Dec 23, 2017 | Environmental law, News
The Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has issued a final version of its proposed revisions to the CEQA guidelines. The Natural Resources Agency will soon begin the formal administrative rule making process under the Administrative Procedure Act. This rule making...
Dec 20, 2017 | Announcements, Intellectual Property law
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt If you run a company that uses computers that are accessible to the Internet, cyber security should be important to you because of the importance of preserving the confidential information in your computer...
Dec 15, 2017 | Environmental law, News
A state appellate court has upheld a trial court decision that found paint companies created a public nuisance by promoting lead paint use in residential homes, although it reduced the $1.15 billion award, and limited the relevant time period to pre-1951. See People...
Dec 14, 2017 | Environmental law, News
December 2017 OEHHA finalized minor amendments to the new Labeling requirements. Most of the changes are not substantive and were meant to clarify the existing regulations. Subsequent to the adoption of the August 2016 amendments to the Article 6 Clear and Reasonable...
Dec 12, 2017 | Intellectual Property law, News
The four most common grounds for refusal of a trademark application include the likelihood of confusion, a mark that is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive, and use of surnames. Each of these grounds can cause significant headache by forcing you to spend...
