Under a recent California Supreme Court ruling, the sophisticated intermediary doctrine in an asbestos case is an affirmative ...

Each generation has its share of cant phrases. Here, with translations, are some currently favored by lawyers and others. By ...

A Wyoming federal district court dealt a blow to the Obama administration's environmental policies when it struck down the Bur...

To defend the Clean Power Plan successfully, the EPA will need to persuade the D.C. Circuit— and probably the Supreme Court — ...

Mathis v. U.S. places an impractical, burdensome duty on the courts to analyze state criminal laws to determine wheth...

From the frontlines of the data breach wars: new payment card industry developments warrant increasing attention from merchant...

The judicial officers of the Los Angeles County Superior Court readily acknowledge that there are significant delays in gettin...

Voisine v. U.S. is evidence that the right to keep and bear arms in self-defense is being banned and restricted case ...

The Government Accountability Office has been urging the IRS to go after offshore accounts even more aggressively.

Advances in technology now allow attorneys to work from anywhere. However, the convenience of technology comes with some risk....

Attorney mobility and partner departures are commonplace now in California practice, and for some very good reasons.

The transatlantic business community is still coming to terms with the complete upheaval and replacement of the EU's data laws...

Even though HBO's hit comedy "Silicon Valley" is rendered with satiric flair, it nevertheless presents the kinds of real-world...

To understand the severity of the punishment, one must understand the part probation plays in the overall sentencing scheme.

As part of California's 2016-17 state budget accord, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 836, which makes several changes to C...

A recent case shows why policyholders must be vigilant to prevent a "disconnect" between the policy as marketed and the actual...

The Supreme Court's decision in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt underscores the reality that abortion is a normal...

Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt is in direct conflict with the court's stated purpose of legalizing abortion — to...

The juvenile justice system is a self-fulfilling prophesy. Youth who enter it, particularly youth of color, become trapped in ...

Has anything changed since June 23? By Stephen Gillespie ...

Two recent decisions published by the California Court of Appeal reflect the increasing willingness of California state courts...

Not many legal disputes hit a trifecta of Americana, but by blending free speech, football and rock 'n' roll, the roiling deba...

At several points in the Cuozzo opinion, the Supreme Court attempts to draw parallels between IPRs and the patent app...

Does 1 + 1 = 3? In math, never. In the law, sometimes. A case in point is Utah v. Strieff.

Thanks to community revitalization and investment authorities, California is on the cusp of a development resurgence backed by...

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, while not a perfect solution, gives the Environmental Protection Agency the autho...

California appellate staff attorneys are not mere mechanics: Like the judges they serve, they want to find the just result, an...

A stop led to a request for ID, which led to a call to a police dispatcher, which led to a search for outstanding warrants, wh...

United States v. Texas affirms that when the framers of the Constitution drafted its seldom-invoked take care clause ...

It has been awhile since I have written about Judge Learned Foote and many of you have inquired about him. He has diligently a...