Focus Column - By Franklin R. Garfield - Mediation is often the only way to avoid the most contentious issues that arise in di...

An Oakland jury on Tuesday cleared JDS Uniphase Corp. and four former executives on all counts in a shareholder class action t...

A ballot initiative may be necessary to relieve the hidden tax burden of an out-of-control tort system - a bill that amounts t...

Law schools can do a much better job of training lawyers. Last year, a report prepared for the Carnegie Institute came to this...

The ever-provocative judge reflects on the prospect of never having to stand for election again, along with musings about tran...

A slew of recent rulings is redefining the role of juries in setting punitive damages. ...

Focus Column - By Benjamin G. Shatz - Understanding one small section of California's Code of Civil Procedure can make the dif...

The generation that came of age between the civil rights era and the Reagan revolution has had a profound impact on the practi...

Forum Column - By Charlotte Fishman - A recent lawsuit against AT&T asked a provocative question: Why should women see th...

Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - How has the nation's highest court responded to 8,000 petitions for certiorari? By putti...

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - Most clients want their lawyers to be both friends and experts. Giving in to this tempta...

From the time I was a kid, I spent my spare time working in my family's clothing store. But did I really belong there? ...

Although there are many important cases on the Supreme Court's docket, at this point few involve hugely divisive issues. That ...

Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - The incoming UC Irvine law dean reflects on the travails of the past few weeks and descr...

Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - The University of California's leaders showed a deficit of courage last week, bowing to polit...

Focus Column - By Frederick R. Bennett - Learn the ins and outs of how and when judges can be removed from trials, for MCLE cr...

The recent death of Justice Paul Boland leads the ever-unpredictable Arthur Gilbert to muse on everything from the meaning of ...

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - Though Hollywood has glamorized lawyers’ quarters, an attorney’s workspace is not always...

Insurers who refuse to defend a third-party lawsuit are putting their pocketbooks on the line, as illustrated by three recent ...

Focus Column - By Benjamin G. Shatz - Complaints often contain a key cause of action accompanied by subsidiary or weaker claim...

Benjamin Aaron, a scholar of labor law and a member of presidential commissions who throughout his career promoted increased d...

Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - In the wake of Alberto Gonzales' departure, the Justice Department has an opportunity to...

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - Earl Warren's tenure as Chief Justice of the United States recalls a time before the be...

The most recent term of the Supreme Court brought an interesting insight into the Roberts court: It's moving to the left on en...

Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - There's a Catch-22 at the heart of a new ruling on domestic surveillance: You can't sue ...

Crime and death rates make a strong case for weakening the law's stance on marijuana...and strengthening it against alcohol. ...

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - The obstacles facing a stand-alone lawyer range from the demons of substance abuse to th...

Focus Column - By Benjamin G. Shatz and Christopher D. LeGras - Litigators should be wary of overplaying their hands when the...

The good justice weaves together musings on property law, "The Sopranos" and the nature of time, as only he can. ...

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - Judges who don't write their own opinions aren't practicing workplace efficiency; they'r...