Two weeks ago, body camera footage of the police killing of Daniel Shaver flooded news outlets across the country, along with ...
California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, Contracts
Beware boilerplate settlement agreement language
A cautionary tale on the perils of "plugging in" those standard settlement terms when more careful drafting is warranted.
Government, California Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law
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...
California is a leader in promoting alternative energy sources, including the use of solar power in connection with residences...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
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 ...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
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 ...
Perfectly acceptable words can become detestable through overuse and misuse. "Incredibly" and "iconic" vie for first place on ...
Year in Review Column, U.S. Supreme Court, 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...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Obituaries, 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, U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
A federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California provided a key link in the evolutionary chain of school desegre...
I have to join in the chorus of voices asking: How can this be? Who is to blame? What can we do?
U.S. Supreme Court, Military Law, Government, Civil Rights
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...
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...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
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...
Native Americans, Family, 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...
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.
Know and understand the Southern California deposition stipulation to project experience and protect your clients. By Davi...
Administrative/Regulatory, Securities, Corporate
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...
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision serves as a good reminder regarding best practices and current laws when Californ...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
Beginning to see the light
Some things cannot be unseen. Last term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that judges could -- and, indeed, must -- open their eyes...