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California businesses could be caught off-guard by new privacy legislation
California’s new privacy law will soon take effect, but are the state’s businesses prepared for its impact?
California Supreme Court weighs retroactive classification for independent contractors
A legal issue being considered by the California Supreme Court could adversely impact state businesses that have used independent contractors in the past.
Former legislator: Statutes such as the Song-Beverly Act with no caps on attorneys' fees 'is a recipe for abuse'
WASHINGTON – Changing California’s lemon law could be the gateway to reforming the state’s stormy legal climate, suggests a legal reform organization.
Bayer projects more Roundup lawsuits as settlement talks begin
SACRAMENTO – Legally besieged Bayer AG recently stated that it is projecting an escalation in plaintiffs seeking to sue the company over its herbicide Roundup.
Southern California Edison asks judge to limit liability from Woolsey Fire
ROSEMEAD – A southern California utility claims that it cannot be held financially responsible for the destruction of personal property in a fire that its equipment allegedly caused.
Ford spokesman on transmission suit: 'You have to wonder at some point what the motivation of the lawsuit was in the first place'
LOS ANGELES – A recent verdict issued by a federal jury in a Ford transmission defects case awarded the plaintiff $11,000 less than the automaker had offered to settle the case.
Attorney: Victims of wildfire are optimistic that utility will be found liable for Woolsey fire
LOS ANGELES – Plaintiffs in the Woolsey fire case are confident that utility Southern Edison California will be found responsible for the 2018 calamity.
Southern California Edison seeks to reduce its liability for Woolsey wildfire
LOS ANGELES – Southern California Edison has requested a judge rule that it’s not responsible for personal property from the 2018 Woolsey fire.
Uber, Lyft propose ballot measure for app-based, on-demand drivers to remain independent contractors
SACRAMENTO – A ballot initiative created in response to the contentious Assembly Bill 5 legislation could be put before California voters next November.
New law limits deposition time frame in some asbestos suits
SACRAMENTO – Recent legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom will limit the time plaintiffs afflicted with asbestos-related illnesses can be deposed.
Think tank exec: California Environmental Quality Act forces land costs up, contributes to housing crisis
LOS ANGELES – Critics of the innumerable regulations in the dwelling-starved Golden state are blaming it on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Doubts cast about Los Angeles city attorney in utility billing scandal with PricewaterhouseCoopers
LOS ANGELES – A legal scandal has erupted in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office over reports that a lawyer represented both sides of a class-action lawsuit.
Cato Institute senior fellow: Lawyers, some clients 'make out well' in private rights of action cases
WASHINGTON – A study recently released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) found that litigation involving private rights of action only serve the best interests of the private attorneys, not the consumer.
California could see a slew of Prop 65 lawsuits related to PFAS
SACRAMENTO – With California's addition of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) – to its Proposition 65 list, the state may have potentially ignited a combustible litigation atmosphere.
Study finds that private rights of action are disadvantageous to consumers, good for lawyers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) found in a recent study "Ill-Suited: Private Rights of Action in Privacy Claims," that private rights of action laws tend to serve the attorney more than consumers or plaintiffs.
Study finds private rights of action favor attorneys, constitutional expert not suprrised
WASHINGTON – A study recently released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform concluded that cases involving private rights of action utilized by law firms only serve the best interests of the attorneys.