Access to Justice

Criminal Fines and Fees 'Ad Nauseam' Help Fund California's Justice System. A State Supreme Court Case May Lighten the Financial Load for Poor DefendantsMembers Named to Working Group for Post-Pandemic Initiatives in California CourtsLA Incubator Consortium Gives New Attorneys a Chance to Live, Learn and Love the Law

Administrative

What to expect for seed and pre-seed stage financing in 2021A Brief Legal Guide To Buying And Selling Shares Of Private Company StockThe IPO Markets Are Changing, And So Is The Lock-up Agreement

ADR

Residential Landlord Tenant Update: California Senate Bill 91, Unlawful Detainers, Rent Relief and Collection February 23, 2021 12-1:30 pm via ZoomMediating and Resolving COVID-19-Related Contract and Commercial Lease Disputes“Relentless”​ Daily Journal Profile of Frank Burke, “A shrewd mediator with an ability to settle difficult cases.”​

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Bail Bond Company Must Face Price-Fixing Antitrust Claims By California Customers, Judge RulesSCOTUS Will Hear Appeal of Ninth Circuit Ruling on Benefits for NCAA AthletesXavier Becerra Says California Will Join DOJ's Landmark Google Antitrust Suit

Appellate

Attorney's Fees Litigation: Top 2020 CasesFull Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Case Over California's Large-Capacity Magazine BanDissenting Ninth Circuit Judge Asks SCOTUS to Clear Up Issue of Appellate Jurisdiction and Asserted Qualified Immunity

Bankruptcy

LA County Bar Association Could Face Bankruptcy Over Unpaid Office Rent

Civil Litigation

The Lingering Impact of MisinformationFairnessGood Writing = Organized Thought

Class Action & Mass Torts

California Salon Claims Governor's COVID-19 Orders Shear Barbers' Constitutional Rights

Communications, Media & Entertainment

Protecting Your Prior Works When Signing Employment Offer Letters and AgreementsNFT Tips for Content Owners and BrandsDisney Uses ‘Home Video’ Loophole to Keep 80% of Streaming Revenue

Corporate & Commercial

50 Bay Area Restaurants Serve a Lawsuit to Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining BanConservation Land Development Terminology: “Ecosystem Services”California and More Than 40 Other States File Federal Antitrust Suit Against Facebook

Criminal

Current U.S. Sentencing Guideline Doesn't Apply to Defendants' First Step Act Motions, Ninth Circuit HoldsRising DUI and Domestic Violence ArrestsCalifornia Supreme Court Rules on Habeas Relief in Excessive Incarceration Cases

E-Discovery

As Pandemic Wears On, California's Small Law Firms Pivot from Quick Fixes to Long-Term Management Solutions

Employment & Labor

Where Tactical & Practical Deploy with The Law: Tabares v. City of Huntington BeachPAGA Has Failed Californians – Unless You’re A Plaintiff’s Lawyer That isMy Other Computer is Your Computer: Preventing Employee Cybercrimes and Maximizing the Protections of California’s Anti-Hacking Statute

Environmental

State Water Board to Hold Additional Winery General Order Fees Stakeholder Meeting on April 28, 2021State Water Board to Hold Upcoming Winery General Order Fees Stakeholder Meeting and Public Training Workshop Webinars in March and April 2021Judge Finds that Water Boards Have Authority to Regulate Discharges of Dredge and Fill Material as Waste Under Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Understanding California's New Conflict of Interest Rules

Family & Divorce

Checklist For Requesting and Working With Court Interpreters in Family Law ProceedingsParenting Plans: Lessons From the PandemicNesting Co-Parenting Arrangements

Food, Drug & Agriculture

New California Bill Would Allow Open-Container Zones and Permanent Restaurant Parklets50 Bay Area Restaurants Serve a Lawsuit to Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining Ban

Government

Ski Lodge Owners Sue Gov. Newsom Over COVID-19 Shutdown Regulations50 Bay Area Restaurants Serve a Lawsuit to Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining BanAlex Padilla Replaces Kamala Harris in Senate, Becoming First Latino to Hold the Office

Health Care

SCOTUS Allows FDA to Require In-Person Pickup of Abortion Pill During PandemicHealthcare Facility Reporting of Sexual Abuse or Misconduct Allegations Against PhysiciansPhysician Assistant Law Changes under SB 697

Immigration

Lifting the Ban on Foreign Work VisasWill immigration reform finally become a reality?What is the future of the EB-5 visa program?

Insurance

Ninth Circuit Certifies Commercial Auto Insurance Question to California Supreme Court

Intellectual Property

De Novo or Abuse of Discretion? Trademarks, The Unclean Hands Defense, and Summary Judgment ReviewHow to Challenge a Patent in the PTOFederal Circuit Set to Have First Vacancy in Six Years

Law Firm Marketing & Management

It's Probably Time to Update Your Engagement LetterAs Pandemic Wears On, California's Small Law Firms Pivot from Quick Fixes to Long-Term Management Solutions

Personal Injury

Hit by a delivery driver in San Diego?Who is responsible for water main breaks in San Diego?How To Calendar Dates In California Court

Privacy & Data Security

Federal Judge Won't Block Enforcement of California's Net Neutrality LawDefining Data and Equity – Part III: A Very Brief History of EquityCalifornia and More Than 40 Other States File Federal Antitrust Suit Against Facebook

Probate & Estate Planning

“Mental Health Disorder” Must Be Proven Along with DelusionWhen Can California Trustees Use Trust Funds to Hire Lawyers?California Trusts Cannot Hold Title to Real Estate

Property Law

Legal Aid Organizations Sue L.A. County Presiding Judge for Holding In-Person Hearings During PandemicGov. Newsom Signs Legislation Extending California's Eviction Moratorium Through June 30Sovereign Immunity Bars Quiet Title Actions for Coastal Access on Tribal Property, First District Holds

Real Estate & Construction

City Policy Favoring Purchasers of Expensive Taxi Medallions Passed Constitutional MusterSuit Challenging Water District’s Ad Valorem Property Tax Was Time-Barred Under the Validation StatutesUPDATE – Status of Eviction Moratoriums Protecting Residential and Commercial Tenants in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Tax

Wow! IRS Comm'r Rettig Estimates Annual Tax Gap at $1 Trillion!How Proposition 22 Continues to Influence the Gig EconomyNonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/9/21

Technology

Phishy Business: Why Law Firms Have a Duty to Keep Their Guard Up Against HackersFederal Judge Won't Block Enforcement of California's Net Neutrality LawDefining Data and Equity – Part III: A Very Brief History of Equity