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Recent Posts:
- California’s Sweeping Price-Gouging Statute Presents Unique Risks to Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors and Retailers of Food and Consumer Products
- COVID-19 Retaliation Claims—A 2020 Trend in Employment Litigation?
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- [UPDATED 5/26] Almost 400 Coronavirus Class Actions Filed Nationwide
- First Coronavirus Consumer Class Action Filed on the Left Coast
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- Court’s $179 Million Award Underscores Importance of Confidentiality Agreements
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- California Supreme Court Rules that Employees Must be Paid During Mandatory Security Searches
- The Coming Wave of California Consumer Privacy Act Lawsuits
- Video Presentation: Dangerous Coffee, Herbicides for Breakfast, and More: Welcome to Food Court
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- A Bit of Caution and Guidance Before Everyone on the Left Coast Goes to Pot
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- Of Football and Business Litigation: Tweaking the Rules for a More Satisfying Contest
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- California Privacy Laws Change: Identity Theft Prevention and Mitigation Services
- A Quick Summary of New Changes to California Law
- Overstock Under Scrutiny: Does This Recent Decision Represent a New Wave of California Litigation for Sellers of Consumer Products and Services?
- Observations from the NERA Report on Class Action Trends
- Do You Collect Californian’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on Your Website?
- New Study on Social Media, Its Risks and Rewards
- The Overlooked Characteristic of the Most Effective Business Litigators
- Liabilities Arising From Contract Negotiations
- That Didn’t Take Long: California Organization First to File Lawsuit Against IRS on Audit Scandal
- Class Actions UP; Costs of Class Actions DOWN
- Barriers to Consumer Choice and Market Entry Hurt the Economy and Consumers
- Governors Continue to Court Business to Move Out of California
- California–the Appropriate Forum for Residents of Maine?
- Floodgates of Litigation: The California Experience
- Friday Round Up From the Left Coast
- California Legislation Introduced to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
- Recognizing Risks Arising from Invasion of Privacy Claims in the Workplace
- McDonalds Sued in McPlayland ADA Accommodation Lawsuit
- A Monster Liability: a Summary of a New Lawsuit Filed Against Monster Beverage
- NEW REGULATIONS AND LIABILITIES FOR COMPANIES ROLLING OUT MOBILE APPS
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- Potential Liabilities Arising from Shipping & Handling Charges
- “Poop Fines” and Similar Nonsense Coming From San Diego
- ADA Litigation Update: Desperate Measures in Yuba City
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- New FDA Probe and Wrongful Death Action Confirm Emerging Liabilties Relating to Energy Drinks
- Proposition 37 and the Law of Unintended Consequences
- A Primer on California Privacy Law: How Things Are Different in the Golden State
- New Litigation Risks Relating to Greenwashing Claims
- A Graphic That Will Raise a Californian’s Blood Pressure–Gas Prices Illustrated
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- What is California’s Unfair Competition Law?—The Michael Scott Explanation
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- What is new in California Labor & Employment Legislation? September Update
- Does the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Spell More Consumer Litigation for California Businesses?
- How to Determine Whether Your Company Must Comply with California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act
- The Michael Scott Explanation of the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
- “Rounding Up” Liabilities for California Retailers
- What is Prop 65?—The Michael Scott Explanation
- Introducing the Michael Scott Explanation Series
- New Opportunities for Brokers to Obtain Expungement in Equity
- Litigation Risks on the Horizon for Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers of Energy Drinks
- Segwaying to New Frontiers of Accommodations Under the ADA
- Scratch That . . . A Win for Cats and Dogs, a Loss for Landlords
- An Emerging Issue–Hedge Fund Investment in Litigation
- California Courts Continue the Trend of Punishing Plaintiffs Who Bring UTSA Claims Based on Mere Suspicions
- New Compliance Concern for California Bloggers
- The Cup of Coffee You’re About to Enjoy May Cause Cancer–So Says California: The Coffee Industry Response to Prop 65
- Litigation Risks Arising From Failed Contract Negotiations
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- The Inaugural Post–What Are the Greatest Risks?
