Access to Justice

'The Base of Access to Justice': How the Pandemic Has Complicated Language Access Efforts in California's CourtsCriminal Fines and Fees 'Ad Nauseam' Help Fund California's Justice System. A State Supreme Court Case May Lighten the Financial Load for Poor DefendantsMembers Named to Working Group for Post-Pandemic Initiatives in California Courts

Administrative

Louis Lehot Quoted in The Information on SPAC Boom and Founder ControlApplication now available for American Rescue Plan Act fundsThe SPAC Slowdown: What You Need to Know

ADR

California Cannabis Industry Update CLE: June 22, 2021 12-1:30 pm PDT via ZoomTemporary or Partial Impracticability and Frustration of Purpose and Pandemic Affected Contracts and LeasesResidential Landlord Tenant Update: California Senate Bill 91, Unlawful Detainers, Rent Relief and Collection February 23, 2021 12-1:30 pm via Zoom

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Bail Bond Company Must Face Price-Fixing Antitrust Claims By California Customers, Judge RulesSCOTUS Will Hear Appeal of Ninth Circuit Ruling on Benefits for NCAA AthletesXavier Becerra Says California Will Join DOJ's Landmark Google Antitrust Suit

Appellate

Attorney's Fees Litigation: Top 2020 CasesFull Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Case Over California's Large-Capacity Magazine BanDissenting Ninth Circuit Judge Asks SCOTUS to Clear Up Issue of Appellate Jurisdiction and Asserted Qualified Immunity

Bankruptcy

LA County Bar Association Could Face Bankruptcy Over Unpaid Office Rent

Civil Litigation

How to Expose Witness Lies EffectivelyTell Your Story with TimelinesThe Lingering Impact of Misinformation

Class Action & Mass Torts

California Salon Claims Governor's COVID-19 Orders Shear Barbers' Constitutional Rights

Communications, Media & Entertainment

3 Changes in E-commerce Benefitting Influencers and CreatorsTop 5 Items Creators and Influencers Should Be Aware of Before Signing with ManagementChinese language version of Dealmaking  has been  published by China Film Press.

Corporate & Commercial

50 Bay Area Restaurants Serve a Lawsuit to Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining BanConservation Land Development Terminology: “Ecosystem Services”California and More Than 40 Other States File Federal Antitrust Suit Against Facebook

Criminal

Spanish Speaking and Other Language ServicesSpanish Speaking Attorneys and Other Language ServicesContra Costa DA Charges Sheriff With Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Unarmed Man in 2018

E-Discovery

As Pandemic Wears On, California's Small Law Firms Pivot from Quick Fixes to Long-Term Management Solutions

Employment & Labor

Public Safety Video Briefing – June 2021Prevention, Prevention, Prevention! It’s Time to Audit Your Agency’s Personnel RulesFast and Furious 3: Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Drift

Environmental

Revised Public Workshop Date and Comment Deadline for State Water Board’s Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide Construction Stormwater General NPDES PermitThird District Finds County General Plan Requirements for Mitigating Traffic Impacts Present an Unconstitutional ExactionState Water Board Now Receiving Public Comments on Its Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Understanding California's New Conflict of Interest Rules

Family & Divorce

Checklist For Requesting and Working With Court Interpreters in Family Law ProceedingsParenting Plans: Lessons From the PandemicNesting Co-Parenting Arrangements

Food, Drug & Agriculture

New California Bill Would Allow Open-Container Zones and Permanent Restaurant Parklets50 Bay Area Restaurants Serve a Lawsuit to Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining Ban

Government

Application now available for American Rescue Plan Act fundsCal/OSHA: not time to ditch the mask yet!Senate Bill 9: duplexes and lot-splits by right legislation passes senate, pending in assembly

Health Care

CMS Interoperability RuleThe Impact of Criminal Convictions Post-AB 2138TCPA: Summary of the Facebook Decision

Immigration

Four of the best ways for investors to immigrate to the U.S.The EB-5 Immigrant Investor program continues to growProgram Will Provide Opportunities for Foreign Entrepreneurs

Insurance

The Curve of COVID Property Insurance Cases Has Not FlattenedNinth Circuit Certifies Commercial Auto Insurance Question to California Supreme Court

Intellectual Property

I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New YorkInstagram Faces Claims That It Encouraged Media Companies to Illegally Embed Images Posted to Instagram by UsersBeer: You Know It When You Taste It, Or Maybe Not

Law Firm Marketing & Management

New Tech Competence Requirements for California AttorneysIt's Probably Time to Update Your Engagement LetterAs Pandemic Wears On, California's Small Law Firms Pivot from Quick Fixes to Long-Term Management Solutions

Personal Injury

Amazon and the Burning Hoverboard: California Courts Expand Online Retailers' Liability for Third-Party Product SalesIn California, can a guard remove you from a bar?Hit by a delivery driver in San Diego?

Privacy & Data Security

New Tech Competence Requirements for California AttorneysUnmoved by COVID-19, California Remains a Holdout on Remote Online NotarizationsFederal Judge Won't Block Enforcement of California's Net Neutrality Law

Probate & Estate Planning

ACA 8 and AB 310: Is California Ready for a Wealth Tax?Make sure you are on official IRS webpage when applying for EIN or TINNo Bad Faith Required – Trustee of Spendthrift Trust May Be Compelled to Pay Attorney Fees Under Family Code Section 2030

Property Law

The Curve of COVID Property Insurance Cases Has Not FlattenedLegal Aid Organizations Sue L.A. County Presiding Judge for Holding In-Person Hearings During PandemicGov. Newsom Signs Legislation Extending California's Eviction Moratorium Through June 30

Real Estate & Construction

The Ultimate Guide to Baby Parenting Plans and Custody Schedules for InfantsHeggstad Petition [California Probate Code 850]City’s Ban on Short-Term Vacation Rentals in Coastal Zone Violated Coastal Act

Tax

Donor-Disclosure Hottest Ticket: Part 3Operating a Law Office Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017Donor-Disclosure Hottest Ticket: Part 2

Technology

Phishy Business: Why Law Firms Have a Duty to Keep Their Guard Up Against HackersFederal Judge Won't Block Enforcement of California's Net Neutrality LawDefining Data and Equity – Part III: A Very Brief History of Equity