The Coalition for the Future of College Athletics is perhaps the most focused and organized advocacy group, and their pragmati...
Labor/Employment
Co-founder liability under California’s wage and hour laws
By Bryan L. Hawkins
Most startups don’t have the financial resources to implement practices and policies consistent with the multitude of employme...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
How attorneys can end up on Santa's 'nice' list
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens
One way to avoid winding up on the “Naughty” list this year is to treat opposing counsel and adversaries with the civility req...
Military Law
Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another
By Eileen C. Moore
An organization born from rejection accomplished a lot of legal successes.
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Nuclear Verdicts®: Year-end trends and looking forward
By Robert F. Tyson Jr.
What does the future hold for Nuclear Verdicts®️? Unfortunately, if nothing is done, they will get worse
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Intellectual Property
Two upcoming shakeups in trade secret law
By Thomas G. Sprankling
There are at least two developments on the horizon that may cause the law to shift yet again: the rise of artificial intellige...
Class Action
The surprising evidentiary rule applicable to removal/remand motions
By Robin G. Workman
In putative class actions where a defendant attempts to remove a matter to federal court, one type of evidence that plaintiffs...
Government, Criminal
The unraveling of capital cases under Gascón’s policy
By Kathleen Cady
Gascón’s attempt to concede the Habeas petition, which would have resulted in the release of a cop killer now turned Mexican M...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
DOJ maintains antitrust focus with latest probe into Live Nation, Ticketmaster
By Jason D. Russell, Zack Faigen
A year after the infamous Ticketmaster crash, the U.S. Justice Department is once again ramping up its investigation into Live...
Year in Review Column, Government, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court decisions interpreting Government Claims Act immunities
By Daniel P. Barer
It is significant that in the 60th anniversary year of the act, the California Supreme Court rendered four decisions setting f...
Year in Review Column, Civil Litigation
California courts continue to circumscribe anti-SLAPP motions
By Douglas L. Johnson, Daniel B. Lifschitz
The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped ...
Joint filing can be more convenient and can usually save you tax money overall compared to two separate tax filings. But there...
Securities, Corporate
Preparing for activism after it arrives is too late
By Leo E. Strine Jr., Elina Tetelbaum
Why a sound business strategy, investor engagement, and strong leadership are the best defense against activism.
Interstate conflicts will play out in venue transfer motions, decisions on choice of law, motions to enforce sister state judg...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The founders’ broad views of press freedom in online-speech cases should be upheld
By Kristin A. Linsley, Lee R. Crain
If the Court looks to history and evaluates the common understandings of the Founding generation, it should find these attempt...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
AI in legal practice: New California Bar guidelines
By Merri A. Baldwin
The legal profession has become increasingly interested in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of la...
Torts/Personal Injury
MICRA expanded to non-patient drivers negligently hit by ambulances
By Benjamin T. Ikuta
In any lawsuit even tangentially involving healthcare or a healthcare provider, the plaintiff’s attorney should always file wi...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
What I Learned From SO’C
By Brian M. Hoffstadt
What I cherish most from my time with her, as well as from our more sporadic interactions in the many years since my clerkship...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is a conflict avoidance tactic
By Mark B. Baer
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit 2023 Appellate Roundup
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Patrice Ruane
The 9th Circuit was presented with some fascinating appellate cases – particularly with cases about appellate standing, jurisd...
Corporate
Businesses elevated as guardians of national security and financial integrity
By Phil Jelsma, Ulrick Matsunaga
The Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect Jan. 1, and underscores a paradigm shift – demanding a proactive approach from...
Year in Review Column, Law Practice
A season of giving billable hours only
By George K. Rosenstock
The industry standard for pro bono hours – 20 hours per lawyer – is generally ignored by all but the largest law firms, the la...
U.S. Supreme Court, Tax, Securities
Preparing for the argument: Moore v. U.S.
By Madison S. Spach Jr.
On Dec. 5, the Court will hear Moore v. U.S., a case that turns on whether Congress has the power to tax shareholders o...
We all know that A.I. can call up so many more items of information than any human brain can. Some responses to my past column...
Year in Review Column, Torts/Personal Injury
After a yearslong exodus, attorneys likely to return to medical malpractice
By Gregg A. Hubley, Alena Klimianok
Modernized recovery laws provide new incentive for medical malpractice lawyers, and could change the legal landscapes of Calif...
Year in Review Column, Torts/Personal Injury
Once time-barred sexual assault claims could upend school district budgets
By Calvin R. House
The proliferation of claims and the increase in damage awards has increased the cost of insurance, putting additional financia...
When I represent an appellant, my job is to win a reversal. I do that without saying that the trial judge was stupid, l...
Year in Review Column, Law Practice
Are law firms acting responsibly? They need to do more, research says
By Lisa Hart Shepherd
As virtually all industries migrate towards being more sustainable, lawyers have a crucial role to play in acting in the clien...
In an earlier era, the U.S. was initially reluctant to participate in World Wars I and II. But fascist dictators implemented i...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How to select a mediator in three easy steps
By Jeff Kichaven
It’s relatively easy for lawyers to determine the level of a prospective mediator’s knowledge of the territory. But be careful...
