Access to Justice

Compassionate Communication: Asking Domestic Violence Survivors About Police ReportsHow LA County's Sex Worker Diversion Program Started With the Determination of One Public DefenderCalifornia's Paraprofessionals Program: Shot in the Arm for Access to Justice or a Potential Setback?

Administrative

How “Reverse CFIUS” Proposal Could Impact Outbound InvestmentsWhy Venture Capital Investors Are Betting on Generative AIWhy Venture Capital Investors Are Betting on Generative AI — Foley Ignite

ADR

Frank Burke Inducted Into National Academy of Distinguished NeutralsIntroducing Frank Burke Mediation and Arbitration PCAn Emailed Notice of Changed Terms Is Useless Without a Read Receipt, and Other Lessons of Sifuentes v. Dropbox

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

10 Legal News Stories That Made a Mark on California in 2021Attorney's Fees Litigation: Top 2020 CasesFull Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Case Over California's Large-Capacity Magazine Ban

Bankruptcy

LA County Bar Association Could Face Bankruptcy Over Unpaid Office Rent

Civil Litigation

Want Powerful Testimony? Adopt the Power-SitDon’t Let the Curse of Knowledge Nuke You at Trial!Who Wants A Perceived Liar On The Stand? Not You!

Class Action & Mass Torts

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

Communications, Media & Entertainment

TRUMP SUES WOODWARD  FOR PUBLICATION OF AUDIOTAPESCOPYRIGHT OFFICE BEGINS NEW SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC RECORDINGInvestment Firms Are Courting YouTube Creators

Corporate & Commercial

An Emailed Notice of Changed Terms Is Useless Without a Read Receipt, and Other Lessons of Sifuentes v. DropboxCloser to a Green Light for Corporate Greenhouse Gas DisclosuresCFPB Invalidates Separate Convenience-Fee Agreements for Debt Collectors

Criminal

Do I need to worry about DUI checkpoints in the Coachella Valley?Do I need a DUI Lawyer?Palm Desert’s Premier Law Firm

E-Discovery

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

Education

The Federal Pause on Student Loan Payments Is Set To End in Five Months. What Does That Mean for California Law Graduates?

Employment & Labor

Employees Attack Arbitration Agreement By Claiming “Not To Recall” Signing It – And Lose!“I Don’t Recall” Is Not Sufficient to Avoid a Handwritten Signature on an Arbitration Agreement, Appeals Court HoldsComplying with Your Agency’s Title VI Obligations

Energy

Closer to a Green Light for Corporate Greenhouse Gas Disclosures

Environmental

Petitioner Required To Post Bond For Costs Incurred As A Result Of Delay In Carrying Out Affordable Housing Project In LivermoreDesign Changes to State Capitol Renovation Revealed in FEIR Did Not Adequately Allow for Public Input or Informed Decision-MakingApproval Upheld for Lafayette Affordable Housing Project Delayed for a Decade

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Shady Operation? Two Recent Suits Against Facebook Put Security of Private Health Information in QuestionEarly 2022 Risk Management Recommendations for Law FirmsUnderstanding California's New Conflict of Interest Rules

Family & Divorce

Can I Change Attorneys In The Middle Of My California Divorce?Renkin & Associates Names Winner of the 2022 Leukemia & Lymphoma Law School ScholarshipAttorney Benjamin Yip Earns Certified Family Law Specialist Designation

Financial

CFPB Invalidates Separate Convenience-Fee Agreements for Debt Collectors10 Legal News Stories That Made a Mark on California in 2021

Food, Drug & Agriculture

Watering the Grass: Legal Regulations and Cannabis Cultivation During DroughtGood for the Gander: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Constitutional Challenge to CA's Foie Gras LawConsumer Class Actions Say Seafood 'Sustainability' Claims Are Fishy -- With Mixed Results in Court

Government

10 Legal News Stories That Made a Mark on California in 2021Last minute materials for Brown Act meetingsNew restrictions on development impact fees on housing

Health Care

California Department of Insurance Summary Denial Set Aside; Restricted License Granted Without HearingUnrestricted Real Estate License Granted Less Than Two Years Following License RevocationBRN Accusation Against Charge Nurse Dismissed Following Stillborn Pregnancy

Immigration

New Public Charge Rule by The American Immigration Lawyers AssociationWhat is PERM labor certification?A guide to getting a US visa without an interview in California

Insurance

Prescribed Burners in California Are on the Hook for Massive Liability Costs. A New Law Aims To Change ThatThe Curve of COVID Property Insurance Cases Has Not FlattenedNinth Circuit Certifies Commercial Auto Insurance Question to California Supreme Court

Intellectual Property

The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Trademark and Copyright Cases to Watch in 2023Obviousness Test for Design Patents UnchangedThe Briefing by the IP Law Blog: 2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

Law Firm Marketing & Management

How To Incorporate Rule 1.4(a)'s Communication Guidance Into Your Daily PracticeEarly 2022 Risk Management Recommendations for Law FirmsPost-Holiday Season Self-Care for Legal Aid Attorneys

Personal Injury

Can You Sue For Nuisance In California?Can You Sue For Trespassing In California?What Is The Personal Reasons Exception in California?

Privacy & Data Security

New Tech Competence Requirements for California AttorneysUnmoved by COVID-19, California Remains a Holdout on Remote Online NotarizationsFederal Judge Won't Block Enforcement of California's Net Neutrality Law

Probate & Estate Planning

California Courts Should Prioritize Hearings on Elder Abuse Restraining OrdersChatGPT Blog Post on Undue Influence Gets a DHome Is Where You Lay Your Sombrero – Spouse Who Lives Abroad Cannot Serve as Administrator of Husband’s Estate

Property Law

California Cities Continue To Test Workarounds in Response to SB 9‘Preparing for a Deluge’: California’s Tenant Attorneys Brace for a Wave of Suits for Pandemic Rental Debt in Small Claims CourtRemoval of Restrictive Covenants As a Step Toward Racial Equity

Real Estate & Construction

CEQA Year in ReviewSubway Construction Work Did Not Inversely Condemn Hotel PropertyCode of Civil Procedure 873.950 CCP – Motion to Confirm, Modify or Set Aside Report (Partition Actions)

Tax

More on California MIddle Class Tax Refund501(c)(4) Social Welfare OrganizationsNonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/3/23

Technology

Shady Operation? Two Recent Suits Against Facebook Put Security of Private Health Information in QuestionFlorida Board of Governor's Opposes Legal ReformInfrastructure Was a Federal Flashpoint in 2021. In 2022, It’s Top of Mind for California’s Court System