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- Kristen Thall Peters
- Mark L. Tuft
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Events
- “Lawyers Beyond Borders” and “Practicing Law in the Electronic Age”
- 2008 SB 800 Claims Handling Session
- 2nd Annual SuperConference California Wetlands – Federal and State Policy and Practice
- A Convenient Forum? Some Jurisdictional Issues in Trust and Probate Litigation
- Advanced Lease Analysis – An Introduction
- AGENDA: Do’s and Don’ts of Emergency Response
- Audio Webinar: Real Estate Closings from A to Z
- Banned Books Week – Censorship: First Amendment, Schools & Student Speech, Online, Television and Radio
- CALEA, CPNI, ECPA and Confidential Subscriber Information – Recent Developments
- California Assessors’ Association 103rd Annual Conference
- California Assisted Living Association 2008 Fall Conference
- California Communications Association Engineering Roundtable – CEQA and GO 170
- California Communications Association’s 2007 Suppliers Tech Expo
- California Lawyers for the Arts Music Business Seminar 2005
- CEB Real Property Remedies
- CLE International’s 4th Annual Construction Law Conference: Public Infrastructure and Stimulus Funding
- CLE International’s Construction Claims Conference
- CLE International’s Green Building Conference
- Commercial Real Estate Closings for Paralegals
- Consortium for Continuing Legal Education in Europe’s MCLE Fair
- Contractor’s Seminar: OSHA Laws Are Changing!
- Data Privacy for Lawyers CLE Luncheon
- Do’s and Don’ts in Emergency Responses
- East Bay CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Honors & Ovations – ECHO Awards
- East Bay CREW Honors & Ovations – ECHO Awards
- East Bay CREW September Luncheon – The Relationship Between Energy and Commercial Real Estate
- Environmental Issues and Real Estate Title: A Practical Legal Guide
- Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change
- Ethical Risks of Outsourcing Legal Services
- Exempt or Nonexempt? How To Avoid the Misclassification Mistakes You Simply Can’t Afford To Make in California
- Fireside Chat – Evolution of Downtown Oakland
- Green Building – Through the Eyes of the Legal, Finance, Development and Insurance Industries
- GreenBuild – November 19-21, 2008
- Hot Topics in Intellectual Property
- How to Obtain Good Title in Real Estate Transactions
- In-Depth Title Insurance Principles
- Interstate Direct Shipping of Wine: Heald Swedenburg and Beyond
- Kristen Thall Peters Facilitates Discussion on Renewable Energy Projects
- Landfill Gas-to-Energy Projects in California
- Lawyers Associated Worldwide 2012 Americas Regional Meeting
- Lawyers Associated Worldwide Annual General Meeting
- Legal Ethics 2007 New Risks – New Rules – New Solutions
- Legal Ethics 2008: New Risks — New Rules — New Solutions
- M&A Best Practices
- Maximizing the Benefits of California Homebuilder’s Right to Repair Act: It’s Not Just About the Fix
- Mining Your Bankruptcy Estate for Potential Claims: Avoiding Latent Conflicts
- Monterey County Women Lawyers Association and Monterey College of Law Present: A Practical Approach to Conflicts of Interest for California Lawyers
- Nevada County Bar Association Basic Fee Arbitration Training Program
- Online Smear and Infringement Campaigns, Detecting, Responding, and Brand Protection
- Playing it Smart – Avoiding Environmental and Engineering Pitfalls in CRE Investments
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2005: : Latest Issues in Legal Ethics – Substance Abuse – Elimination of Bias in the Profession
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2006
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2007
- PLI’S California MCLE Marathon 2009: Latest Issues in Legal Ethics – Substance Abuse – Elimination of Bias in the Profession
- Privacy & Information Security Law Primer for California Businesses
- Real Estate Law and Business 2006
- Recent Developments in the Ethical Practice of Real Estate Law
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the RE Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the Real Estate Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the Real Estate Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Structuring REC Purchase and Sale Agreement, Interconnection Agreement
- Renewable Energy: PPA Ancillary Agreements for the Renewable Energy Sources
- Responding to Attorney Solicitation – SB 800 Updates and Advanced Techniques for Claims Handling
- Responding to Attorney Solicitation / SB 800 Updates and Advanced Techniques for Claims Handling
- Reynolds Center for Media and Cooper, White & Cooper Present: Media in Modern Trial Practice
- Risk Management: Attorney Solicitation Through SB 800
- Ross Real Estate Program
- San Mateo County Bar Association Fee Arbitrator Training
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- Solano County Fee Arbitration Training Program
- Southbay Engineers Club Meeting: Benefits of Landfill and Digester Gas Projects for Municipalities
- State Bar of California Litigation Section Annual Trial Symposium & Retreat
- State Bar Webinar Regarding New Storm Water General Permit
- Steering Clear of The Media Sledgehammer: The Latest in Media Relations & Public Works Projects
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Sustainable Development: Incorporating Green Designs Into Your Building Projects
- Take a Tax Holiday: Understanding Tax-Free Acquisitions of Private Corporations
- Techniques for Taking Effective Depositions
- The 14th Annual Bernard E. Witkin Memorial Symposium: Practical Issues for Lawyers in a Rapidly Changing Legal Environment
- The 18th Annual Contra Costa County Estate Planning Symposium: Ethics for Estate Planning Lawyers
- The Environmental Enforcement Series: Enforcement of Local Environmental Laws
- The Law and Ethics of NewLaw 2019
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2005-2006: The Year in Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2006-2007 – The Year In Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2007-2008: The Year in Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2008-2009: The Year in Review
- The Road to New York, Texas and Beyond . . . Direct Shipping of Wine after the Supreme Court Decision
- The Rutter Group Presents: Effective Law Firm Marketing in the 21st Century
- Understanding Trademark Law 2007
- WCI Carbon Market 2040 Crystal Ball
- West Coast Green – September 25-26, 2008
- Why Green Office Buildings Make Financial Sense
Cooper News
- 4 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 4 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 6 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 6 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 7 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 8 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- ATTENTION: IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERT – PLEASE READ
- Best Lawyers Honors Mark Tuft as 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Califano leads on Bankruptcy Reform
- Cooper Announces Strategic Alliance with Coombs and Dunlap
- Cooper Attorney Organizes Effort to Respond to Subprime Mortgage Crisis
- Cooper Lawyer Elected as California Bankruptcy Forum Secretary
- Cooper Lawyer Helps Lead CBF’s 22nd Annual Insolvency Conference
- Cooper Lawyer Leads CLLA in Support of Mortgage Cramdown
- Cooper Lawyer Leads Efforts to Correct Interim Bankruptcy Rules
- Cooper Lawyer to Lead the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
- Cooper Wins SLAPP Motion Addressing First Amendment Issues in Cyberspace
- Cooper, White & Cooper Announces New Art Collection Featuring San Francisco Artists
- Cooper, White & Cooper Announces New Art Collection Featuring San Francisco Artists
