If you’re involved in a high-profile dispute, you should actually read your legal filings before they’re filed. Otherwise chao...

The prominent attorney Reginald Turner, president-elect of the American Bar Association, explained to reporters last week that...

Although the state’s constitutional and statutory framework provide the governor with significant concentrated authority in a ...

On March 9, the en banc 9th Circuit issued a decision to not re-hear the Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin case regarding the band's wi...

I’m an old-timer, so I tend to focus on research methods I used before internet searches became common practice. Here’s a conv...

COVID-19 continues to spread, and government officials are enacting new rules to best contain the virus. This places a tremend...

Jury selection involves a lot of people in close proximity. The temporary stays of trials currently in place will soon give wa...

It is often said that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Consistent with that principle, California law generally requires t...

A working group from the New York City Bar Association recently proposed (as of March 1, 2020) changes to its rules to permit ...

As concerns mount, now is the time to be proactive. Landlords and property managers should start by applying best practices fo...

What level of technical knowledge should lawyers demonstrate competency in e-discovery from an ethical perspective? This artic...

When California legislators enacted AB 5, few were likely thinking about a global pandemic that could shut down the economy. W...

Governor Newsom should address the COVID-19 crisis by addressing the prison overcrowding crisis. Our prisons are so badly over...

As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the United States, employers all over California are grappling with contingency plan...

The postponement will delay the oral arguments in three cases involving subpoenas to gain access to President Donald Trump’s t...

On March 13, President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a nationwide emergency. This declaration has importan...

With the growing reluctance for in person meetings there has been a demand for mediation done remotely with online video. Seen...

A global outbreak of COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus has hit the United States and is wreaking even greater havoc on many of...

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On Feb. 26, the SEC disapproved a proposal by the NYSE Arca exchange to list and trade the United States Bitcoin and Treasury ...

We are in the throes of a deadly worldwide pandemic. Make no mistake, COVID-19 is already here. It has a substantial incubatio...

Our state courts are needlessly endangering lives and risking spreading the coronavirus by continuing to require prospective j...

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With the global pandemic of the Corona Virus, President Trump has declared a national state of emergency. Employers may have t...

The California Supreme Court recently held that an employee could settle and release all of his or her Labor Code claims, and ...

We live in a world where intellectual property is often a company’s most valuable asset, where keeping that property secret i...

After nearly 10 years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally address the landmark copyright questions posed in Ora...

A three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit held that the process by which the secretary of Commerce appoints administrative pa...

Trade secret theft has long been a crime. The Economic Espionage Act prohibits trade secret misappropriation for the benefit o...

Copyright claimants beware, accused infringers be aware.