You thought you bought your dream home--until an unpermitted garage bay triggers a $75,000 surprise. In California, who pays f...
It is conceivable that generative AI will produce admissible opinion evidence, but the chief difficulty is reliability; Kelly,...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
California's BASED Act died in a Senate committee after a 3-3 vote in April, sinking a proposal to bar dominant tech platforms...
At least some of the credit may belong to the U.S. military and its veterans.
Technology, Environmental & Energy
As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by climate, water and power as by code, modular micro-data centers are r...
California courts generally favor allowing parties to correct curable procedural defects in summary judgment-related filings s...
A legal challenge by judicial candidate Charles E. Pell against Judge Ami S. Sagel over her ballot name is rejected by the cou...
Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais fundamentally undermined the Voting Rights Act by requiring pr...
Torts/Personal Injury, California Supreme Court
The 2024 decision in Gilead Tenofovir Cases, Gilead Sciences v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, effect...
Former California appellate justice Arthur Gilbert responds to judicial criticism of his views on artificial intelligence by r...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
The U.K.'s upcoming Competition and Markets Authority evaluation of the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. transaction illustrate...
As AI increasingly provides actionable assistance in dangerous contexts, the law must confront whether existing concepts of cr...
When language crosses cultural boundaries, words can be misread in ways that distort intent and impact, creating legal and rel...
Law Practice
For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and business development is a constant and often frustrating reality. Firm...
A California appellate court reversed the conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres for the kidnapping and murder of Sierra LaMar, r...
This article explains how courts determine the relevance of evidence in criminal cases, including definitions, judicial discre...
A recent California case and related policy debates highlight growing tension between voter-approved mandates for life-without...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Divorces are costly: The case for private trials
Private divorce proceedings--particularly trials before privately compensated judges--can significantly reduce the monetary, l...
California's e-filing system can turn minor clerical or formatting errors into dispositive rejections that retroactively jeopa...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Why is CARB giving insurers a pass on climate?
As CARB implements a first-in-the-nation climate risk disclosure framework, it is giving insurers a pass even as other compani...
Government
As agencies adopt law enforcement technology to improve investigations, these tools also generate vast records, requiring care...
Civil Rights
A recent California appellate decision confronts a question that has quietly shaped early litigation under the California Raci...
Insurers routinely deny policyholders the right to independent defense counsel under cyber policies, despite longstanding Cali...
Securities
Amid mounting stress in the opaque private credit market, Burnell v. BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. spotlights investor cl...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
The 9th Circuit correctly upheld Washington's nondiscrimination protections in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong, but the opin...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Amid rising polarization, declining trust in shared facts, and increasing incivility, lawyers can improve mediation outcomes b...
In wage and hour and PAGA mediations, employer data acts like a plane's black box--both sides analyze it to reconstruct work ...
In California wildfire claims, insurers rely on Xactimate software--often using outdated data and adjustable inputs--to underv...
In complex litigation, successful mediation turns chaos--multiple parties, shifting liability theories, and insurance battles-...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Successful sexual abuse mediation hinges on choosing a trauma-informed mediator, preparing clients thoughtfully, and balancin...