Here we go again. Three years ago, a few law schools pushed to lower the pass score for the California bar exam. I wrote then ...

Undoubtedly you did not purchase this newspaper to read this article. By the time it is in print it shall be marginally out-of...

In this COVID-19 environment, elders are especially vulnerable to financial abuse due to the inherent nature of the shelter-in...

The new normal has arrived and will dominate how we as arbitrators and arbitration professionals participate in and conduct he...

Over 95% of the U.S. population is currently under stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders. Millions of workers have been laid...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act was passed after some marathon sessions in Congress to provide some ne...

It used to be a standing joke in the land use community that the only thing that land use planners hated more than sprawl was ...

The 2nd District Court of Appeal created a bright-line rule that a physician assistant acts within the scope of his or her lic...

The California Supreme Court unanimously held that “sophisticated business entities” that are contracted for arbitration under...

With the virus raging through Kentucky as well as the nation, Judge Caldwell was presented with a challenge unlike any other f...

The main effect of the means test is that it has increased the amount attorneys charge consumer filers since the form requires...

I have a recurring experience that a few others might share as well. As a lawyer who happens to belong to a minority community...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dodged what could have been its pièce de résistance in a trilogy of 2nd Amendment “keep and ...

There is a growing movement to eliminate the right of a landlord to impose a complete restriction on residential tenants havin...

With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the economy, the issue of zombie foreclosure will resurface. This article will explain...

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This new virtual reality has brought privacy and security risks into focus. In response to regulators issuing recent warnings...

This article addresses key flexibilities in government contracting. An agile procurement system is critical to addressing new ...

One burning question among California employer lawyers these days is whether, with its recent decision in Frlekin v. Apple (th...

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Even a worldwide pandemic won’t stop FCC Chairman Ajit Pai from trying to jam through a rulemaking to shore up numerous provis...

Insureds are now looking to business interruption insurance as a potential source of economic relief. So far, the insurance in...

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, many employers have been requiring their employees to work remotely (either voluntarily or b...

Wells Fargo’s problems may not be over. Last month, the Democratic staff of the Committee on Financial Services for the U.S. H...

Uber and Lyft continue to mumble to themselves like sleepwalkers that drivers are independent contractors. Uber claims, and an...

Awaiting oral argument scheduling in one of my cases, I wondered how the Court of Appeal was going to deal with the COVID-19 c...

The object of this article and accompanying self-study test is to familiarize readers with gang crimes, including the offense ...

The 9th Circuit recently found jurisdiction over a non-tribal member under both prongs of Montana v. U.S.

Size does matter, but not in the way you might think.

You don’t need this column to tell you that the past couple months have been exceedingly exceptional. February had 29 days, Ma...