As has been observed by commentators, the distinction between use of a name or logo in these types of situations as either hea...
International Law
Given California’s economic prowess in key sectors – agriculture, healthcare, technology and a high-priced housing market – th...
Health Care & Hospital Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
If the Wit decision is allowed to stand, it will set a terrible precedent for other health care insurers throughout the United...
The saga conjures a world in which wealth and warrior prowess – what we consider the hallmarks of a successful Viking chief – ...
In this fifth and final installment of our series on the CPRA, we provide an overview of expected enforcement activity, both b...
The further irony here is the historical conduct of Thomas as a member of this bench: Maintaining a low public profile, almost...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
EPA has granted waivers to California nearly continuously since the Clean Air Act was enacted in 1970. If the waiver provision...
Law Practice, Data Privacy, Appellate Practice
CPRA Series: Part IV - Data Processing Obligations
Businesses that are heavily reliant on automated decision-making technologies may want to consider adjusting their processes t...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
The franchise industry has been a particular target of state administrative actions and employee lawsuits because of franchise...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Beyond the dollar settlement itself, a trauma-informed mediation will include the opportunity for both employer and employee t...
A Nicaraguan asylum seeker who had been returned to Mexico with another asylum seeker I interviewed paid $3,000 to a person in...
The controversy about the Department of Education’s guidance is somewhat different in that the due process deficits were not o...
Some carriers have taken the position that where multiple policies are implicated, the insured must satisfy all the deductible...
Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Antitrust Division ratchets up leniency requirements
Whether these changes ultimately bolster or hinder the Antitrust Division’s efforts to detect and prosecute criminal cartels r...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
The more the conservative movement turns its back on stare decisis, the more our entire system of governance becomes a struggl...
The Chief Justice has failed in her constitutional and ethical duties to ensure the timely adjudication of appeals in the 3rd ...
Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Those seeking to cancel a trademark application in federal court should thus craft their allegations to establish a nexus betw...
Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care & Hospital Law
The myth of frivolous medical malpractice cases
The truth is that insurance companies do not settle frivolous medical malpractice cases and will take them all the way to trial.
It remains to be seen when the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 will be finalized, including when businesses will be requ...
Apparently these candidates for confirmation were so excited about the prospect of appointment to the highest court in the lan...
Law Practice, Government, Appellate Practice
The bad news is that word appears to be getting out slowly. Anecdotal evidence points to apartment dwellers receiving food was...
Stephen K. Tamura and his family were also interned in Poston, Arizona. Captain Tamura served in the 442nd. He was wounded in ...
Real Estate/Development, Bankruptcy
With fair market values climbing almost daily, no bankruptcy attorney could absolutely guarantee that there would not be unpro...
In a stinging opinion, the Court of Appeals noted that letting the Court know you believe it is wrong, even forcefully, is acc...
Labor/Employment, Corporate
In its ruling, the court recognized that while having a heterogenous board may be a valid goal, the Equal Protection Clause pr...
U.S. Supreme Court, Torts/Personal Injury
The Cassirer case will be remanded to the lower court, which will decide the heirs’ claims based on the property laws of Calif...
U.S. Supreme Court
We should be embarrassed that the institution as a whole isn’t doing enough to maintain the public’s trust – at a time the Cou...
Torts/Personal Injury, California Courts of Appeal
The Court found there was no reason based on any special foreseeability concerns to depart from the usual duty to exercise rea...
Government
With less than 5% of the Office’s 500 attorneys devoted to affirmative litigation, the next City Attorney is poised to dramati...