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2019 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2020 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2021 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Accepts CCCBA Gold Diversity Award
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Formalizes Green Practice
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Joins California Minority Counsel Program
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Joins Lawyers Associated Worldwide
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Receives Diversity Award from Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Receives Platinum Diversity Award from Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Will Host Delegates from Lawyers Associated Worldwide
- Court Strikes Lawsuit Brought by Heirs of Rock Promoter Bill Graham
- CWC Awarded CCCBA Gold Diversity Award for Second Year
- CWC Client Fortistar Announces Commercial Operation of New Landfill Energy Facility in Virginia
- CWC Client Fortistar Announces New LFG Projects in Virginia and North Carolina
- CWC Client Fortistar in the Spotlight at Miramar Energy Commercial Operation Ceremony
- Drew Dilworth elected Vice Chair of State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
- Drew Dilworth Named to State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
- Edward Seidel Elected Partner of the Firm
- Final Clean Power Plan Decision Unlikely During Obama Term
- Five Cooper Attorneys Selected for 2013 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America”
- Green Practice Group Co-Chair Profiled as “Leading Lawyer” in Environmental Law
- Jamie Chou and Patrick Rosvall Become Partners of the Firm
- Jeffery P. Woo Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Jill Rowe Receives VLSP Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award
- Keith M. Casto Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Kristen Thall Peters and Cyrus Wadia “Green” Articles Featured in Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
- Kristen Thall Peters Elected President of Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Real Estate Section
- Kristen Thall Peters Elected to Contra Costa County Bar Association’s 2008 Board of Directors
- Kristen Thall Peters Joins Firm Management Committee
- Kristen Thall Peters Speaks on Green Building
- Mark Schreiber Appointed to State Bar Committee on Professional Liability Insurance
- Mark Schreiber Appointed to State Bar Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee
- Mark Schreiber appointed Vice Chair of State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration
- Mark Tuft Cited by American Bar Association Report on Legal Ethics
- Mark Tuft Discusses Attorney-Investigators in California Labor & Employment Law Review
- Peter C. Califano Elected President of CLLA
- Peter Califano Appointed Co-Chair of State Bar Insolvency Law Committee
- Peter Califano Appointed to Board of Governors for Commercial Law League of America
- Peter Califano Appointed to the State Bar Business Law Section Executive Committee
- Peter Califano Appointed Vice-Chair/Legislation of the State Bar’s Business Law Section
- Peter Califano Co-Authors Commercial Law League Letter to U.S. Senate
- Peter Califano Co-Chairs Venue Group Meeting at NCBJ
- Peter Califano Elected President of the California Bankruptcy Forum
- Peter Califano Elected Recording Secretary of CLLA
- Peter Califano Named Chair-Elect of Bankruptcy Section of Commercial Law League of America
- Peter Califano Promoted to Vice-President of California Bankruptcy Forum
- Peter Califano Reelected Chair of CLLA Bankruptcy Section
- Peter Califano Testifies on Bankruptcy Venue Reform Before the House Judiciary Committee
- Peter Califano to Head CLLA Bankruptcy Section
- Retailers Get Relief From Threat of Class Action Lawsuit Based on Credit Card Receipts
- Richard Collier Appointed on the ADR Local Rules Attorney Advisory Committee
- Richard Collier Begins Term as President of The Mediation Society
- Richard J. Collier Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Sarah Banola Appointed to Serve on California Bar’s COPRAC
- Sarah Banola Elected Partner of the Firm
- Seven Cooper Attorneys Named as Northern California Super Lawyers in San Francisco Magazine
- Six Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- Three Partners Join Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- US News and World Report and Best Lawyers Include Cooper, White & Cooper in 2017 Best Law Firms List
- US News and World Report and Best Lawyers Include Cooper, White & Cooper in 2018 Best Law Firms List
- William Norman Addresses San Bruno Pipeline Explosion in California Energy Markets Newsletter
- William Norman Feature Article in Joint State Bar Publication
Legal News
- “Do We Get Our Attorneys Fees if We Win?” – Five Points to Remember
- “Let me make myself perfectly clear” – SCOTUS on Arbitration
- “On-Call” Employees May Have Wage Claims
- 2008 Appellate Court Decisions on Retaliation and Harassment Clarify Protected Activity Under FEHA and Employer’s Duty to Take Prompt Corrective Action
- 2009 California Employment Law Update
- 9th Circuit Finds Standing For Employees With Lost Identity Data, But No Identity Theft
- A Cautionary Lesson Regarding Arbitration Agreements
- A Different Approach to Conducting Med-Arb In Complex Commercial Litigation Matters (Part I of II)
- A Potential Checklist for Lender-Borrower Disputes in Credit Crisis Litigation
- A Potential Checklist of Damage-Related Issues for Lender-Borrower Disputes
- AB 32 Deconstructed: The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 – Part 1
- AB 32 Deconstructed: The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006—Part 2
- Acquiring Companies Need to Exercise Caution to Qualify for Limited Exception Allowing Non-Compete Agreements Related to the Sale of a Business
- Ad Sales Are Services, Not Goods Covered by UCC
- Advertisers Should Use Caution When Making Environmental Marketing Claims
- Air Quality Management District Rail Rules Preempted
- Airline’s Tourism Tax Collection Survives Lawsuit
- Alert: Verizon/Apple Valley, CA Cable Franchise
- Anaheim Loses Round in Tax on Online Travel Companies
- Anti-SLAPP Statute Bars Screw Manufacturer’s Suit Against Attorney Trolling for Plaintiffs
- Arbitrator Disclosure Requirements Broadened
- Arbitrator Disclosure Requirements Broadened
- Are 100% Commission Plans Illegal in California?
- Are There Limits on Attorney Fee Awards for a Prevailing Party in Real Estate or Partnership Litigation?
- At Will Termination Clause in Independent Contractor Agreement Does Not Create Employment Relationship
- ATTENTION: IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERT – PLEASE READ
- Attorney’s Political Activities in Opposing Prior Work for Former Client May Support Professional Negligence Claim
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, December 2009
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, November 2009
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, October 2009
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, September 2009
- Bankruptcy Court Expands Nondischargeability to Copyright Infringement
- Bankruptcy Court Limits Equipment Lessor’s Administrative Claim
- Bankruptcy Court Rules That Lessor Protections Under 11 U.S.C. 365(d)(10) Are Contingent Upon First Proving a True Lease
- Bankruptcy Is Not Necessarily The Solution To Your Problem
- Bankruptcy Venue Reform Bill Introduced in Congress
- Basic Cable Encryption (NYC)
- Blogs: Online Practice Guides or Websites?
- Board’s “Zone of Insolvency” Duties Rejected by California
- Broadband Investment Provisions of Federal Stimulus Act
- Broadcasting News: Anti-Discrimination Laws Called Into Question
- Brokers May Enforce Arbitration
