to decide the fate of the “Protect App-Based Drivers and Services A...

On July 29, the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google sat before the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitr...

Last month, the Court of Justice for the European Union invalidated the “adequacy decision” made by the European Commission on...

It’s an election year, so the California initiative process is enduring the usual complaints about the initiative as “an insti...

On July 30, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard oral arguments in advance of deciding whether t...

A recent decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal may explain why some litigants and lawyers don’t know when to stop. As t...

Does the California State Bar really believe that an attorney who has been representing clients in another state for four year...

The American Bar Association has released its latest annual report titled ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2020, showcasing...

A recent appellate court ruling addresses an arbitrator’s authority to order third-party discovery.

No American president has ever monetized the presidency like President Donald Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization. D...

While the long-term ramifications of the pandemic remain to be seen, many commentators have observed the potential for increas...

“Appeals are the last little step in the drama.” Appellate lawyers are told this from time to time. Such thinking can sink an ...

A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board is the latest in a parade of decisions and rulemaking intended to impo...

In the middle of the most devastating public health crisis in more than a century, the Trump administration and its supporters...

Congressman John Lewis died on July 17 and, as this is being written, he lies in state at the U. S. Capitol. “Walking with the...