Labor/Employment, Environmental & Energy, Corporate
With increased green marketing claims comes greater scrutiny, which courts are taking seriously.
ESG-related litigation can take many forms, but there are clear guidelines for companies seeking to mitigate against the risk ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
As care providers prepare to engage in statewide health information exchange in 2024 under the California Data Exchange Frame...
The statutory filing deadlines for Fair Employment and Housing Act discrimination claims to the California Civil Rights Depart...
Family
Seventeen questions and answers about Family Code Section 6309 – the new law permitting (and limiting) discovery in domestic v...
Labor/Employment
In general, the right of an employee to file a PAGA action cannot be waived by contract, but there is an exception for constru...
When I write or speak about Herb Morris, I use the present tense because his presence is palpable. His influence in many disci...
The Fed is poised to reduce interest rates, which should stoke deal activity both by calming deal makers’ nerves and by openin...
Memorable court moments don’t occur too often, but they do make for great courtroom war stories.
Claims of intellectual property theft, though a problem, are exaggerated and pose a threat to the extension of the U.S.-China ...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
From current time-rounding practices to whether public entities are exempt from certain Labor Code obligations, 2024 promises ...
Recent petitions provide the U.S. Supreme Court a rare opportunity to resolve a conflict between presidential monument designa...
Salespersons, many with military backgrounds, present bogus investment opportunities in day trading, commodities and other fak...
The only reason anyone would try to eliminate diversity is because they have issues with it. Most often, those issues stem fro...
The indispensability of e-discovery and digital forensics in the legal domain cannot be overstated. As fundamental as discover...
If two-thirds of American seniors are relying solely on their social security benefits, the numbers do not add up – necessitat...
By adhering to legal requirements and implementing proper procedures, landlords can successfully manage the presence of assist...
Technology, Administrative/Regulatory
Ensuring transparency in autonomous vehicle regulation
Developers of AV and safety-centric tech face distinct hurdles. They aim to be responsible, transparent, and cooperative with ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
Transformative, potentially curative, and one-time administered therapeutics are pushing governments to reimagine the old way ...
Failure to comply with amendments to California Business and Professions Code Section 16600 banning noncompetes may also give ...
Technology, Intellectual Property
What’s ahead when AI and intellectual property converge
As interest in AI intensified this year, so too did intellectual property litigation in the space. In 2024, AI regulation will...
The State Supreme Court’s major civil decisions in the last twelve months seem to underscore an overall bent on the parts of a...
Parties involved in construction defect or business contract litigation tend to look for male mediators, but they should consi...
The Artificial Intelligence Act, which will come into force early next year, is the most significant attempt to design a compr...
Mediations are rarely smooth sailing, and sometimes one side may appear incapable of moving toward the middle. Here are five s...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has publicly referred to the state’s treatment of its native population as genocide, and Presiden...
Ascertain the preferences of the particular judge or court to whom your brief will be submitted prior to deciding whether to u...