- Business Broker Alert: Ten “Lessons Learned” in Business Restructuring Transactions
- Business Judgment Rule Conflicts With Fiduciary Duty Principles: Recent “Lessons Learned” From the Courtroom
- Buyer May Recover Lost Profit Damages for Seller’s Breach of Commercial Real Estate Purchase Contract
- Cable Negative Option Clarification from FCC
- California Adopts Model State Trademark Law
- California AG Sues Delta Airlines Over Lack of App Privacy Policy
- California Air Resources Board Approves Amendments to California’s Climate Change Cap-and-Trade Regulation and Adds New Carbon Offset Protocol
- California Air Resources Board Releases Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan
- California Air Resources Board Reviews Report Addressing Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- California Arbitrator Need Not Disclose Prior Public Censure
- California Broadband Report
- California Class Action Waiver Permitted in Commercial Contract Between Two Substantial Parties
- California Constitution (Prop 209) Invalidates Race/Gender Preferences in City Contracting
- California Court of Appeal Denies Disqualification of Class Counsel
- California Court of Appeal Holds that Attorney-Client Communications Are Not Subject to Mediation Confidentiality Under California Evidence Code Section 1119
- California Court of Appeal Issues Far Reaching Opinion Addressing the Professional Responsibilities of Corporate Lawyers, Conspiracy Claims, Corporate Privilege, and Derivative Shareholder Actions
- California Court of Appeal Reaffirms Effectiveness of Anti-SLAPP Protections As Procedural Device for Defeating Malicious Prosecution Claims
- California Court of Appeal Reverses Order Confirming Award Under Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act
- California Court of Appeal Reverses Summary Judgment for Law Firm Finding Statute of Limitations Was Tolled
- California Email Fraud Law Not Preempted by CAN-SPAM
- California Evolves: No Damages, No Standing for Consumer Suits
- California its Own Universe for Employers (Today: Co-Employment Claims)
- California Limits Tort Exposure to Subcontractors
- California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Case Heard by Ninth Circuit
- California Orders “Use Tax” Registration by Most Businesses – Deadline April 15, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – April 10, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – April 11, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – April 18, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – April 26, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – April 9, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – August 14, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – August 25, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – August 28, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 14, 2017
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 17, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 18, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 19, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 20, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 3, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 5, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – December 6, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 12, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 13, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 21, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 26, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 27, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 28, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – February 5, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 10, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 15, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 16, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 24, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 29, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – January 31, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 10, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 12, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 13, 2017
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 23, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 25, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 26, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 26, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 11, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 12, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 13, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 15, 2017
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 21, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 25, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 26, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 27, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 27, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 29, 2017
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – June 9, 2016
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 1, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 12, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 13, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 21, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 22, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 26, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – March 27, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 1, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 15, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 21, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 23, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 26, 2016
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 30, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 31, 2018
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 7, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – May 9, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 14, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 20, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 29, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 30, 2017
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 5, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 6, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – November 8, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 11, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 16, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 17, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 2, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 22, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 25, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 3, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – October 31, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – September 11, 2014
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – September 17, 2015
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – September 19, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – September 27, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – September 5, 2013
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – August 1, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting – July 11, 2019
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – 4/27/06
