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CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra: We’re Ready to Defend California’s Charitable Donation Reporting Requirement Safeguarding Donors from Fraud
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Supreme Court will review challenges to California’s charitable donor reporting requirement in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra and Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra. -
California's COVID-19 church restrictions in danger of being ruled unconstitutional
California's COVID-related church restrictions will be up for debate this week after the U.S. Supreme Court kicked a lawsuit by Pasadena’s Harvest Rock Church down to the state's lower courts. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 2020 NAPABA Convention
Greenberg Traurig is a proud sponsor of the 2020 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention. -
CABIA: Appeals court ruling adds to controversial interpretation of PAGA; ‘Until Iksanian really gets challenged, the path is going to continue’
As the number of PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) cases continues to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a state appellate court has ruled that an employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate a PAGA claim on the basis of a pre-dispute arbitration agreement. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Leads Coalition in Opposing Trump Administration Effort to Upend Existing Asylum System
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration’s proposal to make several significant changes to the asylum system that would effectively nullify the meaningful right to apply for protection in the United States. -
Legalized sports betting could be on California's November ballot
Legalizing sports betting in California could be seeking voter approval this November as two state legislators are pushing to add a proposal to the upcoming election's ballot. -
Federal maritime statutes could make it tougher for cruiseship lawsuits to prevail
With litigation mounting against cruise lines for alleged failure to warn against the coronavirus, plaintiffs could face a hard-fought battle, a maritime law expert says. -
Federal panel may have opened Corrections Department to COVID-19 litigation after declining to free inmates
Gov. Newsom has ordered early release of inmates but federal judges deny the opportunity. Here's why -
Monsanto lawyers file response to supplemental briefing questions
Lawyers representing the Monsanto company have filed responses to questions in a supplemental briefing in the appeal of Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, a case that will have big ramifications in thousands of other Roundup lawsuits. -
Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
California still a top ‘judicial hellhole’ according to annual ATRF report
WASHINGTON – The American Tort Reform Association (ATRF) released its annual Judicial Hellholes report this week with the state of California once again placing among the worst legal climates in the nation at number two, following only the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. -
CALA director: Anti-arbitration bill will have 'devastating impact' on state business
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 51 was just one of many labor and litigation bills that was pushed through this legislative session but some experts believe it was the most significant and will harm future business across the state. -
Bill that would limit arbitration in employment contracts would force costly litigation, says CMTA
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 51 is just one of many proposed labor law bills that has reached the assembly floor in California, but some experts are fearful that the particular bill would only add fuel to the fire of an already difficult legal climate by forcing costly litigation onto businesses whether they deserve it or not. -
Kirk Kerkorian’s wiretapping attorney faces disbarment over 2008 conviction
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Beverly Hills attorney Terry Neal Christensen has been disbarred following an Aug. 1 California Supreme Court order over his 2008 conviction of wiretapping billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife, Lisa Bonder, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
NFIB attorney says state arbitration bill is in 'apparent disregard' of Supreme Court ruling
SACRAMENTO – Proposed California labor law Assembly Bill 51 has reached the assembly floor in the Golden State and could further divide big and small business. -
Anti-arbitration proposal would expose business owners to criminal liability - and civil litigation
AB 51 is one of many proposed labor law bills that has reached the assembly floor in California, seemingly driving a wedge between big and small business. -
Reductions of awards to plaintiffs in Roundup cases raise questions about how juries award punitive damages
LOS ANGELES – Two judges in California this month drastically reduced punitive damages awarded in cases involving Bayer's Roundup product, raising questions about whether juries are properly equipped to determine what constitutes an appropriate punishment in these types of civil cases. -
Roundup, talc cases force question: What if juries get the science wrong?
SAN FRANCISCO – On one coast, Bayer AG is fighting to reverse eye-popping jury verdicts based on a contested theory Roundup herbicide made by its Monsanto unit causes cancer. On the other, Johnson & Johnson begins hearings this week in federal court in New Jersey over its request to exclude more than 20 expert witnesses plaintiff lawyers need to prove their case that Johnson’s Baby Powder is contaminated with deadly asbestos and can cause ovarian cancer. -
Lead-based paint litigation over after nearly two decades, parties settle on $300 million
SAN JOSE – Three companies involved in the production and distribution of lead-based paint have agreed to a settlement of just more than $300 million, bringing to a final end the near two-decade long legal battle. -
Federal judge to reduce damages awarded in Roundup verdict
A Federal judge said that he would reduce the amount of punitive damages awarded to Edwin Hardeman in his case against Monsanto from earlier this year.