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 ...
Labor/Employment, Contracts
Noncompete agreements are a risky bet for businesses
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...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Review: December 2023
The State Supreme Court’s major civil decisions in the last twelve months seem to underscore an overall bent on the parts of a...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Why mediation, and maybe your case, needs women
Parties involved in construction defect or business contract litigation tend to look for male mediators, but they should consi...
Technology, Administrative/Regulatory
A green light for EU AI Act
The Artificial Intelligence Act, which will come into force early next year, is the most significant attempt to design a compr...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How to move mediation forward
Mediations are rarely smooth sailing, and sometimes one side may appear incapable of moving toward the middle. Here are five s...
Letters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has publicly referred to the state’s treatment of its native population as genocide, and Presiden...
Letters
Ascertain the preferences of the particular judge or court to whom your brief will be submitted prior to deciding whether to u...
Labor/Employment, Contracts
Lessons learned when a termination goes sideways
Sam Altman’s termination (and reinstatement) as CEO of OpenAI is a case study in the perils of “at-will” employment and avoidi...
Letters
In these hyperpartisan times there's a temptation to criticize censorship only when exercised by the opposite political party....
Evidence, Civil Litigation
Creative expression and Lady Justice
The iconic image of the blindfolded lady represents the promise of unbiased administration of justice. That promise has never ...
Intellectual Property
In first-to-file jurisdictions, so-called “trademark pirates” often race to the Trademark Office to file applications for exis...
Letters
Antisemitism can’t be tolerated
If the First Amendment will not protect us, then our reaction to the Congressional testimony, the withdrawing of funding to un...
Letters
Charles T. Munger’s impact on the Daily Journal lives on
The news coverage after Charlie’s passing gives me an appreciation of what a class-act he was.
Civil Rights
NAACP stands at the combustible crossroads of race, law, and elections, with some lauding it as a well-founded correcti...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The importance of mediation briefs
A brief that demonstrates that the lawyers have prepared their case such that they will be able to present it to a jury in a <...
Technology
AI is the new kid in town, but use caution
With AI, the legal profession is currently undergoing its most substantial and significant metamorphosis since the first lawye...
Criminal
The race is on for LA County DA – and in greater numbers
Though older records are sparse, it might well be that there have never been so many people taking on an incumbent for a Los A...
Litigation & Arbitration
Although non-disparagement clauses are currently under a magnifying glass due to their historical potential for abuse, they re...
Constitutional Law
A new McCarthy era
It is easy to imagine situations in which the advocacy of genocide can be punished as incitement or true threats or harassment...
Law Practice
Two artists, two visions, one courthouse
In the 1950s, African American architect Paul Revere Williams, who overcame intense racial discrimination to become the “Archi...
Military Law
An organization born from rejection accomplished a lot of legal successes.
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
What does the future hold for Nuclear Verdicts®️? Unfortunately, if nothing is done, they will get worse
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
A year after the infamous Ticketmaster crash, the U.S. Justice Department is once again ramping up its investigation into Live...
Year in Review Column, Civil Litigation
The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped ...
Securities, Corporate
Preparing for activism after it arrives is too late
Why a sound business strategy, investor engagement, and strong leadership are the best defense against activism.
Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation
A new conflict of law
Interstate conflicts will play out in venue transfer motions, decisions on choice of law, motions to enforce sister state judg...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
If the Court looks to history and evaluates the common understandings of the Founding generation, it should find these attempt...