On Tuesday, in a widely anticipated ruling, the 9thCircuit added its voice to the federal circuit split over class certificati...

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...

When a strategic investor invests in a startup, it often results in an immediate and fundamental conflict of interest. By John...

The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that a director's co-ownership of a private airplane with the company's CEO and contr...

The IRS is pushing to obtain identifying information on countless "John Does" who have used digital currencies like bitcoin on...

A recent appellate court ruling has ended a nearly two-year legal fight blocking a safe and affordable energy supply for San D...

"Even if you are skeptical about the science of climate change, there is no escaping a swelling tide of climate-related regula...

It is important that attorneys carefully review their fee agreements and engagement/retainer letters to ensure that they compl...

Although there were no earth-shattering appellate opinions in cases against attorneys in 2016, attorney-defendants did achieve...

A California Court of Appeal was recently called upon to determine the timeliness of an anti-SLAPP motion challenging not an i...

What has begun as a crude act of driving a vehicle into a crowd could morph into a cyberattack on vehicles on a mass scale. To...

With 2016 now in the rear view mirror, it is time to look forward to a year that promises self-driving cars on public roads in...

Must a claimant who asserts an Unruh Act violation based upon Title II of the ADA as part of his claim also prove discriminato...

As civil RICO litigation grows, courts must decide whether interests in judgments qualify as "property" By William Thomson Sha...

Orange County Judge Mary Varipapa works hard to help people with substance abuse problems.

The California Court of Appeal was recently asked to apply the covenant of good faith and fair dealing to a primary insurer wh...

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There lessons to be drawn from the history of presidential communication with the public that should enable Trump to make the ...

Last year, California courts rendered a number of interesting insurance coverage decisions. Here's a review of some of the mor...

You can't really understand the forest — the American justice system — in front of you unless you've already viewed some other...

If you're a corporation and you lose a big case in the federal appellate courts, having the U.S. Supreme Court grant certiorar...

Rep. Darrell Issa recently said he intends to explore how Congress might answer the following question: "Where's the line of y...

Given the differing opinions among courts nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on this question in the n...

If you are appearing before arbitrators with any frequency, it might be useful to know what they think and fret about. By Doug...

Recently, the California Supreme Court accepted a case for review that could substantially increase all attorneys' adherence t...

This year, state and federal appellate courts in California repeatedly grappled with freedom of speech issues in numerous crit...

The tort of another doctrine allows a California plaintiff or cross-complainant to seek all of his attorney fees as damages fr...

As the year draws to a close, it is a great time to take a moment to review the latest conflicts cases, and contemplate whethe...

Cases are meant to be published when they add a meaningful expansion to existing law or provide clarity to contested issues. <...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court unanimously held that damages awards for design-patent infringement need not be the tota...