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State and local jurisdictions could face significant financial losses if the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denies...


Litigation & Arbitration

Trade secret misappropriation claims have become more common and powerful in the last two decades, due to factors such as the ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Risks for practitioners sharing office space

Mar. 8, 2024
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

The potential pitfalls of sharing office space with other professionals or attorneys, and how to avoid misleading clients, bre...


Entertainment & Sports

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ (2023)

Mar. 8, 2024
By Paul Bergman, Michael Asimow

In this riveting and suspenseful story, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ includes complex and intelligent characters, where the prosecutor ...


Should the majority's holding in Trump v. Anderson prompt Special Counsel Jack Smith to file a superseding indictment ...


Labor/Employment

BYOD: Internal investigations and employee personal devices

Mar. 7, 2024
By Winston Y. Chan, Nicole Waddick

Companies that allow employees to use their personal devices for business communications should have effective ‘Bring Your Own...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment

Employers should anticipate more whistleblower tips, create a culture of compliance, establish a centralized tip reporting sys...


Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot and should not grant clemency to all death row prisoners in California, as it would violate the state...


Government

George Gascón must overcome historical trends that favor challengers in the run-off. He also must deal with a lack of resource...


Insurance, Contracts

Your auto insurance policy was canceled…or was it?

Mar. 6, 2024
By Michael E. Rubinstein

The Court of Appeal in Molinar v. 21st Century Insurance Company held that an auto insurer must send a notice of cancellation ...


Technology

At the intersection of technology and biology

Mar. 6, 2024
By Jason Novak

The legal challenges and opportunities of applying AI and machine learning to different industries, especially biotech, and ho...


Division Two in the Court of Appeal in Riverside has had a mediation program since 1991, using volunteer attorney mediators wh...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration can be tailored to meet litigants’ needs

Mar. 6, 2024
By Rich Lee, Adam Pollock

Arbitration providers and participants can devise rules that limit discovery, allow parties to select arbitrators, and ensure ...


Judges and Judiciary

How do judges learn how to be fair? CJER!

Mar. 5, 2024
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Karene I. Alvarado

CJER can react swiftly to educational needs changes prompted by the law, society, or the work of the courts, and is considered...


Law Practice

Lien on me: The power of liens in judgment collection

Mar. 5, 2024
By Ira M. Friedman, David Friedman

There are various liens that a judgment creditor can use to enforce a money judgment against a debtor’s property, such as abst...


U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s supreme chill

Mar. 5, 2024
By William Slomanson

The Supreme Court’s decision to freeze the trial proceedings deprived the public of its right to a speedy trial and the inform...


Labor/Employment

Recent NLRB decisions affecting non-union employers

MCLE
Mar. 5, 2024
By Arthur F. Silbergeld, Aya Z. Elalami

The NLRB has created a new rule that allows unions to bypass elections and demand recognition from employers based on a majori...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Rule 1.11 is relevant for contemporary lawyers who explore new career options within the modern economy and legal climate, and...


Law Practice

Screw Ups (a euphemism)

Mar. 4, 2024
By Arthur Gilbert

Change permeates all levels of society, including the judiciary, where judges are no longer removed from the real world, but a...


Government

Remembering Navalny

Mar. 4, 2024
By Richard Wirick

Alexei Navalny decided to return to his homeland despite the risks, as he felt it was his duty and destiny.


Appellate Practice

'Forfeitures' on Appeal Part I: The basic rules

Mar. 4, 2024
By Myron Moskovitz

A persistent frustration lies in the concept of “forfeiture,” where appellate arguments are barred due to not being raised in ...


The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has passed a law that delays and reduces property tax bills for property owners who ...


Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has a policy of not transferring minors who commit murder and other horrifi...


Corporate

The Department of Justice expects companies to disclose misconduct within a reasonably prompt time after becoming aware of it,...


Civil Rights

Sexual orientation bias is a significant factor that affects the electoral outcomes and the representation of minority groups ...


Intellectual Property

The relationship between AI and patent, copyright, trademark, and fair use

Mar. 1, 2024
By Sarah S. Brooks, Sophia I. Duenas

There is no clear consensus on whether AI’s ingestion of data and authored works for learning is fair use. Some argue that it ...


The illegal Chinese immigrants are not spies or agents of the Chinese Communist Party, but rather economic migrants and seeker...


Technology

Bumbling into the digital age: California’s Flash Act

Mar. 1, 2024
By Isaac D’Amore Nieblas

A plaintiff who suffers from cyber flashing can recover economic and noneconomic damages, including emotional distress, of not...


Civil Rights

A state appeals court recently instructed a San Diego trial judge to rehear the basis of a traffic stop, and to consider the p...


Criminal, California Supreme Court

Blanket commutations and twice-convicted felons

Feb. 29, 2024
By Jason R. Marks

The California Supreme Court should approve a mass commutation of death sentences, based on the court’s criteria and the Gover...