Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Justices should uphold DNA collection law
People v. Buza provides an opportunity to ensure that fewer people in the state are convicted of crimes they did not commit an...
Tax, Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory
Attorneys: Get up to speed on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Here, we have tried to provide an early and high-level overview of federal income tax issues with which California attorneys s...
Two weeks ago, body camera footage of the police killing of Daniel Shaver flooded news outlets across the country, along with ...
Appellate Practice, Contracts, California Courts of Appeal
Beware boilerplate settlement agreement language
A cautionary tale on the perils of "plugging in" those standard settlement terms when more careful drafting is warranted.
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Justices should uphold state Reproductive FACT Act
Imagine that you're one of the more than 350,000 women in California who becomes unexpectedly pregnant every year. Maybe you f...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Judges and Judiciary
Leading us out of the cultural divide
Can court outreach inspire the public to dialogue with opposing factions on contentious social issues? It did just that with a...
U.S. Supreme Court, Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary
How do you spell ‘G-U-I-D-A-N-C-E’?
Although the courts' hesitancy to give guidance for future cases seems maddening at first blush, there is some method to that ...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Regulators: approach cannabis with caution, not puns
As Los Angeles County's first cannabis management officer, it is my job to implement the cannabis regulatory policies of the L...
Real Estate/Development
Residential Solar Rights
California is a leader in promoting alternative energy sources, including the use of solar power in connection with residences...
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of California's "mandatory mediation and conciliation" p...
As fires consumed the outskirts of the Los Angeles basin fueled by strong Santa Anas, religious fervor heated up Tuesday morni...
Last month, Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, issued a harsh criticism of Tesla, stating that its fixed costs ...
Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law
Fighting housing discrimination in Orange County
In 1962, Dorothy and Lincoln Mulkey were living and working in Santa Ana in pursuit of the American Dream.
His extraordinary legal career and life in the service of others reflected the great courage with which he served as a United ...
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary
To doubt or not to doubt
Perfectly acceptable words can become detestable through overuse and misuse. "Incredibly" and "iconic" vie for first place on ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Year in Review Column, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Supreme Court shook up patent venue in 2017
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that venue in patent cases based on where a corporation "resides" is limi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights
Judge Harry Pregerson was a Prince
In just the last few days, one charmed Prince Harry has gotten engaged and another Prince Harry has left us.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
A federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California provided a key link in the evolutionary chain of school desegre...
Corporate, Labor/Employment
Workplace sexual harassment in 2017
I have to join in the chorus of voices asking: How can this be? Who is to blame? What can we do?
Military Law, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Government
A different kind of courage
In the early 1980s, I had the honor of representing a group of 11 Japanese-American World War II soldiers. Each soldier had co...
Tax
Employee stock options are a great perk, but they can be complicated. By Robert W. Wood
Since the current focus in Washington is on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is easy to overlook t...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights
Doss v. Bernal was filed in 1943. The plaintiffs alleged that permitting Mexicans to live in the neighborhood would cause them...
Military Law, Government, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory
New law is tough on homeless veterans
The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 raises serious due process issues and procedural barriers acut...
Family, Native Americans, Administrative/Regulatory
Critics distort Indian child welfare law
While the Indian Child Welfare Act has its detractors, numerous national child welfare organizations tout it as the "gold stan...
Intellectual Property, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Patents in the cannabis industry
Although cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under federal law, the U.S. Patent Office is issuing utility patents and plant pat...
Labor/Employment, Government, California Supreme Court
The looming pension crisis
If we continue to "kick the can down the road," we do so at our own peril: Budgets could be slashed, services curtailed and ta...
On an unacceptable phenomenon and a brief encounter in the air.
Civil Litigation
Dealing With Deposition Stipulations
Know and understand the Southern California deposition stipulation to project experience and protect your clients. By Davi...
Corporate, Securities, Administrative/Regulatory
Growing risk of insider trading on data breaches
Shortly after the major Equifax hack, the SEC and Department of Justice opened insider trading investigations based on allegat...