GUEST COLUMNS
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule limiting late fees on credit card payments to $8, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering a rule limiting overdraft fees to $3. These developments have led to an increase in private litigation against banks, including consumer class actions.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act aims to provide the greatest protection for individuals with disabilities, and the Martinez case should serve as a reminder for employers to strictly adhere to the law and train their human resource departments and managerial employees.
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Friday, March 22, 2024
Banning TikTok would erode users' confidence in the government, tarnish America's reputation for freedom of expression, and trigger unforeseen repercussions in the global community.
The decision leaves open many questions about the meaning and implementation of Section 3, especially the criteria of "congruence and proportionality" for congressional legislation. The Court will have another opportunity to clarify these issues in the upcoming appeal of U.S. v. Trump, the criminal case against the former president.
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has to decide whether to sell the company, risk a government ban, or go public in the face of security concerns and regulatory pressures.
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NEWS
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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| Permit fees dispute will be settled by California courts, lawyers say | |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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| Attorneys at Foundation Law Group say everyone at the boutique is their own boss. | |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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| "Police agencies must ensure their officers have a clear understanding of how important it is to place someone who is handcuffed and prone into the recovery position as fast as possible, which is what they are supposed to be doing," plaintiffs' attorney V. James DeSimone said. | |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| Two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel asked attorneys for the states and for Second Amendment advocates why they shouldn't defer to a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allowed most of a New York law restricting concealed carry of firearms in a variety of locations, but not on private property open to the public. | |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| SUMMARY/TEASE: Supporters are gathering signatures to put a measure on the fall ballot that would roll back portions of the law that made it harder to convict criminals of more serious crimes that bring prison sentences. | |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| The SEC accused Matthew Panuwat of possessing confidential information about his employer and trading in the securities of Incyte Corp., a closely related company. | |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| Several new anti-theft bills are already print, thanks to amendments added during the past week. | |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
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| The plaintiffs allege that the county applied higher tax rates to their property compared to other property owners. | |
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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| The U.S. Justice Department Attorney had filed an objection to the diocese's cash management proposals. | |
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by Swinerton, alleging breach of contract by the Asian Art Museum for a construction project. Swinerton has since filed counter complaints against seven of its subcontractors, who have also filed cross-complaints. | |
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| The plaintiffs argue that Apple's business model, which invites participation but forces developers to pay substantial fees, suppresses innovation through contractual restrictions. | |
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks have introduced AB 1893, a bill that would make it more difficult for local governments to block low-income housing. The move comes after an appellate court ruling upholding a state law that overrides local density limits on small apartment buildings. | |
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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| A coalition of nonprofit organizations, activists, and attorneys in San Francisco accuses California officials of misinformation in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding what cities can do about homeless camps on public property. | |
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| The complaint claimed that the deal with the Redding Rancheria tribe will deliver a fraction of the revenue earned by other counties in similar casino deals. | |
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria highlighting the fact that Align's cessation of interoperability with competitor devices was linked to an intellectual property dispute the company had with competitor 3Shape. | |
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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| The dispute stems from the state of California's hiring of the banks as remarketing agents, where they were accused of widespread fraud and collusion in the fees they charge and interest rates they set for variable rate, tax-exempt bonds. | |
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| Tesla's attorneys argued that a state case should take place before the federal lawsuit proceeds. | |
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| District Attorney Brooke Jenkins attended a protest outside the courthouse and criticized Judge Kay Tsenin's sentencing of a man who stabbed a 94-year-old woman, but the prosecutor denounced threats. | |
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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| The bill was inspired by a two-decade legal battle over a painting by Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. | |
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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| Many municipalities have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit rulilng they say hamstrings their ability to police anti-camping ordinances. | |
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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| James Dolan, who owns Madison Square Garden, is also accused of trafficing the women to Harvey Weinstein at a Los Angeles hotel. | |
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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| George Triantis has been on faculty at Stanford as a professor of contracts, commercial law and bankruptcy. Franita Tolson, an election law expert, has been interim dean of the USC law school. | |
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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| A judge denied the bank's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs claim that Silvergate accepted customer deposits into non-FTX accounts controlled by FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, who was found to have misappropriated the funds. | |
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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| A Superior Court judge in San Francisco has granted both sides more time to settle an Instacart delivery drivers' case due to the delay in collecting signatures from many of the plaintiffs. | |
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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| Andy Bechtolsheim traded option contracts in the accounts of a close relative and associate after learning that technology company Acacia Communications would be sold. | |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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| "While I can't reveal the details of our strategy that we're working on, it is definitely not out of the question that we could very well end up in the superior court related to these telework matters," Tim O'Connor, president of California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment, said. | |
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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| Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, secured a trial victory in a gender pay discrimination lawsuit. The jury held the plaintiff liable for trade secret theft and breaching his employment agreement. | |