Whatever the reason, many businesses and individuals toy with the idea of avoiding California taxes by moving. By Robert W. Wo...
The court recently made two significant changes to streamline the management and resolution of these complex cases. By Anne Go...
Perspective
Spokeo decision narrows the path for data breach plaintiffs
By Michelle L. Visser
The first indications of this new landscape for data security litigants are already beginning to emerge. By Michelle Visser, D...
I say leave Judge Persky alone; the real gripe should be with lawmakers who chose not to make this offense punishable by a man...
If we set out to formulate a senseless sentencing scheme, it would be difficult to devise one that resulted in a number that e...
Mathis v. United States stands for the proposition that the government always carries the burden of proving that a pr...
Neither the California Supreme Court nor the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on the issue of so-called "self-help"...
On the 13th anniversary of its 2003 decision in the landmark Grutter v. Bollinger, the U.S. Supreme Court finally put...
Perspective
FDA has issued new food safety regulations to fight terrorism
By Leslie T. Krasny
Will consolidating the U.S. food industry's vulnerabilities into centralized and detailed plans create a new and significant w...
Perspective
9th Circuit says city was underpaying its police force
By Cynthia M. Germano
The court recently rendered an unprecedented opinion in Flores v. City of San Gabriel concerning the regular rate of ...
Native Americans
Court gets right balance between tribal sovereignty and rights of the accused
By Jack Duran
The Supreme Court correctly held that the Sixth Amendment does not compel Indian tribes to provide counsel to indigent tribal ...
If it passes, the CREATES bill will help bring generic drugs to market more quickly. By Robin Feldman ...
Much about the recent settlement in the class action against Ticketmaster demonstrates what is wrong with class actions in Cal...
In his final thoughts in a recent concurrence, a 9th Circuit judge writes that "the case law ... has drifted from what Congres...
Supreme Court round up
By James Azadian
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued its final decisions of the October 2015 term. Here is a look at the major decision...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The ethics of investing in a client
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens
Cash is king, but alternative forms of payment for legal services are becoming more common. ...
Perspective
Insurers face big punitive exposure for California bad faith claims
By Michael S. Gehrt
In California and numerous other jurisdictions, an insurer may be liable for economic losses, emotional distress, certain atto...
The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union will have many consequences for businesses around the globe. By A...
Administrative/Regulatory
FAA final rule doesn't advance drone debate
By Mary Ellen Callahan, Laura Fong
On June 21, the Federal Aviation Administration finally issued a final rule regarding the non-hobbyist operations of small dro...
If the cost of first-year salary increases is passed to clients, alternative fee arrangements, regional firms and "offshore" e...
Constitutional Law
Bill will strip away rights of students at faith-based colleges
By John Gerardi
Senate Bill 1146 targets students at faith-based colleges and universities by shrinking an existing religious exemption and th...
Intellectual Property
High court rejects the rigidity of Federal Circuit rulings
By Michael Feldman
One of the overarching themes to the Supreme Court's review of Federal Circuit cases in the last 15 years is that the Federal ...
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
Delaware high court weighs in on admin on stock options
By Marc Boiron
In CDX Holdings Inc. v. Fox, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision that a cla...
Intellectual Property
This land is your land, and this song may be your song
By Ashley R. Yeargan
A lawsuit in federal court seeking a ruling that the song "This Land is Your Land" is the latest in a series of recent copyrig...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
All that glitters is gold for Led Zeppelin legend
By J. Michael Keyes
Last Thursday a unanimous jury exonerated British rockers Jimmy Page and Robert Plant -- two members of the storied Led Zeppel...
Perspective
Provisional patent strategy under federal trade secrets act
By Daniel M. Cislo
In many cases a provisional patent application covering trade secrets should be filed immediately after conception or acquisit...
An increasingly fractured community is one force stopping patent reform, and much of the debate has been increasingly driven b...
As U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen wrote back in February 2015, DAPA doesn't merely set deportation priorities, but engages i...
Letters, Constitutional Law
Letter to the editor: Lawyers missed it on Peruta
By Charles Nichols
I read the two lawyer's positions on the Peruta v. San Diego concealed carry decision with a kind of sad amusement.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Ruling will lead to more wage and hour classes being certified
By Randolph Hunter Pyle
A recent 9th Circuit decision does three things that will significantly impact wage and hour class actions. By Hunter Pyle ...