If an Exempt Seller has a Death Certificate in their possession which indicates there was a death on the property and they res...

I am constantly surprised how many defense lawyers fail to go through the verdict form in their one shot at closing argument. ...

What general counsels and company leaders need to know about transparency and accountability for data breaches

l am like a fugitive from a horror movie, one of the undead. Luckily, I don’t enter the courtroom from the entrance, an unnerv...

Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman was the right person at the right time for veterans in family law matters.

One of the most notable changes required by SB 1155 is the time an insurance company must be given to act on a pre-litigation,...

No contest clauses come in all shapes and sizes, from a single paragraph to a dozen pages, and courts have found their enforce...

The first step is to recognize that the Rules of Professional Conduct require you to have a succession plan in place.

One can easily foresee the potential issues raised by the new law, and its impact on employees and employers, as well as the c...

An unborn child whose father has died due to another’s tortious conduct may bring an action for the wrongful death of that par...

This law is a positive step toward regulating the use of “time-limited demands” in third-party liability claims, but it is lim...

Domestic Violence and social media are not a match made in heaven.

Companies engaging in a collaboration with another company may consider steps to protect their trade secrets and insulate them...

This month's installment examines the implications of the California Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in Turner v. Victoria.

The troubling recording of three councilmembers and a labor leader that was released in October confirms that politicos of all...

Under AB 2799, prosecutors need to do more than present rap lyrics or expressions depicted in music videos in order to get a c...

AI is only as good as its training, and it’s tough for users (and the public) to determine the bias resulting from limited tra...

Over the last few years, there have been a confluence of events and circumstances that are fueling encouraging levels of inter...

You may have waived it. What California businesses and employers need to know.

For the skeptics out there, AI’s impact on the legal industry is relatively nascent.

Attorneys are expected to get a “win” for the client and must be seen as taking a strong stand on their behalf. This is laudab...

The harsh reality is that if one of our peers crosses a line, we generally turn a blind eye, many times for fear of reprisal.

The amendments are largely technical updates supported and advocated by many franchisee organizations, but represent significa...

A recent federal district court decision illustrates the contours of the voluntary cessation doctrine and provides a roadmap o...

It’s been a bellwether year– procedurally – for the anti-SLAPP statute in cases involving lawyers.

Words are a lawyer’s stock in trade. Law is all about words: the interpretation of a statute or contract, the persuasion of a ...

The most effective lawyers at cross-examination ask only questions calling for a “yes” or “no” answer.

Employers who round time adjust employees’ hours worked might have made sense in a pre-technology era in which handwritten tim...

Code of Civil Procedure sections 225 and 229 specify grounds for a cause challenge based upon bias, either implied or actual. ...

We see a surprising number of briefs that level ad hominem attacks on the opposing party, opposing counsel, and the trial judg...