Human performers rely on privacy and publicity rights to control their brand. But when the performer is an animal, those doctr...

As AI tools become increasingly integrated into litigation, recent cases like Heppner, Warner, and Morgan highlight the evolvi...

As family law attorneys, it's crucial to help our clients understand that AI is no substitute for an experienced lawyer--and t...

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As AI takes the wheel, self-directed investors gain unprecedented power-- and brokerage firms must learn to ride shotgun witho...

California's new 2026 construction laws limit retentions on private projects and create a structured claims process to speed p...

From opinion to syllogism: How AI rapidly breaks down Supreme Court reasoning and exposes assumptions.

PFAS, or "forever chemicals," have gone from hidden hazards to unavoidable headaches for California lawyers, regulators and pr...

Ransomware in healthcare is no longer just a data breach but a high-stakes operational and legal crisis where an organization'...

Can the new state and local adaptive reuse laws incentivize residential conversion of underutilized office buildings and retai...

Money laundering turns illegal proceeds into seemingly legitimate funds through financial sleight of hand.

The 9th Circuit's confirmation that anti-SLAPP denials are not immediately appealable in federal court continues a line of cas...

The California Legislature has enacted a slew of AI regulations for employers to contend with, increasing litigation risks and...

Retirement plan disclosures are about to get less digital and more complicated, as the Labor Department's proposal would requi...

California divorce used to be about houses and bank accounts--now it's crypto wallets, equity grants and digital empires.

District Attorney Todd Spitzer did his job: justice, not conviction, won in the Riley-Robicheaux case.

Sometimes the strongest litigation strategy is staying silent--strategically choosing not to respond to weak, irrelevant, or l...

California law now bars noncompetes and "stay or pay" clauses that restrict employee mobility, reinforcing its strong public p...

California's judiciary and legislature are in a high-stakes dispute over the use of AI in courts, balancing judges' independen...

Using examples from tennis, fly-fishing, and other games, the piece explores how understanding a game's rules, goals, and metr...

As AI takes on a bigger role in the workplace, California is sending a clear warning: when it comes to hiring, firing, and dis...

Reliance on algorithmic decision-making risks eroding human judgment, judicial integrity and the intellectual craftsmanship th...

In Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI, Nippon alleges that after settling her claim and dismissing he...

AAM takes flight, and so does litigation--from IP skirmishes to vertiport battles, the next aviation revolution comes with leg...

To resentence or not to resentence: The question courts face under amended Penal Code Section 1172.1.

Bradley Heppner typed his defense strategy into a chat window. Thirty-one documents later, the prosecution had them. A federal...

Illinois v. Trump highlights the clash between federal power and state control over the National Guard, showing how t...

Trustees have a legal duty to manage trusts carefully, loyally, and in accordance with the governing document and applicable l...

The Supreme Court is considering whether President Trump can use an executive order to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and unde...

An emerging split in the courts raises questions about whether AI prompts are subject to discovery.