A recent debate over California's Proposition 45 has raised a surprisingly basic question: "Are data centers eligible for the ...

San Francisco's expanded Fair Chance Ordinance prohibits employers from basing adverse employment decisions on out-of-state co...

Most cases settle before trial--but when one doesn't, the smallest overlooked detail can become the most important fact in the...

A judge just ruled that Kalshi cannot operate most of its prediction markets in Washington, reopening the question of whether ...

The 9th Circuit has narrowed the Lanham Act's false advertising reach, holding that allegedly false claims about a product ide...

California's workers' compensation system promises to protect injured workers, but its attorney fee structure can leave those ...

California art transactions sit within ordinary commercial law, but art-specific statutes can displace familiar assumptions ab...

ICE's planned use of electric-shock G.L.O.V.E. devices raises serious legal and accountability questions about whether deployi...

Justice Goodwin H. Liu's efforts to ensure representative juries underscore the responsibility of attorneys and judges to guar...

Justice Clarence Thomas has advanced a series of far-reaching constitutional positions that would significantly narrow federal...

As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated feeds are "expressive," the answer may determine the extent of social...

The California Supreme Court rejected a novel "duty to innovate" theory, holding that a drug manufacturer had no duty to devel...

Winning appellate arguments often hide in the reporter's transcripts, where a judge's revealing remark, a damaging concession ...

A new regional storm water permit expands compliance obligations to previously unregulated Los Angeles County facilities, requ...

California's Court of Appeal is weighing whether a 1967 wiretapping law can regulate everyday website technologies, with poten...

Nearly 50 years after MICRA's enactment, California's medical malpractice landscape is evolving in ways that affect both injur...

Experienced counsel know mediation preparation is not one-size-fits-all. Tailoring the process to each client's experience, ne...

Mediator certification is a solution in search of a nonexistent problem, and applying real due process to the State Bar's disc...

This final installment of the three-part series argues California's existing FEHA regulations already hold employers accountab...

California employers and unions can obtain workplace violence restraining orders quickly, yet few use them. Understanding the ...

AT&T's effort to retire traditional landline service in California presents a classic federalism dispute over the boundary...

Wrongful death cases require more than legal skill. They require empathy, restraint, emotional discipline and better training ...

The Supreme Court's decision in Chatrie v. United States holds that geofence warrants seeking Google location data constitute ...

Workplace Violence Restraining Orders under CCP § 527.8 offer retailers a far more effective way to stop recurring violence, t...

Part two of this series argues that pending California AI workplace bills define "automated decision system" so broadly that t...

Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open, understanding its limitations and recognizing that their work is ju...

Retired Judge Rand S. Rubin's The Adventures of Herman is more than a charming children's book--it's a thoughtful story about ...

As California's website tracking litigation enters a new phase, the question is no longer whether businesses will continue to ...

A recent appellate decision makes clear that an insurer's unreasonable delay in paying benefits can trigger bad faith liabilit...

AI is reshaping legal practice, but attorneys must use it competently and ethically to avoid becoming the next cautionary head...