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SCOTUS: CA appeal court wrong to block man from suing El Dorado County over $23K 'traffic fees' for one house
The U.S. Supreme Court took to task the California Third District Court of Appeals for ruling that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on property takings doesn't apply to permit fee schemes enacted by legislatures, like the El Dorado County Board. -
Business groups, others, ask SCOTUS to force CA courts to abide by earlier SCOTUS decision in PAGA cases
The petition asserts the California courts have issued 'nonsensical' rulings, finding that under the SCOTUS' Viking River decision, California workers who are blocked from suing their employers by arbitration clauses can still sue their employers under California's PAGA law on behalf of coworkers -
SF can't enforce ordinance against homeless encampments, appeals panel says, even as SCOTUS ruling looms
A recent federal appellate ruling from the Ninth Circuit means San Francisco won’t be able to clear homeless encampments from city streets, unless the U.S. Supreme Court overturns another case involving homeless encampments. -
California communities the least affordable places in continental U.S. to buy homes, study says; Lawsuits, regulations among big reasons why
A new ballot measure wants to cut back on NIMBY lawsuits brought by special interests that work against housing production and potential homeowners. -
Sacramento DA fights on multiple legal fronts to force action to clear homeless encampment 'public nuisance'
As Sacramento has seen a rise in homelessness – up 67 percent since 2019 – the county’s chief prosecutor, Thien Ho, is suing the city over failure to enforce a number of policies that are meant to protect the unhoused and preserve public health and safety. -
Odds increase that SCOTUS could take up case over whether clearing encampments violates constitutional rights of homeless
Gov. Gavin Newsom among numerous government officials filing briefs in homeless encampment case, urging review by U.S. Supreme Court of the Grant's Pass decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which declared city rules against camping in parks, on streets, violates homeless people's rights -
Newsom signs bill allowing lawsuits to continue, even amid fight over whether arbitration is required
In what’s anticipated to mean more angst for California businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law, SB 365, that allows court cases to continue against employers while arbitration appeals are still pending. -
Appeals panel allows parents to sue Google, content creators over YouTube ads for kids' products
Ninth Circuit ruling holds lawsuits under state laws are not always preempted by federal laws prohibiting the same conduct -
California pork law to boost meat prices, could set off interstate trade wars
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold a California law that requires different restrictions in pork processing, it’s raising questions about how it aligns with the federal Commerce Clause that prevents a single state from unduly burdening how others do business. -
'California Knows Best:' SCOTUS says California can use Prop 12 to regulate pork producers across the country
Dissenting justices warned California should now expect other states to respond in kind, following California's "blueprint" to use state laws and market power to bypass Congress and bend the rest of the country to the will of voters in just one or a handful of states -
Coffee-causes-cancer cases still barred as SCOTUS declines intervention
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't reignite coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits in California, declining to hear an appeal on April 17. -
Johnson & Johnson stuck with $344 million California judgment
Johnson & Johnson has no further avenues for challenging a $344 million judgment in California after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the case, which J&J and other said was based upon an unconstitutionally vague consumer-protection status. -
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if lawsuits must stop while tussle over arbitration continues
An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case originating in Northern California will determine whether lawsuit proceedings must stop when a party appeals a motion denying arbitration. -
California AG joins with other states asking SCOTUS to take up case over future of CFPB
A federal appeals court declared the way that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded to be unconstitutional, because it essentially allows the federal agency to answer only to itself, and not elected lawmakers -
AB 5 restrictions imminent for trucking sector; industry leaders, lawmakers urge action to blunt inflation, supply chain
The state of California is expected to reinstate enforcement of AB5 on independent truck drivers after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, raising concerns about impacts on the supply chain and rising costs here and nationwide. -
SCOTUS rules 8-1 that federal law preempts California’s PAGA arbitration rules
The U.S. Supreme Court in a near-unanimous decision in Viking v. Moriana has agreed that claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can be compelled to arbitration. -
New PAGA blog includes report on upcoming SCOTUS decision on California law
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers its decision in Viking v. Moriana, a case involving the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), it’s raising questions about what the future of the controversial law will look like. -
Greenhouse gas litigation is disincentiving energy innovation, Pacific Research Institute finds
With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation over greenhouse gas emissions is hurting consumers and disincentivizing robust innovation in the energy sector. -
Christine Morgan among Daily Journal's 2022 ‘Top IP Lawyers’ in California
Christine Morgan among Daily Journal's 2022 ‘Top IP Lawyers’ in California. -
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in California PAGA case; decision expected by early summer
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court took place late last month in Viking v. Moriana, a case that questions whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is exempt from the rules of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).