Technology, Law Practice
The GenAI revolution: Law firms will never be the same
By Brendan Gutierrez McDonnell , Katherine L. Staba
Generative AI is and will continue to impact the legal profession and how law firms work. The billable hour may still be in pl...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Pre-litigation mediation is gaining popularity to avoid confidentiality limitations in settlement agreements
By Lindsey Bayman
Pre-litigation mediation can also help avoid harmful escalation, preserve relationships, and save costs compared to litigation...
Cultural competency is not only a desirous skill but a necessity to ensure continued trust and faith in our legal system.
Family
A roundup of infamous misunderstandings in cultural and professional settings
By Abbas Hadjian
The Cultural Competency Seminar in Family Law Practice 2024 focuses on the difficulties of communication in cultural and profe...
Family
Navigating difficult conversations in therapy and personal life
By Linda Bortell
As a psychologist, I must navigate the meaning of my words carefully and understand each client’s unique experiences to provid...
Dr. D. Sue’s exploration of uncomfortable conversations reveals how avoiding tough discussions can impede personal growth and ...
Criminal
Prosecutors are required to disclose compensation when victims testify
By Antonio R. Sarabia II
A prosecutor has an obligation to disclose all substantial material evidence favorable to an accused, including evidence relat...
Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution
The benefits of mediating HOA disputes
By Robert M. Cohen , Lisa B. Morgan
In most cases, California homeowners' associations must resolve disputes under the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Our 9th Circuit finally sees the light
By William Domnarski
Joshua Kindred, a federal judge in the District of Alaska, resigned in July after being accused of sexual misconduct and haras...
Administrative/Regulatory
Unsettling the regulatory landscape: The dangers of Corner Post
By Nicolas Sansone
The Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff's right to challenge a regulation as facially invalid accrues when the regulation...
Tax
A rare California Supreme Court move shelters LA’s Mansion Tax
By Andrew S. Ong , Ariel E. Rogers
The California Supreme Court has removed a ballot measure from the November 2024 ballot that would have broadened the definiti...
Administrative/Regulatory
The Project 2025 Mandate: Implications for the Administrative State and the U.S. Constitution
By Selwyn D. Whitehead
The Supreme Court's decision in ...
The Supreme Court has ruled against allowing a plan of reorganization to give the equivalent of a bankruptcy discharge to thir...
Labor/Employment
The conflicting views on confidentiality in workplace investigations create a legal dilemma
By Michael A. Robbins
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have conflicting views on the...
Entertainment & Sports
Preparing the next generation of women athletes for NIL opportunities
By Frank N. Darras
Female athletes need to leverage the opportunities afforded by the new NIL landscape while they can, including building a bran...
Taxpayers often come out better if they don't represent themselves, even considering the cost of professional fees. F. Lee Bai...
Technology
What California businesses need to know about the evolving AI legal framework
By John Brockland , Vassi Iliadis
With hundreds of AI-related bills pending at the federal and state level, California businesses face great uncertainty related...
U.S. Supreme Court
SCOTUS’ unseen hand and the perils of the ‘shadow docket’
By Richard Wirick
The Shadow Docket enables politically or ideologically motivated justices to selectively prioritize cases that advance their p...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma correctly interprets the bankruptcy code
By Leonard Gumport
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize a non-bankruptcy discharge that extinguishes clai...
Judges and Judiciary
Why it’s time for older judges to retire and make way for younger generations
By Dan Lawton
There should be a voluntary retirement age of 75 for federal and state judicial officers, which would allow younger judges to ...
Torts/Personal Injury, Construction, California Courts of Appeal
CBRE v. Superior Court: A significant decision on the Privette doctrine
By Bayan Salehi
The court’s ruling reinforces the strong protections afforded to hirers of independent contractors, while also highlighting so...
Labor/Employment
PAGA reform bills promise relief for California employers
By Elaisha Nandrajog , Jennifer S. Coleman
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law two bills that significantly reform the California Private Attorneys’ Ge...
Torts/Personal Injury
Can you sue the government if your neighbor’s dog injures you?
By Michael E. Rubinstein
The Court of Appeal ruled that the County is not obligated to act on complaints of dangerous animals until an animal control o...
U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory
The Roberts Court is significantly reshaping administrative law
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The Supreme Court has made substantial changes to administrative law, including overruling the Chevron doctrine and restrictin...
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports
When docudrama disclaimers don’t go far enough
By Ericka DiMeglio
The cases of “When They See Us,” “Inventing Anna,” and “Baby Reindeer” highlight the challenges studios face in balancing ente...
Education Law
The Problem Method Part III: Japan’s law school reform effort
By Myron Moskovitz
Not too long ago, Japan had a shortage of attorneys, which hindered access to justice for the poor and affected the country’s ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Iranian documents in US Courts: Addressing concerns about counterfeit documents
By Abbas Hadjian
The prevalence of fake documents in U.S. courts, particularly those presented by Iranians, is alarmingly high. Attorneys are r...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
San Diego County’s reinstating Section 15183 exemption for general plan projects is cause for celebration
By Brooke Miller , Whitney Hodges
This move comes after the adoption of SB 743, which changed the methodology for examining the significance of transportation i...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Supreme Court ruling could alter established regulatory landscape
By Brett W. Johnson , Ryan P. Hogan
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the statute of limitations for challenging an administrative regulation begins when the pl...
Torts/Personal Injury
Defendants can be held liable for injuries on non-owned property
By Bruce A. Broillet , Ivan Puchalt
California recognizes that a defendant owes a duty of care for injuries that occur on property which it does not own when the ...