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Lawyer rebuked for threatening emails in insurance case
In the legal profession, sometimes strong and forceful language is used in negotiations. But a California lawyer sent a few e-mails to Allstate that could very well bounce him right out of practice. According to a story in the Wash Post, first, it was just vulgarity: “Pay up f—face,” attorney Christopher G. Hook wrote […]
Sun Microsystems Billionaire Landowner Sued Over Access to Public Beach
Who really owns the beach? We know people can own land around a beach but the beach itself? Did you know that the state Constitution guarantees public access to all beaches below the high tide line? Well, in the latest chapter of a decade-long fight, California officials sued billionaire landowner Vinod Khosla on Monday in a bid […]
Happy New Laws
Welcome to 2020 and the State of California has a bunch of brand spankin’ new laws for businesses and consumers so it’s probably a good idea that you know something about them. Here we go: Guns Employers, co-workers and teachers will be able to ask for a gun-violence restraining order against a person beginning in […]
Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce Sued in Over-Billing Dispute
Santa Clara lawmakers voted Tuesday to sue the former Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce, following a recent audit that claimed the chamber over-billed the city for nearly $580,000 while managing the city’s convention center. The decision comes after city-hired consultant TAP International unveiled an audit in November that alleged the chamber had over-billed the city […]
Lawsuit Challenges Use of SAT And ACT for California Admissions
For about the past 50 years or so, before you were able to go to college, you had to take a standardized test. Yes, usually with a sharpened No. 2 pencil. Yeah, you remember. But a new lawsuit is now challenging the University of California system’s use of the SAT or ACT as a requirement for college […]
California Palms Rehab Center to Remain Open After Bankruptcy Filing
A deadline to vacate the property at the Youngstown, Ohio-based California Palms Addiction Recovery Center has been averted due to a last-minute bankruptcy filing. According to news sources, Attorney Sebastian Rucci said the recent bankruptcy filing was from California Palms LLC, owner of the building the recovery center uses for its operations. Rucci also filed […]
New York City Business Community Against New Rent Plan
The Real Estate Board of New York is rallying the city’s business leaders to fight a plan to impose commercial rent regulations on landlords. Councilmember Stephen Levin last week introduced a bill that would create a City Council-appointed board not unlike the Rent Guidelines Board to set annual lease increases on retail, professional service, and […]
Jay-Z and Iconix Brand Reach Licensing Settlement
According to news sources, Jay-Z and Iconix Brand Group Inc. have settled a series of legal disputes arising from transactions between the rapper and the clothing licensing company dating back to 2007. In a Wednesday regulatory filing, Iconix said it agreed to sell some intellectual property assets to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation LLC and membership interests […]
Two-way radio technology used by utility workers in noisy legal dispute
Radio technology that’s critical to helping utility workers deal with California wildfires is at the heart of a trial that pits an iconic American brand against a Chinese firm accused of corporate espionage. Motorola Solutions Inc. wants a federal jury in Chicago to order its Chinese rival Hytera Communications Corp. to pay hundreds of millions […]
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