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 […]
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 […]
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 […]