If your business operates online and uses common marketing tools, your business is at risk of being targeted for lawsuits under pre-internet wiretapping and video rental privacy laws. It is critical to address and mitigate risk…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Privacy
It’s been more tricks than treats this season for restaurants located in California. In the past few weeks, there have been over 100 California Proposition 65 60-day notices of intent to sue issued on behalf of claimant Golden…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
This week, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that the proposed Prop. 65 additional safe harbor warning options for acrylamide have become final. The safe harbor options will be included in…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
Real Estate Partner, Craig Coan, shared his insights about what’s next for L.A.’s resilient real estate sector. Below are excerpts from the L.A. Times B2B Publishing feature...
Originally published in the Los Angeles Times -…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
A new lawsuit over Broadway’s Stereophonic tests copyright’s limits, as Fleetwood Mac’s former sound engineer claims the hit play copies his real-life story about working on the Rumours album.
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
The unique needs of high-net-worth individuals and their families necessitate a nuanced understanding of the legal landscape, especially when acquiring residential property and setting up a household. There are several…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Real Estate - Residential, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On Monday, consumer group, Ecological Alliance, LLC, filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Carefree brand of menstrual liners, Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC, alleging that the liners contained perfluorooctanoic acid…
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/ Consumer Protection, Toxic Torts
On September 23, 2024, new emergency regulations went into effect in California impacting hemp and CBD products. With enforcement led by multiple state agencies (namely The Department of Public Health, Department of Cannabis…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
As climate change continues to shape the real estate landscape, developers and insurers alike are feeling the impact. Stronger building standards, aimed at mitigating risks from wildfires, floods, and sea level rise, may lower…
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/ Environmental Law, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
In the early 2000s, the conversation around the standards for a good faith filing in bankruptcy was intense, particularly leading up to the passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure
Corporate Partner, Eric Perlmutter-Gumbiner, shared his expertise on latest developments and trends in the business of beauty, fashion, and consumer goods with Los Angeles Times in their Beauty, Fashion & Consumer Goods…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Taxation
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes far-reaching new reporting obligations on many U.S. businesses, and the penalties for non-compliance are substantial. With only a few months left before the January 1, 2025, deadline…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
In the article that appeared in last month’s blog, I indicated that we utilize a structure that avoids the taxing authorities’ challenges to “drop and swap” transactions and, instead, that is structured to comply with an…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
On July 1, 2024, a number of local governments throughout California will raise their minimum wage. In the City of Los Angeles, the minimum wage will rise from $16.78/hour to $17.28/hour ($20.32/hour for hotel employees at…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
The federal government has started to reclassify cannabis. When, and if, that reclassification is finalized, licensed cannabis businesses should see dramatically higher after-tax income and access to services from credit card…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
