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Perspective

Purchasing cloud services can be tricky

May 26, 2016
By Francoise Gilbert

In the cloud, the key to efficiency is standardization. By Francoise Gilbert ...


Technology & Science

The Internet of Things is reshaping numerous industries and businesses, but come with privacy concerns that must be worked out...


Labor/Employment

Think twice before requesting salary history

May 26, 2016
By Jeffrey D. Polsky

AB 1676, still in committee, reflects a growing sentiment that salary history questions are improper and invasive. By Jeffrey ...


Tax

Can you deduct your law school tuition?

May 26, 2016
By Robert W. Wood

Most lawyers do not try to deduct their law school tuition or expenses, and a recent case shows why that's a good thing. By Ro...


Perspective

Law would shine a light on gang lists

May 26, 2016
By Marissa Montes

AB 2298 would extend required notice to adults, provide an opportunity to contest inclusion in a database, and would require t...


The de-unification plan should focus on the Supreme Court's oversight of the State Bar's public protection mission, while simu...


Corporate

The Delaware Supreme Court court overturned a 28-year-old decision in reaching the conclusion that compliance with Delaware's ...


Insurance

Review general principles regarding proving punitive damages, including a few concepts and analyses from a recent case that sh...


Education Law

The court's decision also raises questions about current and past legislative efforts to address the challenged statutes. By R...


Media

Online retailers face a wave of deceptive pricing claims

May 25, 2016
By Stephanie A. Sheridan

Over the last two years, more than three dozen retailers have been targeted by deceptive pricing litigation. Nearly half of th...


Labor/Employment

What overtime standards mean for California

May 25, 2016
By Adam P. KohSweeney

On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final rule expanding federal overtime pay protections. By Adam KohSweene...


Perspective

High court could shake up patent review

May 25, 2016
By Justin L. Krieger

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether inter partes review — a post-2011 administrative proceeding for challenging pate...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

Class certification will be more difficult, for now

May 24, 2016
By Mary Ellen Callahan, Alexander M. Smith

Thought it's not clear yet whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Spokeo will be the death knell for "no injury...


Litigation

Plaintiff paid for dismissal gets costs, too

May 24, 2016
By Audra Ibarra

California Supreme Court has now articulated a clear rule that addressees who pays costs in a settlement. By Audra Ibarra ...


Appellate Practice

Homo Loquens

May 24, 2016
By David M. Balabanian

Articulate speech — the reason we straddle the food chain — explains why we're diners, not dinner. By David M. Balabanian ...


Government, Constitutional Law

Courts are ignoring congressional intent when in comes to granting criminal defendants access to evidence gathered using the F...


Civil Litigation

The ABCs of UDs

MCLE
May 23, 2016
By William D. Dodson

Earn MCLE credit familiarizing yourself with the most important features of unlawful detainer law. ...


International Law, Family

Although surrogacy, egg donation and egg freezing procedures are common here, these fertility treatments are often illegal, ta...


Entertainment & Sports

UC statement bridges sports and academic success

May 21, 2016
By Donald J. Polden

UC student-athlete policy statement shows commitment to promote academic success among its atheletes. By Donald J. Polden ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice

Most law schools fail to provide the critical technical and legal e-discovery instruction necessary to prepare their students ...


Government, Administrative/Regulatory

Is FCC trying to expand its own authority?

May 21, 2016
By Eric J. Troutman

The FCC has been systematically working to increase its own power. Brick-by-brick, ruling-by-ruling, it has chipped away at th...


Perspective

A recent Supreme Court ruling reminds that the First Amendment protects not only the right to political expression, but the "r...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

The Supreme Court's answer to a Blaine Amendment challenge could decide the constitutional rights of 1.3 million school-choice...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Avoid ethical missteps in negotiation dance

May 20, 2016
By David M. Majchrzak, Heather L. Rosing

Although clients expect their lawyers to get the best possible deal, there are ethical constraints designed to restrict lawyer...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation

The cat's paw doctrine: declawing summary judgment

May 20, 2016
By Nathan J. Kowalski, Irma Rodriguez Moisa

Aesop's "Cat's Paw" fable is some 2,700 years old, but its namesake, the cat's paw doctrine, was first applied by California c...


Administrative/Regulatory

The California Senate is considering entirely eliminating the statute of limitations for lawsuits that government prosecutors ...


U.S. Supreme Court

While the Supreme Court in Spokeo was clear that statutory damages are not in and of themselves a substitute for cons...


Entertainment & Sports

With the crowd-funded movie still in development, the less its producers borrow from the authorized works, the more likely the...


Law Practice

Are law firm client lists trade secrets?

May 20, 2016
By Angelique Kaounis

A California-based law firm's suit against former partners for trade secret misappropriation, though thankfully not prevalent,...


Constitutional Law, Civil Rights

The joint letter from the U.S. Justice and Education Departments regarding transgender students marks a huge leap forward in t...