Activision Blizzard, the parent company for a compendium of video game developers and publishers responsible for popular franchises such as Diablo, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft, is now the target of a wide-reaching investigation instigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC’s investigation follows a... Read More »
On August 30, 2021, the California legislature passed the Silenced No More Act, which allows employees who have experienced harassment or discrimination in the workplace to speak out even if they have reached a settlement with their employer concerning their allegations. Governor Newsom signed the bill into law late last... Read More »
The “statute of limitations” is the time limit within which a legal claim must be filed. Nearly every type of legal claim, both civil and criminal, has a statute of limitations. The specific time frame varies by type of claim, the nature of the parties, and the state in which... Read More »
Telehealth Has Boomed During the Pandemic The use of telemedicine has expanded exponentially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), around 15,000 Medicare patients received telemedicine care on a weekly basis before the declaration of the public... Read More »
President Biden is planning to make good on his promise to “solidify the infrastructure of our care economy.” In addition to investments in the power grid, broadband access, and traditional infrastructure like roads and bridges, the President vowed to invest in healthcare and senior care. In that vein, a bicameral... Read More »
If you are hurt in a car accident caused by another driver, you can file a personal injury lawsuit against the driver who hit you. But what happens when someone is killed in an accident? Does the victim’s claim survive and get passed to the estate? And do the surviving... Read More »
Smoking pot may have no effect on a person’s ability to be a responsible and loving parent, but that does not mean that it won’t factor into a custody decision. Parents around the country have had their custody rights limited or denied because they chose to grow a few plants... Read More »
California Lawmakers Consider Bill to Stop Employers from Discriminating Based on Marijuana Use. Untold Californians are currently basking in the rapidly expanding recreational marijuana industry. Pot has become so mainstream in California that dispensaries are offering home delivery and advertising on billboards. Yet some California employers are still, rightly or... Read More »
Purchasers of cannabis businesses must get their own license from the state. New owners cannot rely on the business’ existing license. The cannabis industry is rapidly expanding in California and around the country. Nationwide, the industry is worth an estimated $61 billion. In 2020, California alone saw $4.4 billion in... Read More »
A whistleblower complaint recently brought to light especially disturbing allegations about the treatment of immigrants at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Ocilla, Georgia. The complaint, filed by a nurse who worked at the facility until a sudden demotion in July, alleges that federal immigration detainees... Read More »
The so-called “insanity defense” has been a staple of crime dramas on television, film, and in real life for decades. The sensationalized version is something like this: A person commits a terrible crime, such as murder. In court, they do not deny that they killed the person. Instead, their attorney... Read More »
The Trump administration has been taking aggressive steps to reduce the number of refugees who are granted asylum in the United States. Besides reducing the availability of asylum generally for refugees, the administration has put restrictions in place intended to make seeking asylum much more difficult. Immigrant rights activists argue... Read More »
Los Angeles County and neighboring San Bernardino County have recently been home to massive jury verdicts, often dwarfing verdicts in similar (and even related) cases in other jurisdictions. Some lawyers have claimed that this is a problematic trend specific to southern California juries, arguing they demonstrate a need for the... Read More »
The Board of Commissioners for Lake County, Florida, unanimously passed a resolution declaring the county a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” in November 2019, making it Florida’s first county to do so. Other Florida counties have expressed interest in following suit. Lake County joins a handful of municipalities in Texas, Arizona, Illinois,... Read More »
The Trump administration is working to end deportation protections for young undocumented immigrants. The administration’s efforts to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have come to a head in a legal battle before the Supreme Court. The Court heard oral arguments on the related DACA matters on... Read More »
