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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]