On Jan. 1, California played catch-up for a change and joined at least 27 other states that allow a low-cost way of avoiding p...

In this paragraph is an inchoate New Years' resolution. Not sure whether to do it. A successful businessman I knew said this a...

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On Jan. 5, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Baltazar v. Forever 21, the latest of several signif...

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Can the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office refuse to register trademarks that are racist, offensive, and disparaging to minori...

Three bills taking effect on Jan. 1 will streamline the civil justice process, focusing specifically on expedited jury trials,...

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For the first time in over two decades, the official forms applicable to bankruptcy cases nationwide have been revised. By Dav...

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A new law allows a wrongfully incarcerated individual a to exclude from his taxes the civil damages, restitution, or other mon...

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In McNair v. NCAA, the 2nd District Court of Appeal was asked whether former USC assistant football coach Todd McNair h...

When a corporation agrees to plead guilty to an antitrust crime, the DOJ's long-standing practice has been to enter into a ple...

In June, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule defining those "waters of the U...

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Could filling out a form be both sinful and unconstitutional? We will find out this spring when the U.S. Supreme Court decides...

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The "privilege log" emerged like a mythical beast from the mists of "best practices" and the smoke rising from angry meet and ...