In the cloud, the key to efficiency is standardization. By Francoise Gilbert ...
Technology & Science
Speech recognition-imbued objects raise host of privacy issues
By Jeffrey Rabkin
The Internet of Things is reshaping numerous industries and businesses, but come with privacy concerns that must be worked out...
AB 1676, still in committee, reflects a growing sentiment that salary history questions are improper and invasive. By Jeffrey ...
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...
AB 2298 would extend required notice to adults, provide an opportunity to contest inclusion in a database, and would require t...
Time has come to de-unify the State Bar of California
By William N. Hebert
The de-unification plan should focus on the Supreme Court's oversight of the State Bar's public protection mission, while simu...
The Delaware Supreme Court court overturned a 28-year-old decision in reaching the conclusion that compliance with Delaware's ...
Review general principles regarding proving punitive damages, including a few concepts and analyses from a recent case that sh...
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
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...
On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final rule expanding federal overtime pay protections. By Adam KohSweene...
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
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...
California Supreme Court has now articulated a clear rule that addressees who pays costs in a settlement. By Audra Ibarra ...
Articulate speech — the reason we straddle the food chain — explains why we're diners, not dinner. By David M. Balabanian ...
Government, Constitutional Law
Congress did not intend zero access to FISA surveillance
By John D. Cline
Courts are ignoring congressional intent when in comes to granting criminal defendants access to evidence gathered using the F...
Earn MCLE credit familiarizing yourself with the most important features of unlawful detainer law. ...
International Law, Family
California's liberal surrogacy industry attracts Asian visitors
By Evie P. Jeang
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
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
Law schools need to ramp up e-discovery education
By A. Marco Turk
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?
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...
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
School choice should encompass religious institutions
By Lance Izumi
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
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
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
Don't eliminate limitations period for climate change statements
By Kim Stone
The California Senate is considering entirely eliminating the statute of limitations for lawsuits that government prosecutors ...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court still needs to settle constitutional standing issue
By Ana Tagvoryan
While the Supreme Court in Spokeo was clear that statutory damages are not in and of themselves a substitute for cons...
Entertainment & Sports
Will 'Star Trek' fan film live long and prosper?
By Todd W. Bonder
With the crowd-funded movie still in development, the less its producers borrow from the authorized works, the more likely the...
A California-based law firm's suit against former partners for trade secret misappropriation, though thankfully not prevalent,...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Have you actually read the directives on the use of restrooms by transgender students?
By Sanford Jay Rosen
The joint letter from the U.S. Justice and Education Departments regarding transgender students marks a huge leap forward in t...