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 12, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 14, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 16, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 19, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 22, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 24, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – April 8, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 12, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 18, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 2, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 20, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 21, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 23, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – August 24, 2006
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 1, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 14, 2006
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 16, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 17, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 18, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 2, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 20, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 3, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – December 4, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 1, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 14, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 15, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 20, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 24, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 25, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 28, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – February 4, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 10, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 11, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 12, 2012
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 13, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 21, 2010
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 29, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – January 31, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 10, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 12, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 14, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 20, 2006
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 29, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 30, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – July 8, 2010
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – June 12, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – June 15, 2006
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – June 26, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – June 29, 2006
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – March 12, 2009
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – March 26, 2009
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 1, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 16, 2007
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 20, 2009
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 30, 2006
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 6, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – November 9, 2006
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 14, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 15, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 16, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 18, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 19, 2006
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 28, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 29, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – October 4, 2007
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- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 10, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 18, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 2, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 20, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 21, 2006
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 22, 2011
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 23, 2010
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 24, 2009
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 4, 2008
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 6, 2007
- California Public Utilities Commission Meeting Summary – September 7, 2006
- California Retailers Prohibited from Requesting E-Mail Addresses During Credit Card Transactions
- California Spam Act Allows Blind Headers
- California State Court Rules That Released Parties Remain Liable For A Settlement Payment That Is Later Deemed To Be A Preferential Transfer And Is Disgorged From the Creditor
- California Supreme Court Bans ZIP Code Requests When Using Credit Cards
- California Supreme Court Clarifies 17200 Standing Requirements, Loosens False-Advertising Proof
- California Supreme Court Eases Prop 64 Standing in Consumer Misrepresentation Case
- California Supreme Court Expands the Basis for Use of Lis Pendens to Fraudulent Conveyance Cases
- California Supreme Court Prohibits Most Non-Competition Agreements
- California Supreme Court Rules Employers Need Not Force Employees to Take Meal Periods As Long As They Relieve Employees of All Duty
- California Supreme Court Upholds Blanket Immunity for ISPs and Other Republishers From Liability for Defamation
- California Supreme Court: Business Not Vicariously Liable For Independent Contractor’s Injuries From Contractor’s Failure To Guard Against Inherent Risks
- California’s “Green Chemistry” Regulations Take Effect
- California’s “Transparency in Supply Chain” Act
- California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute Held Applicable to Claims Against Lawyer for Solicitation of Law Firm Client; Commercial Speech Exemption to Statute Held Inapplicable To Lawyer’s Conduct
- California’s Proposition 65 Warning Regulations Have Been Revised
- CALM Act Addresses Loud TV Ads
- Can Arbitrators Be Made to Follow the Law?
- Canada’s New Anti-Spam Law Presents Challenges
- CAP and Trade on Hold?
- Caretakers for the Elderly Do Not Lose Their Exempt Status by Performing Incidental Healthcare Duties
- Case of First Impression: Arbitration Provision in Trust Instrument Unenforceable Against Beneficiary
- Choice-Of-Law Clause Can’t Make Independent Contractor From California Employee
- Class Certification Denied in Consumer Lawsuit, Offering Sign of Relief to Retailers Nationwide
- Clean and Green Shipping News
- Closed Captioning and Audio Descriptions Under the ADA
- Coming of Age on Ethics and the Internet
- Coming Soon – More Junk in Your Fax Machine
- Company Stock in 401(k) Plan is Defensible, Says 9th Circuit in Change
- Company’s Attorney-Client Privilege Not Lost by DOJ Cooperation
- Conflict Waivers Held Sufficient to Prevent Disqualification of Class Counsel in Pre-Certification Stage
- Consumer Law Firm’s Ad Survives Product Maker’s SLAPP Defense
- Cooper Lawyer Assists in Legislative Fix to Eliminate “Zombie” Corporations
- Cooper Lawyer is the Editor of New California Guide on ABCs
- Cooper Lawyer Leads Efforts To Provide Clean-up Of Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
- Corporate Violation, Officer Liability
- County Supervisor’s Public Criticisms May Be Actionable By Business
- Court Bounces VOIP “Slamming” Claim to FCC
- Court Finds Seller Liable for Unreasonably Refusing to Extend Escrow
- Court of Appeal Victory on Sikh Temple Control
- Court Upholds Contractual Disclaimers in Commercial Broker Contract
- Cruise to Supreme Court
- Cruise Trip False-Ad Claim Fails
- Damages for Communications Cable Destruction: Not as Simple as Might Be Supposed
- Dangerous Liaisons – Relationships Between Associated Firms May Be Scrutinized Under The Same Standards That Apply To Of Counsel
- Defamation Statute of Limitations Triggered Even by Obscure Publication
- Delaware LLC Managers Under Attack?
