Why were three companies singled out to pay an enormous “public nuisance” bill? Because in the first half of the 20th century,...

We will never win the war on poverty in America unless we solve the problem of legal aid first.

If withdrawal is not done properly, it can make a bad situation even worse and result in a legal malpractice claim or a bar co...

Will the California Supreme Court invalidate broad advance conflict waivers commonly used by large law firms in their engageme...

Our participation in the modern version of this great experiment in democracy demands that we communicate with one another, wi...

The State Bar of California is considering a proposal to begin applying a consumer alert badge to State Bar member profile pag...

Pop-up shops are here to stay; the following is a list of characteristics that should be considered by a landlord interested i...

With just 11 full-time and part-time DFEH mediators, there are far more cases in California that we can assist.

If Brett Kavanaugh's views becomes the law in more cases like Young v. Hawaii, the right to bear arms is at risk of swallowing...

Earn MCLE credit familiarizing yourself with traffic infraction appeals.

New York attorney Michael Cohen made headlines again after revealing that he secretly recorded conversations between himself a...

Defense attorneys in California often are ignoring statutes enacted specifically to help our veterans transition back into pro...

Artificial intelligence is being used in the legal profession in a number of ways, including helping lawyers to perform resear...

How many judges does it take to finally adjudicate a claim or issue in a case that goes up on appeal?

The road to success for in-house counsel is not about how to survive this corporate jungle, but rather, how to make your mark.

Much of the commentary ignores the fact that the unions had no power to take workers’ wages without state statutes authorizing...

As was correctly observed at the beginning of this term by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “there’s only one prediction that’s en...

This column marks the 30th anniversary I have been grinding out, I mean writing, columns for the Daily Journal.

Back in the 1980s the California Supreme Court was depublishing a large number of Court of Appeal opinions. It prompted an art...

Earn MCLE credit reviewing the decision, as well as its potential impact on employees and employers, including the likely effe...

The act would penalize a company for suffering a preventable data breach; entitle a consumer to learn what data a company has ...

In my civil court, there is a document that I routinely order removed when it appears in trial exhibit books: requests for adm...

The key is to remain open to whichever process your client wishes to use.

Other government agencies provide notice to attorneys -- why can't the VA?

I write on the most common discovery problem — and propose an unusual solution: baseball arbitration.

Earn MCLE credit learning about how to avoid disclosing documents that your company never expected to see the light of day

Before you pursue a partial settlement though, either on the defense or plaintiff’s side, it is important to understand the im...

The recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky -- the first recall of a California in 86 years -- is a serious assault on judicial in...

While California farmers are the most recent casualty of state overreach, without the protection of the class-of-one doctrine,...

As the legal field tries to keep pace with medical advancements, complicated and interesting cases arise.