A California Court of Appeal case turned longstanding liability release precedent on its head and highlights the risks of obta...

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The State Bar released the Second Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct's draft rules for public co...

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Protecting your intellectual property — and making sure your company is not using another's IP — sounds like a simple enough t...

Do attorneys have the same risks of violating the act as producers, personal managers and other representatives who work with ...

Lawyers with trial experience, especially in high-technology cases, may become scarce in the coming years if steps are not tak...

A recent case continues the Northern District's reputation as being hostile to software patents by striking down a patent brin...

Because studies show that people sometimes rely too heavily on intuition, accurate judging requires that judges find ways of r...

The California Supreme Court recently found a distinction between a claim for a food product which is intentionally mislabeled...

As the legal war against foie gras continues unabated and unresolved, Francophiles may continue to enjoy their contentious cui...

Professor Erwin Chemerinsky's commentary on McDonnell v. United States, 2016 DJDAR 6444 (June 27, 2016) has thought-p...

On Aug. 2, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations that will eliminate two important valuation discounts for ...

While a high-earning debtor may be better able to formulate a feasible Chapter 11 plan than a lesser-earning debtor, increased...

Civil Procedure and Legal Methods are important classes, but the most valuable class for aspiring trial lawyers may be screenw...

Three new virtual reality headsets will be released in 2016, so what rules apply to data collected by these devices? By Hanley...

SB 443 will help ensure that private property is not taken based on a hunch, bias, malice, or inadequate or inadmissible evide...

A 9th Circuit decision earlier this year triggered a flurry of Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits against public employers in C...

There's a new federal law governing foods containing genetically modified organisms, aka GMOs, and it preempts the poorly conc...

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No matter how well written it is, an appellate brief isn't "great" unless it makes great use of the record. ...

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The Supreme Court's decision in McDonnell v. United States will make it much harder for the government to prosecute a...

Orange County Judge Karen Robinson is praised for her ability to dig for facts.

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Two bills sitting on the governor's desk will help California adapt its water resources for climate change. By Wesley A. Milib...

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Is Donald Trump's reluctance to release his tax returns about an IRS audit or something else? By Robert W. Wood ...