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California Really Can’t Believe It’s Butter
A Petaluma vegan food company, Miyoko’s Creamery, recently sued the state of California in an interesting labeling dispute. Miyoko’s was ordered by California officials to stop using the word “butter” on its product labels and take down images of cows on its website. And they are fighting the directive in court, claiming the company’s […]
$90 Million Nissan Suit Takes Aim at Former Chairman
The ongoing saga between Nissan Motor Company and its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, took another legal turn this week. Nissan filed a civil lawsuit against Ghosn seeking an initial amount of 10 billion Japanese yen ($90 million). The company said the suit was filed “in order to recover a significant part of the monetary damages […]
FTC Sues to Block Edgewell’s Acquisition of Harry’s
According to news sources, the Federal Trade Commission (you know them, you love them) said Monday that it plans to sue to block Edgewell’s $1.37 billion acquisition of shaving start-up Harry’s, citing competition concerns in the consumer shaving space. The agency argues that the shaving industry needs upstarts like Harry’s to keep giant companies like […]
Who’s to Blame for the High Speed Bullet Train that Wasn’t?
Lots of fingers pointing in the aftermath of California’s ill-fated, over-budget bullet train project. According to news sources, federal regulators were not aggressive enough in reacting to the California bullet train’s problems since 2009 while overseeing a $2.5-billion grant to the troubled project, a federal audit released Friday found. The review by the U.S. Department […]
The Complexity of Some Legal Disputes
An esports streaming star and a well-known media company is turning into a three-ring litigation circus that will likely continue into 2020. Turner Tenney – the famed Fortnite player and streaming star known as “Tfue” – sued the well-known esports and media company FaZe Clan in California state court. The suit sparked a media frenzy […]
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 […]
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