For much of 2016, many in the biotech industry hoped that the court would revisit the issue — and presumably modify the standa...

A recent ruling overturns an earlier panel decision that made waves by invalidating two pharmaceutical patents under the on-sa...

A recent decision ratifies a rule that had been percolating through the district courts for some time. By Sebastian Kaplan

We can learn a lot from internet restaurant reviews when it comes to our legal memos and opinions. By David M. Balabanian

Regulation of California's medical marijuana industry is here, and new state laws are establishing a slew of unprecedented cha...

Lessons learned from recent data breach litigation about employee personal information. By Nabeel Ahmad

The most successful startup businesses stay abreast of the expanding options for raising funds. By Murray Indick and Mark Thom

It can depend on numerous variables. Does it amount to a compensatory recovery for physical injuries or physical sickness (tax...

Gender disparities continue to plague law firms, yet pay discrimination claims against law firms are relatively rare. By Jeffr...

A DOJ attorney made some dramatic claims at the 9th Circuit last week during argument in an important criminal case involving ...

In a pair of pending cases, our state Supreme Court should defer to these laws and rein in litigation abuse. By Kim Stone

After months of sale or no sale debate, now it is official, as the 23-year-old UFC sells itself for $4 billion.

The "Happy Birthday" class action settlement, which resulted in a court order placing the song in the public domain and a $14 ...

For the sake of the Republic, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should keep her fears to herself. By Richard W. Painter

No citizen — judge or not — should forget history or casually ignore the gathering storm of someone who would assemble power f...

Lawyers displeased about criticism — and there are a lot of them — have won one and lost one in recent high-profile California...

Newly required food defense plans raise unique future tort law questions. By Daniel J. Herling and Joanne S. Hawana

Incorporating the provisions of Senate Bill 33, the budget bill on health services recently signed by the governor ended more ...

The 9th Circuit's much-anticipated ruling in a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act case last week is already showing its impact in a ...

Developing a health app? What the FTC wants you to know. By Anna Hsia

The June 27 column "Time to transform juvenile justice" foists the authors' irrational criminal reform and knee-jerk compassio...

Regardless of whether the EU remain intact, Britain's exit is certain to have a cascading effect on economies and industries a...

Why should lawyers consider joining startups -- because it's hair-raising fun and you feel like you're on the precipice of a c...

A recent decision offers cautionary lessons that California's business judgment rule may only protect officers and directors u...

Gift limits, a strong, independent enforcement agency and reasonable limited exceptions to gift-limit laws, such as exist in C...

The question shouldn't even be a close one. Public records law followed then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton home the day h...

The future of U.K. employment law is more likely to be influenced by who and what ends up in Number 10 Downing Street than fro...

The ADA and FEHA provide reasonable accommodations for an employee's disability. What if it is not your client who is disabled...

With legalized marijuana use on the rise, employees and employers are quickly finding themselves in a sticky situation. By Jef...

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