- Disclosure Duties of User of Consumer Credit Scores
- Do I Want an Arbitration Clause?
- Do Lawyers in California Owe Former Clients a Duty of Loyalty?
- Do’s and Don’ts of California Employment Arbitration Agreements
- Domain Name Not Subject to California Direct Turnover to Judgment Creditor
- E-Mail Sleuthing and Preserving Confidentiality
- Early Termination Fees (ETFs)–Wireless vs. Internet Services
- EEOC Can Still Investigate and Subpoena After Closing File
- Electronic Banking Regulations Continue To Challenge Financial Institutions
- Employee Intranet Pitfalls
- Employee Termination for Disability-Caused Misconduct
- Employee Termination, IP Address Privacy, Subscription Auto-Renewal & More
- Employees With Cold or Flu May be Entitled to FMLA Leave
- Employers Get Major Relief on Meal Time & Break Time Duties and Employee Claims
- Employers Must “Provide” Meal and Rest Breaks But Not “Ensure” They Are Taken
- Employers Should Ensure Compliance with New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
- Enforcement of a Contract in California Just Became More Difficult
- Enforcing Minority Rights in Closely-Held Organizations
- Equipment Lessor Assignee’s Reliance Is Not Required for Discharge Exception
- Escrow Agent Liability Revisited In The Context Of The Current Credit Crisis
- Ethical Guidelines for Practicing in a Virtual Law Office
- European Court of Justice Issues Appellate Decision on Application of Attorney-Client Privilege To In-House Counsel, Finding No Attorney-Client Privilege Exists for Written Communications By In-House Counsel Since In-House Counsel Are Not as “Independent” as External Lawyers
- Even National Companies Can’t Record or Monitor California Calls
- Exempt or Non-Exempt: Attorney Audits of Employee Classifications
- FCC Broadband/Open Internet Rules in 2 Pages
- FCC Issues Pole Attachment Order in Conjunction with National Broadband Plan
- FCC Overrules Own Enforcement Action Against Switched Digital Video
- FCC Releases Current Inflation Figures for Form 1210/1240 Basic Cable Rates
- FCC Residential Non-Exclusivity Contract Rule Upheld
- FCC Unveils The National Broadband Plan
- Federal CAN-SPAM Preempts California SPAM Law?
- Federal Courts Split on Whether Sponsored Links Constitute Trademark Infringement
- Federal Policy Changes on State Preemption, Antitrust Enforcement
- Fiber Optic Easement Claims Go To Court
- Finally a Court Awards Legal Fees for Public Records Act Violations
- Financial Elder Abuse Update
- Five Things That Should Be In Your Employees’ Personnel Files – And Five Things That Shouldn’t
- Food Fights Among the Natural Crowd
- Former Director Has No Inspection Rights
- Free Look Inspections May Render a Purchase Contract Unenforceable
- Frequently Asked Questions About Materially Limited Conflicts of Interest
- FTC Announces $1 Million COPPA Settlement
- FTC Continues Crackdown on Website Data Security Breaches
- FTC Identity Theft Red Flag Rule Update
- FTC Issues Revised “Green Guides”
- FTC Red Flag Rules Implementation Delayed Until November 1, 2009
- Green Update: Mayor’s Green Building Requirements – San Francisco
- Guarantor Update: Some Practical Tips on Letter-Writing Campaigns with Lenders
- Holistic Cybersecurity Legislation on the Horizon
- Hoping for Prop 65 Reform? Be Careful What You Wish For!
- How Green Are Your Products? The FTC Scrutinizes Marketing Claims
- How the New Ethics Rules Affect Attorneys
- How to License Music for Films
- How to Protect Against Trademark Infringement on Facebook
- How to Stop Cybersquatters
- If Your Product Has A Label …
- Immunity When Forwarding Email? (California Fixes 9th Circuit “Roommates” Interpretation)
- Impossible for LimeWire P2P User to Have Privacy Expectation
- In Contract Law, When Exactly Is There A “Meeting of the Minds”?
- In Contract Law, When Exactly Is There A “Meeting of the Minds”?
- Indemnity, Duty to Defend Distinguished and Clarified by California Supreme Court
- Indirect-Source Pollution Fee Valid as Recovering Costs of Regulation
- Inside Green
- Internet Communications With Prospective Clients: When Disclaimers May Not Be Enough
- IP 101 for Industrial Designers
- Is There A Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership In Your Future?
