GUEST COLUMNS
Friday, May 15, 2026
The OpenAI litigation is becoming a public demonstration of how modern discovery works. Executives separate "official" communications from informal ones; courts increasingly do not.
In an era of overwhelming federal dockets and increasingly aggressive discovery practice, swift judicial intervention remains one of the few effective tools for preserving professionalism and the integrity of the process.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency has long understood a simple truth that a recent economic forecast confirms: Reliable water infrastructure is the foundation of regional prosperity.
Los Angeles is now paying for years of deferred maintenance on both sides of the ledger, as sidewalk hazards and streetlight outages drive repair costs and liability exposure.
Monday, May 11, 2026
In an era of remote practice, lawyers who view supervision as merely reactive risk serious professional consequences, as state bars and courts increasingly expect proactive oversight of lawyers and nonlawyers alike to prevent misconduct before clients are harmed.
For over a century, California trial courts have effectuated pretrial detention through sureties set at amounts a defendant could not pay. Kowalczyk answers two questions long reserved by the Court and holds the practice cannot continue.
Friday, May 8, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed bipartisan legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code so survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted, illegal sexual contact no longer pay taxes on their legal settlement income.
As EPA PFAS drinking water standards shift and evolve, lawsuits over contamination and responsibility are rapidly expanding across the country.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana
v. Callais fundamentally undermined the Voting Rights Act by requiring
proof of intentional discrimination under Section 2, making majority-communities
of color districts far harder to create and defend.
As California's employment enforcement landscape grows increasingly aggressive, employers must prioritize proactive audits, updated timekeeping policies, and continuous compliance monitoring to navigate the state's unforgiving wage and hour laws heading into 2026.
Monday, May 4, 2026
As AI increasingly provides actionable assistance in dangerous contexts, the law must confront whether existing concepts of criminal liability are adequate when technology functionally aids violent crime without possessing human intent.
On April 22, the attorney general amended the Code of Federal Regulations, placing state-licensed medicinal cannabis into Schedule III--but in states like California, where 95% of retailers hold both medical and adult-use licenses, significant questions remain.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Uber has spent five years arguing Proposition 22 rewrote California tort law; a recent arbitration award confirms it did not--Section 5354 still imputes driver negligence to the permit holder, regardless of classification.
Even well-intentioned workplace initiatives may invite legal scrutiny--the EEOC's lawsuit against Coca-Cola illustrates an expanding view of actionable harm under Title VII.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
College football's unchecked NIL economy, transfer chaos and fragmented governance are creating legal and competitive instability that could be mitigated by a centralized, sport-specific commissioner.
The EEOC lawsuit against a Coca-Cola beverage distributor over a women-only company retreat marks the first time the agency has taken legal action against corporate DEI programming.
Monday, April 27, 2026
The rise of AI-informed and data-savvy clients in family law is transforming attorney-client relationships by shifting consultations from procedural education to strategic counseling, requiring greater transparency, coordination and multidisciplinary practice management.
A copyright lawsuit over critical YouTube videos has been cited as part of a growing "copyright silencing" trend, raising concerns that infringement claims are being used to deter speech rather than protect markets.
Friday, April 24, 2026
As CARB implements a first-in-the-nation climate risk disclosure framework, it is giving insurers a pass even as other companies must assess and disclose climate risks.
Meta's removal of end-to-end encrypted Instagram DMs raises a threshold question: whether users' expectation that their messages are "private" carries any meaningful protection under California law.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Prop. 65 has mushroomed from a modest regulatory requirement into one of the most powerful litigation tools in the world--and for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers, the question is no longer whether the law applies, but whether they are prepared to deal with the consequences.
ICE detention deaths are rising, often preventable and frequently tied to private contractors--yet California plaintiffs' attorneys have stronger tools than many realize to force accountability and recover damages.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Amid mounting stress in the opaque private credit market, Burnell v. BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. spotlights investor claims that lenders inflated portfolio values--raising the specter of litigation reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis.
Mittal v. Unilever frames a threshold question: when do statements made in the ordinary course of corporate governance become actionable defamation under the First Amendment.
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