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Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice

Starring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trusty sidekick Professor Plato


Judges and Judiciary

Attaining equal justice

Jun. 18, 2018
By Michael L. Stern

The story of how California ended the practice of non-lawyer judges


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice

What can we learn from the oral arguments in the 84 cases decided by the California Supreme Court in 2017?


Labor/Employment, Corporate

Maintaining privilege in attorney-led investigations

MCLE
Jun. 18, 2018
By Gregory W. Knopp, Stephanie P. Priel

Earn MCLE credit learning about how to avoid disclosing documents that your company never expected to see the light of day


Civil Litigation, Insurance

3 little words: ‘arising out of’

Jun. 15, 2018
By Jaymeson Pegue

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, sitting with the 1st Circuit, recently tackled the question of whether an insu...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution

To settle or not to settle with a joint tortfeasor?

MCLE
Jun. 15, 2018
By Lars C. Johnson

Before you pursue a partial settlement though, either on the defense or plaintiff’s side, it is important to understand the im...


Judges and Judiciary

Judge recalls threaten impartial judiciary

Jun. 14, 2018
By Nicole Virga Bautista

The recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky -- the first recall of a California in 86 years -- is a serious assault on judicial in...


Civil Litigation, Government, California Courts of Appeal

A recent Court of Appeal ruling is the first in a set of anticipated cases addressing the issue of the scope of local prosecut...


Criminal, California Supreme Court

A murder defendant subpoenas social media posts by the victim and a prosecution witness to show that the victim had threatened...


When the facts are ambiguous about whether you have to pay back the money, thinking of it as a loan can seem expedient.


Transportation, Administrative/Regulatory

When considering buying a used aircraft, protecting against expensive mistakes is essential.


Practicing family law is not for the faint hearted

Jun. 14, 2018
By Jeffrey P. Blum

With the marriage deteriorating, Husband tricked Wife into returning to Fiji. He also tore out the page in her passport contai...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

On Monday, the Supreme Court revisited the “American Pipe tolling” rule and, resolving a split among the federal circuits, sai...


Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court

A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court shows that defendants arguing error still have a steep uphill appellate climb.


Administrative/Regulatory

More IoT devices means increased risk of cyberattacks

Jun. 13, 2018
By Daniel B. Garrie, Sean McKee

Estimates suggest that by 2020, there could be around 50 billion devices of one type or another connected worldwide.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports

Earlier this year, a judge in New York denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings asking the court to find that the defenda...


Tax

With bitcoin trusts, who pays the taxes?

Jun. 12, 2018
By Robert W. Wood

A key tax question on each transfer is the market value at the time of the transfer. With the wild swings in value that many c...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court

While California farmers are the most recent casualty of state overreach, without the protection of the class-of-one doctrine,...


Civil Litigation, Government, Construction

The lease-leaseback method of project delivery allowed new schools in California to be built without the need for up-front pro...


U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal

Innocent people do confess

Jun. 12, 2018
By Donald H. Heller

The Supreme Court should hear the case of Brendan Dassey, the intellectually disabled youth whose confession was obtained thro...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights

What the court got wrong in Masterpiece Cakeshop

Jun. 12, 2018
By Erwin Chemerinsky

The seemingly narrow ruling is going to make it easier to find that the government is impermissibly discriminating against rel...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory

Bills address #MeToo concerns

Jun. 11, 2018
By Natalie B. Fujikawa, Benjamin M. Ebbink

Several bills wending their way through the California Legislature aim to ramp up sexual harassment training in California wor...


U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment & Sports, Constitutional Law

Sports betting and the creation of the Constitution

Jun. 11, 2018
By Charles S. Doskow

To fully understand the ruling in Murphy v. NCAA, we must first go back to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.


Family

As the legal field tries to keep pace with medical advancements, complicated and interesting cases arise.


Tax, Real Estate/Development

Could a program included in President Donald Trump’s tax reform bill help fuel development in economically distressed areas of...


Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government

How the JD-MD duo is the modern day Batman and Robin.


State Bar & Bar Associations

Like many, I found the 27.3 percent February 2018 bar pass rate distressing — particularly because some of the 2,644 unsuccess...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Respond the right way if faced with malpractice claims

Jun. 8, 2018
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

For attorneys, being sued for legal malpractice can give rise to a host of emotions, ranging from embarrassment to guilt to an...


The inclusion of junior associates in these non-traditional assignments will allow them to acquire a holistic understanding of...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

The #MeToo movement and confidential settlements

Jun. 8, 2018
By Patricia K. Gillette

With the advent of the #MeToo movement, however, some people are questioning the ways in which these allegations are addressed.