- Jurisdiction Over Defendants in Remote States Not Automatic in E-Commerce Cases
- Key Provisions of New California Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulation
- Leasing: Types of Leases & Operating Expense Impacts
- Licensed Software “Buyer” Cannot Resell
- LimeWire Users Have No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Under the Fourth Amendment
- Litigating Dual Agency Issues: Lessons Learned From the Courtroom
- Lost Privilege for Employee-Lawyer Emails on Company System
- Malware or Product? Spam Filter Immune for Blocking It, Either Way
- Mechanics Liens Get Stringent New Conditions Effective January 1, 2011
- Med/Arb as a Variant on the Usual ADR Process
- Memo to Clients “Boomer” Age Discount Survives; Blind-Unabled Website Sued; Late Fee Upheld; No Right to Permanent Light-Duty Job; Legislative Fix for Jury Waiver Clauses?; DTV Cut-Over 2/17/09; “Preparing Your Lobbying Plan”
- Memo To Clients Ninth Circuit Preempts Locals on Telecom Right-of-Way Fees and Cell Siting Aesthetics; Franchise Fees as Taxes?; Bankruptcy No Bar to Regulatory Enforcement; California Wage Claims; Shipper’s Declared Value Insurance
- Memo to Clients: Employer Action Required on Social Security No-Match Letters – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Crackdown
- Memo to Communications California Non-Franchise for AT&T Project Lightspeed; LLCs and Federal Court Diversity; Mass Anti-Piracy Letters Dodge RICO; California Supreme Court to Hear Wage Cases; Harassment Punitives Capped at 6:1; Universal Service Fund Bill
- Memo to Communications Clients Again, No Franchise Fees on Cable Modem Service; Dormant PEG Channels; Secret Discount Exposure in Home Video Distribution?; Out-of-State Consumer Arbitration Not Enforced; Tenants’ Replacement vs. Maintenance Duty; Open Meeting Laws
- Memo to Communications Clients California Arbitration; FCC Eyes Local Franchising; Emergency Alerts on Cable; Private Action v. Signal Pirate; Prop 65 Toxic Warnings; Employment Cases; CWC Website
- Memo to Communications Clients FCC Releases Current Inflation Figure for Form 1240 Cable Rates
- Memo to Communications Clients No Free Ducts from Telecom Franchise; Indefensible FCC Indecency Decision; California Bill Threatens Employment Arbitration; CPUC Telecom Bill of Rights; Class Action Ambulance Chasing
- Memo To Communications Clients Satellite TV Under California Law; Reinstating a Killer ?; No WARNA for Continuing Jobs; Exposure for Contractor Injuries
- Memo to Communications Clients: AMC Morphing Breaks Programming Agreement; VOIP Rules Start July 29; FMLA Leave for Care Only; Cause for Termination No Bar to ADA Claim; Telco/Cellular Reciprocal Compensation; Unlicensed Contractor Gets Stiffed
- Memo To Communications Clients: Arbitration Cautions; VC Alert: Quasi-California Corporations; Outsider Harassment as Hostile Environment; Software Licensing Survey; USF Rural Support; “No” to Some City RFIs; CALEA for VOIP; Digital-to-Analog Converters?
- Memo To Communications Clients: Arbitration Clause Survives?; Abetting Online Lottery; Contract Interference & Related Companies; Easement Gets Fiber Optics; Naked CA Broadband?; VOIP 911; Wine Online
- Memo To Communications Clients: Cable Broadband Not Regulated Telecom, Says Supreme Court; Grokster Exposure for Promoting Infringement; California Limits Consumer Class Action Waiver; Universal Service Fund Inquiry; Do-Not-Call Exception for Recall
- Memo To Communications Clients: California Negates Jury Trial Waivers; Corporate Counsel for California Arbitration; Easement Access Rights for Cable; California Seconds FCC Broadband Choice Policies; Overlay Area Codes for VOIP; Employer Pitfalls
- Memo To Communications Clients: DSL Deregulated, Ending Open Access; Partial-Day Leaves for Exempt Employees; No Discrimination Against Domestic Partners
- Memo to Communications Clients: FCC Releases Current Inflation Figure for Form 1240 Cable Rates
- Memo to Communications Clients: FCC Releases Current Inflation Figure for Forms 1210 and 1240 Cable Rates
- Memo To Communications Clients: Online Retailer Incurs Sales Tax; Out-of-State Advertiser Incurs Liability; Criminal
- Memo to Communications Clients: Permitting Exemption for “Telecommunications Utilities”; Truth in Billing; Naked DSL Ruling?; Extension for Integrated Set-Top Boxes; Federal Class Action Act; Political Obscenity; Regressive Taxes on Communications; Recycling Electronics
- Mere Appointment of Agent for Service of Process is Not Consent to Jurisdiction
- Message Board Detractors Can Hide Online Identity
- Money Doesn’t Talk, it Swears: A Snapshot of How the Economic Stimulus Bill Impacts the Homebuilding and Construction Industries
- Moving Lawyer Has No Fiduciary Duty to Explain New Arbitration Clause to Sophisticated Clients
- New California Law Bans Online Impersonation
- New California Laws Affecting Commercial Real Estate Brokers in 2012
- New California Option: Mini-Trials by Jury
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area – February 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area – March 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area For April 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area For January 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area in June 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area in May 2010
