Dec 29, 2014 | Commercial Litigation
Download a PDF of “Understanding Litigation” here By Darryl J. Horowitt On virtually any day of the week, you can pick up a newspaper and read about a lawsuit. You read the article and say to yourself: “There but for the grace of God go I.”...
Dec 22, 2014 | Environmental law, News
By Craig A. Tristao Click here to download the article. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued its decision in San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Locke. The decision reverses and remands a previous district court decision that found NMFS’...
Nov 26, 2014 | Environmental law, News
DEADLINES APPLICABLE TO THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT* Deadline [Beginning] Milestone [Responsible Party] Comment [Code Section] January 31, 2015 Categorize and prioritize basins as high,medium, low, or very Low. [Department of Water Resources (DWR)]...
Nov 26, 2014 | Environmental law, News
November 26, 2014 Click here to download this article. On September 16, 2014, following three years of drought and increasing inability to deliver water to Central Valley farms and businesses, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1739, SB 1168, and SB 1319. Collectively...
Dec 20, 2013 | Estate Planning
Download a PDF of the article here By Eliot S. Nahigian Estate plans for couples and individuals should be reviewed and revised because of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act, enacted on January 1, 2013, to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff,”...