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Administrative/Regulatory

Consider guidance on wearable devices

Sep. 30, 2016
By Mary Ellen Callahan, Emily Bruemmer

This summer, as vacationers were hiking and surfing -- possibly while wearing a fitness tracker -- the Future of Privacy Forum...


Elder Law

Seniors and their families will have more timely resolution of elder abuse claims thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown, who this week si...


Labor/Employment

Jurors imposing liability against employers: a case study

Sep. 30, 2016
By Brian S. Kabateck, Doug Rochen

A recent decision may at first blush call into question the application of the "required vehicle exception."


Perspective

Court revives ineligible software patents

Sep. 30, 2016
By Yar R. Chaikovsky

A recent decision is the third this year in which the Federal Circuit overturned a software patent-ineligibility holding, afte...


Letters, Constitutional Law

2 wrongs also don't make a right

Sep. 30, 2016
By Richard A. Nixon

On Sept. 19, in an article titled "8 wrongs don't make a right," Dean Erwin Chemerinsky actually admitted that the U.S. Suprem...


Criminal

Corruption at the US high court

Sep. 30, 2016
By Gary Schons

Right or wrong, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonnell v. United States ought not to be read in a vacuum. By ...


Constitutional Law

A better bail bond system

Sep. 30, 2016
By W. David Ball

Unless the commercial bail bond industry increases its transparency and accountability, the industry cannot deliver on its pro...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Can an attorney be in two places at once?

MCLE
Sep. 30, 2016
By David C. Carr

The California lawyer who seeks to represent clients in another jurisdiction must thoroughly research the law in that jurisdic...


Perspective

Until recently, data breach cases rarely survived motions to dismiss or demurrers because plaintiffs could not allege a compen...


Perspective

Fostering cyberpeace is no easy feat

Sep. 29, 2016
By Scott J. Shackelford

Cyberpeace is not the absence of exploitations. Rather, it is the creation of a network of multilevel regimes working together...


Law Practice

Word of mouth it still king

Sep. 29, 2016
By Hamid Yazdan Panah

Technology allows us to use fancy analytics to track and quantify marketing data and strategies, but going the extra mile for ...


GC Email

Which way is the wind blowing in Delaware?

Sep. 29, 2016
By Jack Capers

Despite the reputation of Delaware as a company-friendly state, four significant recent decisions by Delaware courts cut both ...


Judicial Profile

Timothy Casserly

Sep. 29, 2016
By Dean Calbreath

San Diego County Judge Timothy Casserly, a longtime prosecutor, relishes his civil calendar.


Technology & Science

In stark contrast to California's ill-considered draft regulations, states like Texas and Michigan are opening their doors to ...


Environmental

Renewable energy plan is finally complete

Sep. 28, 2016
By Michael J. Sherman

Despite the BLM's decision to restrict renewable energy development, the future of renewable energy in California remains brig...


Perspective

Protect your startup's IP from the very beginning

Sep. 28, 2016
By Murray A. Indick

Even in the earliest stages, startups should be thinking about protecting its intellectual property — the "secret sauce" of a ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

An 'exceptional' Lanham Act case

Sep. 28, 2016
By Eric Ball

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the award of attorney fees and th...


Litigation

In closing, don't forget limits

Sep. 28, 2016
By Will Jay Pirkey

Two recent cases remind us of the limits of our silver tongues during closing arguments. By Will Jay Pirkey ...


Perspective

Electronic communications privacy 2.0

Sep. 28, 2016
By Brian Alvarez

The 9th Circuit has granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the definition of "exceptional cases" under the L...


Criminal

Capital Offenses

Sep. 28, 2016
By Samuel W. Buell

Corporate crime has never been a more pressing, vexing, and at times infuriating topic for Americans than at present. By Samue...


Judicial Profile

Henry Walsh

Sep. 28, 2016
By Arin Mikailian

Ventura County Judge Henry Walsh is a lifelong Dodgers fan whom lawyers say is respectful.


Alternative Dispute Resolution

A system for settlement

Sep. 27, 2016
By Robert S. Mann

Daniel Kahneman, the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has authored a fascinating and important new book on a subject ha...


Product Liability

Recent lawsuits brought by local prosecutors using a public nuisance legal theory — the lead paint lawsuit, the opioid lawsuit...


Labor/Employment

While the 9th Circuit's decision in Mohamed v. Uber rejected the lower court's efforts to totally sidetrack the agree...


Perspective

Does it really say that?

Sep. 27, 2016
By David M. Balabanian

Perhaps because we read so many documents, most of us engage in some form of speed reading. By David M. Balabanian ...


Criminal

While there are numerous arguments both for and against Prop. 64, should it pass, it presents several issues for local governm...


Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory

Law in the Anthropocene

Sep. 27, 2016
By Eric Biber

This past summer, a panel of leading earth scientists concluded that human impacts on the planet have become so pervasive that...


Perspective

Going paperless? A few considerations

Sep. 27, 2016
By Eric W. Junginger

As more companies go paperless, electronic versions of original documents are routinely used and accepted into evidence unless...


Civil Litigation

Discovery requests for admissions

MCLE
Sep. 26, 2016
By Gary Nadler

Requests to admit are not "true" discovery. Requests for admissions are primarily aimed at setting to rest a triable issue so ...


Judicial Profile

Songhai Armstead

Sep. 26, 2016
By Arin Mikailian

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...