- New Court Decision Limits the Rule That Real Estate Brokers Need Not Disclose Matters of Public Record
- New Court Decision on Consequences of Criminal Prosecution of Companies and Managers
- New Federal Limits to Take Effect Concerning Phthalates and Lead in Children’s Products
- New Help for Lenders Defending Claims That They Misadvised Borrowers on Ability to Pay
- New Law Prevents Employers From Requiring Employees to Reveal Personal Social Media Activity
- New Laws Affecting Real Estate Brokers
- New License Disclosure Requirements for California Real Estate Licensees
- New Supreme Court Decision on Arbitration Rights
- New Tool For Creditors – Reverse Veil Piercing Now Available In California
- News And Pointers That You Can Actually Use
- Next-Generation 911 Ahead
- Ninth Circuit Applies California Wage and Labor Laws to Visiting Workers
- Ninth Circuit Cancels ISP Traffic Compensation for California Telecom
- Ninth Circuit Defines LLC Citizenship for Federal Court Diversity Jurisdiction
- Ninth Circuit Expands The Ordinary Course Defense Against Preference Claims
- Ninth Circuit Finds Employee Text-Messages Private
- Ninth Circuit Imagines Self-Defamation From Insufficient Context
- Ninth Circuit Lightens Scrutiny of Local Telecom Regulation, Overruling Itself
- Ninth Circuit Overrules Copyright Prevailing-Party Rule for Legal Fee Recovery
- Ninth Circuit Rejects Doctrine of “Selective Waiver”
- NLRB Decisions by 2-Person Committee of 5-Person Board Are Void
- No Consumer Discrimination Case If No Purchase
- No Expectation of Privacy in IP Address, Says Court
- No Legal Fee Mountain for Plaintiff’s Molehill
- No LHWCA Compensation For Stress Reaction To Employer Discipline
- No Liability for “Gotcha” Paystub, Meal/Break Time Violations
- No Lis Pendens for Arbitration
- No Maritime Attachment Without Proof of Contract
- No Parent-Company Jurisdiction Based Solely On Owning Subsidiary
- No Privacy Claim for Republication of MySpace Posting
- No Punitive Damages for Labor Code Minutiae
- No State/Local Regulation of Radio Frequency Interference
- No Vicarious Liability in Franchise Relationship
- Nonprofits Corporation Governance Update
- Northern District Issues New ESI Guidelines
- Northern District of California Weighs In On Circuit Split Regarding Non-Client Standing to Seek Disqualification
- Not Required to File an Estate Tax Return? You May Want To Anyway!
- NYSE Panel Issues Report Defining the Top 10 Corporate Governance Principles
- Obama Stimulus Package Requires Employers to Provide COBRA Subsidies
- One Harassing E-mail Does Not Create Hostile Work Environment
- Online Behavioral Advertising, Child Safety Self-Regulatory Principles
- Online Behavioral Advertising: New FTC Report and Pending Litigation
- OSHA “Nudges” Employers With Revised Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Rules
- Out-of State Companies with California Employees Beware: Court Invalidates Non-California Choice of Law Provision in Independent Contractor Agreement
- PG&E and SCE — In The Shadow of Bankruptcy
- Pitfalls of Employee Noncompetes: New Employer Liable for Honoring Prior Employer’s Noncompete
- Port Tenant Not Property “Owner” With Federal Environmental Liability
- Port Trucker Lawsuit Dodges Federal Preemption Claim
- Practicing Law in Harm’s Way
- Preference Exposure Expands to Unsuspecting Creditors
- Privacy Groups Advocate “Do Not Track List”
- Privacy Roadmap Offered By California Supreme Court
- Property Diminution of Value Claims in Pipeline Explosion Cases
- Protecting a Trustee’s Attorney-Client Privilege: New Guidelines
- Putting Clients First: Ethical Considerations in Disaster Recovery
- Quashing Out-of-State Subpoenas to Internet Service Providers
- Real Estate Broker’s Designated Officer is Not Individually Liable to the Firm’s Clients for Failure to Supervise
- Real Estate Inside
- Real Estate Professionals: Not-So-Subprime Targets in Subprime Mortgage Litigation
- Real Estate Transactions: Is There a Duty to Disclose Prior Lawsuits?
- Recent Caselaw Regarding Jurisdiction Over Corporations in California
- Reminder: There’s No “Zone” In California
- Reps and Warranties in Contract are No Basis for Securities Laws Claims
- Results and Observations: How a Multistep Med-Arb Produced a Fast(er) Settlement (Part II of II)
- Retailer Update
- Retailers OK’d to Require Extra Personal ID for Merchandise Returns on Credit Card
- Retailers’ Email Receipts May Show Card Expiration Dates
- Rethinking Lawyer Advertising Rules
- Revised INCOterms For Global Trade Contracts, Including Terminal Handling Charges
- Rights-of-Way Ruling in Ninth Circuit: Siting Permits May Consider Aesthetics
- Road Map for Domain Name Seizure (All Roads Lead to Registry)
- Rule Changes Bring Up Issues for Both Lawyers and the Public
- Rules of Thumb for Landlords Facing a Tenant’s Bankruptcy
- Rural Broadband Strategy Report from FCC
- San Francisco Health Care Ordinance Not Preempted by ERISA, Forecasts Ninth Circuit
- Satellite-Only Tax Valid in Ohio
- Schwarzenegger Raises RPS Requirement to 33% by 2020
- Screening for Conflicts in California
- Section 365 Defense Trumps Preferences
- Seller Forced to Return “Non-Refundable” Deposit in Rising Real Estate Market
- Senior & Disabled Plaintiffs Get Treble Damages for Unfair Practices?
