With voters’ passage of Proposition 24, a new law which will expand consumer data regulation, businesses now have another set of safeguard measures to implement or risk facing civil suits for non-compliance.
The Department of Justice announced that it has awarded over $295.8 million in grants to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence against women and support youth programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Days after receiving a Department of Justice (DOJ) letter questioning its “one congregant” rule for churches, San Francisco moved to a less restrictive reopening tier, which will allow gathering in places of worship at 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is less.
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge has ruled that California's climate pact with Quebec does not interfere with the U.S. government's authority involving foreign affairs.
U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and celebrating victims’ rights, protections and services.
More civil litigation and higher beer prices may be on tap if legislation altering the balance of power between California brewers and wholesalers gets signed into law, according to critics of the plan.
SAN FRANCISCO – A state appeals court unanimously ruled against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for his refusal to release records that his office acquired from law enforcement agencies pertaining to police shootings, use of force and officer misconduct in a longstanding fight to enforce a state transparency law that took effect last year.
BakerHostetler announced today that Ann O’Brien, most recently assistant chief of the Competition Policy & Advocacy Section and special counsel for Criminal Policy at the U.S.
SACRAMENTO – The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect at the turn of the year, not just reshaping the landscape of internet privacy but reshaping the future of retail as the state knows it.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the terms of a settlement agreement reached with Sutter Health (Sutter), the largest hospital system in Northern California.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect workers by banning non-compete agreements in employment contracts nationwide.
Karen P. Hewitt, Christopher Lovrien, and Daniel D. McMillan have been named among the "2019 Top 100 Lawyers in California" by the Daily Journal, California’s legal-industry.
SAN FRANCISCO – A California attorney whose nomination to the federal bench was stymied by the state’s Democratic senators has been given a second chance by President Donald Trump in a move that has garnered support and drawn objections from around the country.
Mayer Brown announced that Law360 has once again included the firm in the publication’s “Global 20” list, which recognizes 20 global law firms that are “trusted by clients to handle their most challenging cross-border matters, from multibillion-dollar mergers to bet-the-company litigation.” Mayer Brown has been named every year since the list’s inception in 2010.
SACRAMENTO – Regional Director Maryann Marino of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse believes that one of the biggest legal threats facing small business owners is unwarranted Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, and the California Small Business Association agrees.
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson injured women by selling pelvic mesh devices the company allegedly knew were dangerous for profit, a pathologist on Thursday said the mesh can distort once it’s implanted and such devices can also migrate in the body.
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson officials sold vaginal mesh implant kits to doctors to make profits knowing the devices were harming women, a complaint reviewer on Wednesday said some sling patients had felt misled about the risks.