Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Equal pay ruling sets up circuit split for high court to resolve
By Max C. Fischer, Dorna Moini
There is a circuit split on whether an employer's Equal Pay Act defense can be based solely on prior salary.
Health Care & Hospital Law
Reconciliation and health care reform
By Eric J. Schillinger
Is the Senate's "Byrd Rule" a legal barrier to complete replacement of the Affordable Care Act?
Civil Litigation, Letters, Health Care & Hospital Law
Column misses the obvious: MICRA is obsolete
By Nathaniel J. Friedman
In a classic case of putting the cart before the horse, malpractice defense attorneys impliedly sing hosannas to the political...
Government, Constitutional Law
Special counsel and avoiding constitutional calamity
By Steven D. Reske
A constitutional calamity has been averted with the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The clamoring of congressio...
Law Practice, Government
Expect a new narrative out of White House soon
By Scott J. Street
Reporters should be concerned. Attorney General Jeff Sessions would not rule out jailing reporters during his confirmation hea...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
I'll never mediate again!
By Lisa Zonder
For nearly 19 years, mediation clients have been able to speak frankly to the mediator and off the record without creating evi...
Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Consider mediating your nursing home case
By Adrienne Clare Publicover
As the population ages, there is an increasing need for long-term care and consequently, litigation could increase as well. ...
We help clients to close deals, transfer property, settle estates, pursue debt collection, prosecute and settle legal disputes...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
My reflections on Justice Paul Turner
By Jeremy B. Rosen
I remember the first time I met Justice Turner. It was November 4, 2002, and I had been a lawyer for slightly less than five y...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
CalECPA reassures in the Trump age
By Susan Freiwald, Arlette Noujaim
Against this backdrop, it is reassuring that we, as Californians, benefit from the protections of the recently enacted Califor...
Government, Criminal
Citizen review panels help to strengthen relations with police
By Lara Yeretsian
The panel is responsible for approving or denying all police permits that have a First Amendment component. ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, State Bar & Bar Associations
An advocate for our courts
By Niall P. McCarthy
Despite the spirited push of many passionate and dedicated judges and attorneys in California, there is one glaring deficiency...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Maintain immunity under the Communications Decency Act
By Matthew Lubniewski, Samantha Beatty
What should you do if users start using your client's website to post hateful, obscene or defamatory comments and images? User...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bill seeks to revise federal approach to 'made in the USA' rules
By Daniel J. Herling
So why now and why this bill? In 2015, the sponsors argued that all but one state used a similar or identical labeling standar...
Family, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
Is it appealable in family law, or not? Ruling provides guidance
By Claudia Ribet
A recent ruling makes clear that not all post-judgment orders are not appealable, as they "are more accurately understood as b...
Labor/Employment, Corporate, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Decision marks the end of an era for employee benefit plans
By Robert J. McKennon, Joseph S. McMillen
The 9th Circuit has put the final nail in the coffin for grants of discretionary authority to insurers in ERISA-governed insur...
Government, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
Proposed classified info rule will create confusion
By Brian Cruz, Glenn Sweatt
Department of Homeland Security proposed Controlled Unclassified Information rule is a step in the wrong direction.
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Trump's America and employer concerns
By Angela S. Rho
The new administration has proven to be action-packed and rife with controversial orders and policies. Among the most relevant...
While impeachment threats historically constitute little more than lunatic fringe theatre, the appointment of Bob Mueller as J...
International Law, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
One NAFTA reform that all sides should be able to agree on
By Julian Ku
President Trump can put America's Constitution first by removing Chapter 19 from NAFTA.
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
The process of BEING public
By Sara L. Terheggen
The process of "going public," which is really about the process of "being" public, involves four stages, the most important o...
Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Concerns about proposed 'utilization scheduling' bill
By Kristina M. Launey
Can Assembly Bill 5, the Opportunity to Work Act, fashioned and passed in the Silicon Valley "bubble," serve as a model across...
Ventura County Judge Kent Kellegrew loves his work in civil court 'because it's complicated.'
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property, Corporate
Justices mulling 'conditional sale' doctrine
By Jacob A. Kramer
Many believe the Supreme Court will abolish the conditional sale doctrine in favor of a broader rule of patent exhaustion. If ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Ruling will dramatically change how patent cases are litigated
By Ben M. Davidson
The Supreme Court has made many decisions affecting patent law in the last few years. But TC Heartland stands out.
Contrary to public opinion, World War II did not end in 1945. Proclamation 2714 declared cessation of all hostilities in World...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
Character evidence in civil cases
By Elia V. Pirozzi
The objective of this article and self-study test is to review basic legal principles affecting the admissibility of character...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice
Parsing protected activity
By Sarah Hofstadter
In its latest anti-SLAPP case, the state high court recently wrestled with whether the statute should apply to all government ...
LA County Judge George Lomeli helps jurors, lawyers keep calm during criminal cases.
Contingency-fee based tax advice and representation, while becoming more common, are the exception, not the norm. ...