- Seven Steps Employers Should Take to Help Comply With GINA Regulations
- Sexual Comments Not Necessarily Actionable, State Supreme Court Says in Friends Decision
- Ship Tax by Tonnage Found Unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court
- Smart Meters, Home Monitoring and Privacy at the CPUC
- So – Can Trust Beneficiaries Be Required to Arbitrate? New Development
- So – Can Trust Beneficiaries Be Required to Arbitrate? Not Quite the Last Word
- So – Can Trust Beneficiaries Be Required to Arbitrate?
- Social Media Enters the World of High Finance: Equity Crowdfunding
- Some Lessons Learned From a Litigator on Drafting and Enforcing Arbitration Clauses
- Some Lessons Learned on Real Estate and Financial Solutions in a Difficult Economy
- Sophisticated Clients Beware
- Spam Catcher Suit Fails
- Standing to Sue a Distributor for Refusing to Approve Acquisition of a Retail Franchise or Dealership
- Stock Purchase Agreement Reps & Warranties Need Explicit Language to Terminate
- Streamlined Bank Levies Now Available in California
- Subprime Lawsuits: Who is Suing Whom, and Why?
- Subprime Problems Spill Over to Commercial Real Estate
- Subscription Auto-Renewal Statute in California
- Supreme Court Clarifies Induced Patent Infringement
- Supreme Court Holds Injunctions Not Automatic for Patent Infringement
- Tax Alert: Codification of Economic Substance Doctrine
- Telecom Providers’ “Red Flags” Identity Theft Rules Deferred to August 1, 2009
- Ten Employment Termination Traps
- Ten Things You Ought to Know About Changes to the Bankruptcy Code
- Terminating an Employee for Behavior “Caused By” a Disability
- Text Messages Covered by “Do-Not-Call” Law, Says Ninth Circuit
- The California Legislature Approves Written Agreements Restricting Moonlighting
- The Coming San Bruno Explosion Litigation: Some Lessons Learned from Past Explosion Cases
- The Department of Justice’s Investigation into Online Music
- The Foolproof Way to Select a Mediator According to the Experts
- The History and Future of the California High Cost Fund
- The Rush to Jump on The “Green” Bandwagon
- Title Insurance: What Corporate Counsel Should Know
- To Our California Bankruptcy Forum Colleagues
- Top 10 Lease Negotiation Tips for Commercial Landlords
- Top 10 Lease Negotiation Tips for Commercial Tenants
- Tort of Intentional Interference with an Expected Inheritance Recognized for First Time in California
- Trademark Licensees’ Rights in Bankruptcy – Lessons Recently Learned
- Trademarks 101
- Trends in Wage and Hour Class Actions Against the Construction Industry
- Trustee of Revocable Trust Not Answerable to Remainder Beneficiaries
- Trustee of Revocable Trust Not Answerable to Remainder Beneficiaries
- Two Appellate Court Decisions Clarify “Administrative Exemption” From Overtime Pay Requirements
- U.S. Launches the 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
- U.S. Supreme Court Adopts “Nerve-Center” Test for Corporate Citizenship in Diversity Jurisdiction
- U.S. Supreme Court Allows Review of Employee Text Messages on City Pagers
- U.S. Supreme Court Expands Sweep of Arbitration
- Underground Trenching and California’s “One Call” Statute: The End of Owner Liability or Just the Beginning?
- Undue Influence Principles at Work in Attacking Financial Transfers
- Update on Personal Guarantees of Real Estate Loans
- Update on Prospects for Lender Efforts to Dismiss Debtor Bankruptcy Filings Under the “Single Asset Real Estate” Rule
- Update on Real Estate Lessons Learned from the Courtroom
- UPDATED: NLRB Adopts Final Rule Requiring Workplace Posting of Employee’s NLRA Rights
- Vendor’s Overseas Employees Lack Standing to Sue Under Customer’s Labor Standards
- Verifying Employment Eligibility: Revised Form I-9 and E-Verify Update
- Videos & Disability Access: Video Accessibility Act of 2010
- Wages for Pre/Post-Shift Database Uploads
- Waiver of Tenant’s Termination Right in Commercial Leases
- Waivers in Guaranties and Loan Agreements in Today’s Environment of Lender Distrust: How Reliable Are They?
- What Deductions Can Employers Take From Exempt Employees’ Vacation and Sick Leave Banks Now that Partial Day Deductions Are Permitted?
- When Your Judgment Debtor Is A Member of A Nevada LLC
- With New Technology Comes New Responsibility
- Work Made for Hire Trap in Independent Contractor Agreements
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Downtown Walnut Creek photographed by Danny Howard and used with permission under the CC BY-NC 2.0 license.