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Administrative/Regulatory


Robotaxi to SFO?

Aug. 28, 2023

The CPUC’s decision is significant. San Francisco is an enormous market for taxi and ride-hailing services. It is the perfect,...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Can you imagine if you were able to have a trial, see the result, turn back the clock with a crystal ball, and then go to medi...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Welcome to the premiere of ‘The Source,’ your monthly column to the dynamic realm of attorney business development. Whether yo...


While the headlines are understandably focusing on Trump himself, the legal community should be looking to its own. We sit in ...


Torts/Personal Injury, Construction


Property owners could face substantial legal risks from failure to comply with asbestos abatement obligations – including civi...


Nate Shelley left Ted Lasso and Richmond United to work for a competitor. What can Nate’s betrayal of Ted and Richmond teach u...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


“Our HR teams are creating the 21st century workplace, dealing with human potential, human aspiration, human skill development...


California has poor laws addressing cultural/religious marriage gifts. IRMO Noghrey (1985) correctly found that exorbit...


There is no statutory requirement that the judge be available and physically present “within the state” to have the authority ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Administrative/Regulatory


Lina Khan has served as the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission for just 26 months, but already some commentators have decla...


U.S. Supreme Court


In the term that ended on June 30, the Court clearly overruled precedents without saying so. The only explanation seems to be ...


Judges and Judiciary, Family


An argument against a child living in a multigenerational household does not account for cultural differences. For the past ce...


Due to a zero-safe-exposure limit, administrative enforcement for asbestos mismanagement during construction can lead to large...


There is a misconception that for immigration purposes, “work” requires that a person be paid for their services. While being ...


As is true with all successful lawyers at the top, Ivette Pena works very long hours and is available 24/7 for the latest brea...


Class Action, California Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Unfortunately, the Adolph decision leaves open several unanswered questions regarding the preclusive effect of the arbi...


It’s not hyperbole to question whether LA’s public defenders will be able to meet their obligations in the coming months witho...


The challenge for the Riverside prosecutors will be whether they can convince a jury of the defendant’s intent to kill – that ...


Being a trial attorney does not mean you are in some exclusive club reserved only for certain persons who possess or, better, ...


Lacks’ cells were harvested in 1951, when it was not illegal to do so without a patient’s consent. However, lawyers for Lacks’...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property


On its face, the petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music ...


Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Judges, like most of us, like to clear out cases that are time-consuming and aren't going anywhere. In Jones, the distr...


Insurance, Contracts, Civil Procedure


On Jan. 1, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) sections 999 - 999.5 took effect for all pre-suit and pre-arbitration time-limi...


Military Law, Government, Civil Litigation


The federal government paid almost $1 million to settle a military sexual assault lawsuit even though it is immune from being ...


Law Practice, Immigration


What makes virtual law practice so appealing is its efficiency. You are more productive when you can manage your law practice ...


Sylvia White-Irby oversees a 47-member team whose primary purpose is to make sure that the judicial and executive officers at ...


Guide to Legal Writing


Make the brief short, even though it takes a longer time to write. Use Ockham’s razor and cut, cut, and then cut some more. If...


U.S. Supreme Court


From crime to climate change to COVID, the U.S. Supreme Court is rejecting the view that the public must defer to expert weigh...


Criminal, Civil Procedure


Yedinak confirms that the Courts of Appeal should continue to enforce the Humphrey decision against trial courts.


In an all-too-common sequence of events, Professor Elizabeth Weiss became the target of an activist campaign after she publish...