This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Author
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Military Law

Hispanic Heritage Month and veterans converge

Sep. 10, 2024
By Eileen C. Moore

Who was Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, and what did she have to do with veterans?


Wills, Estates & Trusts

Power of attorney documents help manage affairs but can spark legal disputes. California laws offer some enforcement options f...


California law generally favors open competition and employee mobility, rendering non-compete clauses void unless they meet sp...


Litigation & Arbitration, Contracts

It's a small world that can be wrapped with one click

MCLE
Sep. 9, 2024
By Arash Homampour

In today's world, the clickwrap agreement is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. We cannot watch, purchase or take part in an...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Attorney bios without the risk: Ethical obligations to consider

Sep. 9, 2024
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

Attorneys must comply with ethical obligations when drafting and updating their online bios, which serve as a marketing tool t...


Appellate Practice

When an appellate court raises a new issue

Sep. 9, 2024
By Myron Moskovitz

Appellate lawyers can be caught off guard by unexpected questions from Justices, potentially leading to an affirmance based on...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Many legal professionals continue to struggle with appropriate conduct during remote court appearances, including dressing ina...


Tax

FAQs about IRS Form 1099

Sep. 6, 2024
By Robert W. Wood

Form 1099 reports payments of $600 or more to payees, including independent contractors and lawyers. Used by the IRS to match...


Torts/Personal Injury, Technology

Inside the clubhouse: the growing cyber threats facing country clubs

Sep. 6, 2024
By Daniel B. Garrie, Jennifer Deutsch

Country clubs are prime targets for cyberattacks due to the sensitive data they store. To stay protected, they should enforce...


Why lowering speed limits makes sense, and why human nature might always stand in the way.


he United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has announced a Whistleblower Pilot Program. GCs sh...


SB 343 provides much-needed change to the Family Code to include more income sources in child support calculations, mandates t...


Data Privacy, Criminal

The status of federal geofence searches, which use latitude and longitude coordinates to draw an imaginary boundary around a c...


Torts/Personal Injury

Is mishandling a corpse a tort?

Sep. 5, 2024
By Michael E. Rubinstein

Jessie Marie Peterson's family is suing Mercy San Juan hospital in Sacramento for failing to notify them of her death and tran...


The 2022 Electoral Count Reform Act limits the Vice President's role and raises the thresholds for Congress to object to elect...


Intellectual Property

The field of intellectual property faces challenges with AI, as it presents issues with trademark, privacy, and copyright la...


California's Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) of 2015, which requires law enforcement departments to collect and repor...


Government, Constitutional Law

Given that the U.S. government operates on the Constitution and law students, lawyers, and judges are deeply involved in its ...


Environmental & Energy

Chevron Corporation is moving its headquarters from California to Texas, citing California's environmental regulations as the ...


Justice David Souter, who served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1990 to 2009, is known for his brilliance, generosity, k...


Judges and Judiciary

Short

Sep. 3, 2024
By Arthur Gilbert

In August, when both minds and readers are on vacation, I reflect on the art of brevity in writing and ponder the wisdom of ag...


Space Law

Will Elon's exit undermine the state's Spacelaw leadership?

Sep. 3, 2024
By Drew Svor, Zachary Turke

The state's deep history with aerospace and defense, venture capital culture, and government support will ensure that Califo...


Space Law

The global space industry is booming, with emerging activities like private space stations, asteroid mining, and human spacefl...


Supply chain security is crucial for all government contracts, but it holds particular significance in the space industry due...


The space industry is experiencing a transformation, driven by private investment and new business models. However, space comp...


Companies in the commercial space sector should monitor Department of Defense, Space Force, and National Aeronautics and Spa...


Elon Musk's announcement that SpaceX is relocating its headquarters from California to Texas has raised concerns about its wor...


Space Law

The Federal Aviation Administration has started finalizing regulations for commercial space launches after a long period of he...


Appellate Practice

Appellate crash: What we'd miss

Sep. 3, 2024
By Benjamin G. Shatz

LASC's recent outage led to a portal for tracking 17 court functions. Similarly, appellate court websites offer many features....


Torts/Personal Injury, Insurance

California case law establishes that, in some situations, insured individuals may be entitled to emotional distress damages fo...