By Shilpa Coorg | January 25, 2019
While not every day will include an equal amount of work and life, the goal is that time and energy spent on work and life will even out over time.
By Ian Ballon and Rebekah Guyon | January 25, 2019
The CCPA is extremely broad in scope compared to other U.S. privacy laws; it applies to the use of personal information about California residents—rather than regulating the use, collection and dissemination of information obtained by companies from consumers.
By Michael P. Shepherd | January 14, 2019
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on Jan. 7, issued new examination guidelines to address the often-criticized unpredictability with determining patent-eligibility of abstract ideas after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alice v. CLS Bank (2014).
By Jeff C. Hsu and Patrick Gillespie | December 27, 2018
Imagine for a second that you are a retailer of household wares and you sell a desk lamp to a customer. After several uses, the light bulb unexpectedly explodes causing the customer injuries.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Claire | December 19, 2018
Although still something of a “hot” topic, litigation finance is no longer a new concept in the legal industry. Both the growth of litigation finance operations and the widespread acceptance of the use of litigation finance by firms both large and small indicate that litigation finance is an accepted part of the modern practice of law.
By Randall Newsome | December 11, 2018
Much of what goes on in bankruptcy court has little to do with bankruptcy laws or rules. Commercial lawyers and litigators seeking a suitable ADR specialist to help resolve their disputes may want to consider a retired bankruptcy judge.
By William W. Bedsworth | November 21, 2018
It would be poor form, indeed, to start your judicial career by violating the Government Code by failing to wear a robe during court proceedings. A gavel, however, has all the utility of an inflatable dartboard.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | November 20, 2018
As law firms and clients increasingly go global, attorneys are likewise finding that their practices are not constrained by borders. However, in today's environment, the act of crossing the border can by itself create some unexpected ethical issues.
By Sarah L. Brew, Tyler A. Young, Emily R. Bodtke and Rita Mansuryan | November 7, 2018
In what seems like an uncharacteristic move for the historically consumer-friendly state, California recently added new safe harbors protecting product manufacturers from claims of “slack fill” in packaging, signaling a dwindling receptivity to the recent spurt of slack fill litigation in that state.
By Shanti Eagle and Martin Fox-Foster | October 30, 2018
Much has been written about the difficulties and limitations of insuring leaf-touching cannabis businesses. However, any individual or company simply interacting with the cannabis industry may unsuspectingly have a gap in insurance, or worse, be jeopardizing their entire insurance portfolio.
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