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Young attorneys should focus on time management and prioritize tasks, aiming for good rather than perfect results to maintain ...


The so-called endangered snail darter, used to block the Tellico Dam in the 1970s under the Endangered Species Act, was never ...



Government, Administrative/Regulatory

A voter ID requirement in California is unlikely to come from the legislature but could be decided by voters through a ballot ...


Contracts

A primer on contract formation disputes for litigators and transactional lawyers.



U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land dismissed the National Ranger Memorial Foundation's lawsuit, stating that Congress has the au...


The tension between state emergency powers and local coastal protections leaves cities struggling to determine which rebuildin...



Intellectual Property, Civil Procedure


The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires companies to file ownership reports, but ongoing lawsuits and conflicting ruling...



For the past thirty-five years, people have asked if I'm connected to the McNaughton Rule, and while I always answered "no," I...


Changes to California's jury selection rules aim to reduce bias in peremptory challenges, introducing greater fairness, comple...



Real Estate/Development, LA Fires, Consumer Protection Law

In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, California's price-gouging protections are making property owners think twice about offe...


Just as the DOI's Sustainable Insurance Strategy launches, unprecedented wildfire losses threaten to trigger FAIR Plan assessm...



Judges and Judiciary

The sunsetting of California's informal discovery conference (IDC) legislation and how judges can still employ their inherent ...


Torts/Personal Injury

Florida's recent insurance reforms, including limits on contingency fees, changes to comparative fault, and restrictions on la...



LA Fires, Insurance

Unpacking the essentials of insurance, highlighting its critical role in mitigating risks and financial uncertainty amid the i...


AI is transforming legal practice by enhancing real-time depositions, improving case evaluation, and streamlining document rev...



California Supreme Court

In In re Dezi C., 16 Cal.5th 1112 (2024), the California Supreme Court "retconned" the standard for an adequate initi...


The Judicial Council of California introduced on Jan. 1 a revised Request for Dismissal form (CIV-110), which now includes an ...



In a historic decision on the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion, the U.S. Navy exonerated 256 African American sa...


Despite efforts by Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber to overturn Huntington Beach's voter identi...



Alternative Dispute Resolution

Skilled negotiators achieve better outcomes and greater satisfaction in mediation by entering a "flow state," where intense fo...


Litigation & Arbitration

Arbitrators have broad discretion to craft remedies, but they must align with the contract's essence; explicit limits in agree...



In the wake of the LA disaster, unscrupulous law firms are exploiting vulnerable fire victims with false promises of guarantee...


The Los Angeles wildfires mark the first large-scale test of recently enacted California insurance regulations designed to pro...



In the aftermath of recent fires, disaster victims face a flood of lawyer advertisements and events, highlighting both the vit...


The IRS and California FTB have extended tax deadlines and Section 1031 exchange periods to October 15, 2025, providing relief...



LA Fires, Criminal, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Aerial firefighting, combining air tankers, helicopters, and tactical aircraft, is a critical yet dangerous endeavor often dis...


In the wake of the Southern California wildfires, property owners filing insurance claims should know California laws offer ex...



California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 shifts costs when a settlement offer is rejected. This article answers 20 key q...


Native Americans, Criminal

Federal Indian law reflects a complex interplay between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. governme...