Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Government
The legislature should make the change permanent, because doing so is both just and feasible.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
A Few Good Mediators
While the mediator’s job is not to evaluate the case, the best mediators help the parties adjust their altitudes, bringing the...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Year in Review Column, Administrative/Regulatory
In 2022, the Ninth Circuit’s notable FCA rulings included one interpretation and application of the FCA’s scienter requirement...
Securities
Steering a WKSI through volatile markets
Taking the time to make the eligibility determination and prepare the necessary filings will provide a company with the advant...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Effective use of video clips at trial
With the advent of the Internet and smartphones, the availability of video content has propagated exponentially over the last...
Tax
The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act has gathered sufficient signatures to be placed on the California st...
Ediscovery, Criminal
The crime-fraud exception stems from a letter Trump’s legal team sent to the Department of Justice that was arguably used in f...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
Several members of the Blue Ribbon Commission missed as many as a quarter of the meetings, and the absenteeism rate was highes...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The power of apology in mediation
Studies show that doctors who give apologies in serious medical malpractice claims pay less to settle their claims compared to...
Technology, Insurance
Insurance carriers have declined coverage on the basis of the Fraudulent Instructions Exclusion, presumably arguing that the r...
Government, Civil Rights
Government speech seems like a relatively simple doctrine, and yet its simplicity can be deceiving, especially in the context ...
Government, Criminal
The coming prosecution of Donald Trump
The recently published report of the Jan. 6 committee includes sworn testimony that strongly supports a criminal prosecution o...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
State Bar admits it failed - badly
We are speaking openly about the State Bar’s mistakes to underscore our deep commitment to being both transparent and accounta...
Expert Advice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
A forensic neutral and how to use them effectively
Forensic neutrals play an essential role in safeguarding the accuracy and impartiality of investigations.
Community News, Alternative Dispute Resolution
The CLA Litigation Section California Supreme Court Review: February 2023
Given the pervasiveness of illegal cannabis operations throughout California, the Court's upcoming decision in Wheeler ...
Technology, Criminal
The People vs. ChatGPT?
Can an AI program commit a fraud? Can it get its human overseers in trouble?
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
The increase in fertility clinic misconduct not only puts patients at risk, but also undermines the public’s trust in the indu...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
Given a circuit split, plaintiffs seeking to recover for infringements occurring more than three years from suing currently ha...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Attorneys should be aware of the discrepancy between California and federal attorney-client privilege standards when advising ...
Securities
Game On
SEC steps up enforcement in Activision Blizzard settlement.
Government
Commute them all
Government
To combat illegal evictions, we need to ensure that people know their rights and have access to civil legal services.
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Five tips for reinventing yourself professionally
How to navigate and embrace change.
The next generation of competing ChatGPT’s will be writing judicial opinions, and we probably… no, more likely, will not know ...
International Law
CIAW is set to take place March 13-17, with nearly all of the events in Downtown Los Angeles (and the events can also be watch...
Labor/Employment
So is this the end of the line for California’s efforts to limit or abolish mandatory employment arbitration? The state could ...
Ediscovery, Intellectual Property
The decision, which favored California instead of New York’s delayed discovery approach, increases the likelihood that the Sup...
International Law, Civil Litigation
A key milestone on California's road to being an international arbitration innovator was a legislative breakthrough. On Jan. 1...
International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Cross-border technology disputes typically are high value, and often involve trade secrets or other forms of proprietary infor...