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Intellectual Property

IP issues with emerging automotive and mobility technology

Mar. 18, 2020
By Brent A. Hawkins, James J. Kritsas

When you unpack a connected vehicle, you will find an astonishing convergence of technologies.


Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory

Data privacy: Which laws should I comply with?

Mar. 18, 2020
By Vito Costanzo

While the European Union has had the benefit of an expansive data protection regulatory framework for four years, the United S...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation

Serving server farms

Mar. 18, 2020
By Sarah S. Brooks, Adam W. Kwon

Proper patent venue remains uncertain in 2020.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation

Earlier this month, the federal district court in Vermont denied Netflix’s motion to dismiss a trademark infringement case aga...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation

The PTAB downturn

Mar. 18, 2020
By Brenton R. Babcock

Recalibration in an evolving IP environment.


Corporate

California’s groundbreaking gender parity law for public company boards has now been in effect for its first full year. While ...


Whether or not fiduciary duties arise at all depends upon the structure of the LLC and who, in particular, is designated as th...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

New statutes and decisions impact L&E mediations

Mar. 17, 2020
By Louis M. Marlin

The purpose of this article is not to concentrate on the meaning of new statues and significant wage and hour decisions made i...


Tax, Corporate

The safest income tax plan for a closely held business

Mar. 17, 2020
By Bruce Givner, Owen Kaye

Income tax planning can be controversial. The most recent IRS “Dirty Dozen” list includes structures designed to reduce your o...


U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law

Are our faithless electors ‘free agents’?

Mar. 17, 2020
By David G. Post

Who are those “electors,” anyway? And what, exactly, do they do?


U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law

Arguments shed light on justices’ thinking in Seila v. CFPB

Mar. 16, 2020
By Blaine H. Evanson, Lochlan F. Shelfer

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in one of the most highly anticipated separation-of-powers cases in ...


Insurance

The virus has infected several hundred thousand people worldwide. As a result of the outbreak, there have been suspensions of ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

A recent 9th Circuit decision limits a religious entity’s ability to attack local zoning ordinances by asserting a facial chal...


Criminal

Navigating evidence in CalGang petitions for removal

MCLE
Mar. 16, 2020
By Suzy Marinkovich, Benjamin S. Kagel

California’s shared gang intelligence is famous for inaccuracies that have led to serious issues of over-inclusion and calls f...


Government, Constitutional Law

The Electronic Privacy Foundation Center has sued the U.S. Department of Justice to gain access to an unredacted copy of the M...


The purpose of this article is to assist family law practitioners in avoiding the common mistakes in requesting attorney fees ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal

Although Avenatti’s misconduct appears especially obvious in hindsight, many practitioners undoubtedly come closer to the line...


Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution

It was shocking to many when the rules were upended, and the level field tilted, by news of a cheating scandal so complex that...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

The evolution of fee disputes

MCLE
Mar. 13, 2020
By Heather L. Rosing, David M. Majchrzak

How to protect yourself from fee disputes in a new day and age.


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Here is what you might tell a client to expect in small claims court.


Criminal

The “Varsity Blues” case in federal criminal court involving actress Lori Loughlin alleged illegal actions to improperly admit...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law

When getting a clean bill of health < the health care bill received

Mar. 13, 2020
By Tad A. Devlin, Bryan Kurtz

A preview of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case Rutledge v. PCMA, concerning among other issues, ERISA preemption.


Labor/Employment

Coronavirus: Top 10 issues for employers

Mar. 13, 2020
By Esra A. Hudson, Michael E. Olsen

The coronavirus outbreak has caused concern for companies worldwide as they navigate and plan for its impact on their business...


Tax, Real Estate/Development

As opportunity zone investments become more commonplace, many opportunity zone sponsors and developers are interested in under...


U.S. Supreme Court, Securities

SEC may keep its disgorgement remedy

Mar. 12, 2020
By John W. Berry

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Liu v. SEC, which threatened to upend perhaps the most important sanction ...


Legal Education, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports

Compelled toward progress

Mar. 12, 2020
By Frank H. Wu

Like other fans, an extraordinarily devoted following, I felt a loss when the television series “The Good Place” came to its i...


Insurance

Finding COVERAGE for COVID-19

Mar. 12, 2020
By William M. Shernoff, Michael J. Bidart

The full extent of the business interruption caused by the novel coronavirus is unknown, but the losses are already catastroph...


Judges and Judiciary

Ballot designations favor prosecutors for the bench

Mar. 12, 2020
By Timothy D. Reuben

The results of the March 3 judicial election demonstrate one powerful fact: Prosecutors win elections to the bench because of ...


Probate, California Courts of Appeal

Not final after all: Ruling voids 1991 probate court decree

Mar. 12, 2020
By Jeffrey A. Dennis-Strathmeyer

On Feb. 24, a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal issued a remarkable opinion concluding that a 1991 decedent estate dec...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Virtual mediation of ERISA benefit claims in a pandemic environment

Mar. 11, 2020
By Adrienne Clare Publicover

Despite the copious amounts of hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes available at my downtown Los Angeles office this week, I ...