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What Are the Essentials of Condominium Development?

1st September 2021
The creation of a condominium involves unique regulatory requirements. What must be taken into account during the planning phase, and what ordinances must be followed? John Hanna, a greatly experienced land use lawyer, delves into these concerns below.
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Representing the Rights of Whistleblowers

1st September 2021
Speaking with established trial attorney James Urbanic, we explore the statutes that protect whistleblowers in California and the wider United States. He shares his experience in protecting employees from retaliation for complaining of harassment or discrimination in the workplace and offers his insight on how jurors’ attitudes towards whistleblowing have shifted.
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Fed Circuit Affirms Google’s Win Against 3D Spreadsheet Patent Claims

27th August 2021
Texas-based Data Engine Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Acacia Research, first sued Mountain View California-based Google in 2014, claiming that its Google Sheets spreadsheet programme infringed patents related to using notebook-style tabs to arrange and display information in three-dimensional electronic spreadsheets.   However, under the patents’ definition, Google Sheet does not count as a “three-dimensional spreadsheet”, […]
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Lyft Shareholders Win Class Status In Lawsuit Over IPO Disclosures

26th August 2021
On Friday, US District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr certified a class of investors who purchased shares in Lyft’s IPO. The judge rejected the company’s argument that individual inquiries were required to demonstrate whether investors were aware of the issues before buying in.  Investor Rick Keiner’s lawsuit criticises Lyft, its officers, and directors for failing to […]
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McDonald’s Franchise Settles Employee’s Covid-19 Safety Lawsuit

13th August 2021
A 2020 lawsuit against a McDonald’s franchise based in Oakland, California claimed that managers of the fast-food restaurant had given employees coffee filters and dog diapers in place of proper face masks. The franchise has agreed to improve its safety precautions to protect employees from covid-19 to settle the lawsuit.  In the settlement, the Oakland […]
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Zoom To Pay $85 Million In Settlement Over User Privacy

3rd August 2021
The claim argued that Zoom violated its users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and allowing hackers to disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice known as “Zoombombing”. In the proposed class action, Zoom’s customers would either be eligible for a $25 refund or a 15% refund on their subscriptions to […]
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Jury Sides With CVS In $121 Million Drug Overcharge Trial

25th June 2021
Back in 2015, a group of customers from six states filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy. The group claimed that CVS had overcharged both them and their insurance companies for generic drugs, whilst cash-pay customers were charged low prices through a discount programme. However, on Wednesday, a California federal jury unanimously determined that CVS’s Health […]
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How To Find The Right California Car Accident Lawyer

17th June 2021
If you’ve been injured in a car accident in California, you’re entitled to collect compensation from the responsible parties. When you’re hit in the rear, or the accident was caused by a drunk driver, their insurance company might even be offering you money days after your crash. It’s extremely important to remember that you should […]
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What Makes A Good Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney?

10th June 2021
The law is such a wonderfully infuriating thing. It can give you a sense of justice, or sully your life beyond recognition. The convoluted processes, excessively complex wording, and sheer force of the law will leave an indelible mark on whoever is (un)fortunate to have come into contact with it.  Long story short, if you […]
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What is Proposition 22?

23rd November 2020
An exploration of the new California law and what it means for the gig economy in the United States.
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