As many business owners and commercial landlords know all too well, the number of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits appears out of control...

Last week, the California Supreme Court handed down an important decision on prevailing wage law favorable to industry.

On February 3, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board ("SWRCB") issued a "Notice of Opportunity to Comment and Notice of Public Hearing and Consideration of Adoption" ("Notice")...

After more than a year of scientific study on the status of the western Joshua tree ("WJT"), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ("CDFW") has just completed its status review ("Status Review") of the WJT.

The California Insurance Commissioner recently issued a bulletin with critical information regarding insurance payment obligations following a declared emergency.

In this patent infringement action, the plaintiffs sought to exclude the defendant's expert on invalidity and infringement.

In this patent infringement action, plaintiff Performance Chemical Company filed a motion for sanctions based on defendant, True Chemical Solutions concealing of evidence until a few weeks before trial.

In this ongoing patent infringement action, the District Court continued to issue rulings on the Daubert motions filed by the defendant, Labcorp.

In a recent decision highlighting the intersection of settlements and joinder in patent challenges, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has denied Mountain Voyage's...

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has denied Petitioner's Shenzhen Waydoo Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.'s petition for inter partes review (IPR) and accompanying motion for joinder.

In a recent IPR, the PTAB addressed whether a patent application ("Ueda") filed before the challenged patent ("‘427 Patent") was considered prior art in light of the Patent Owner's evidence.

In its Institution Decision, the Board addressed whether Trevarthen, a bachelor's thesis from the University of Wollongong, qualified as prior art against U.S. Patent No. 9,844,206 B2.

If you own a business in California, chances are you've heard about serial ADA litigants.

Declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, the United States District Court Central District of California (Central District) is addressing high frequency litigants who file lawsuits in federal court...

Recently on March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a "Web Accessibility Guidance" statement for state and local governments and public accommodations...

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is an important piece of legislation guaranteeing equal access to public facilities to the nearly 60 million people with disabilities in the US today.

When a hotel loan gets in trouble, a lender should immediately perform a Comprehensive Situation Analysis. Borrowers should do the same and be fast to approach lenders with candor and an actual...

As coronavirus cases drop and economic activity starts to return to normal, the hospitality industry will soon be able to begin replacing workers who were laid off due to the pandemic.

We just celebrated more than 30 years of Meet the Money®, where connections have bene made and deals have been done. It has been an invaluable event for the attorneys at JMBM...

Assembly members Cristina Garcia and Tim Grayson's Assembly Bill 1561 supports housing development projects for all income levels by adding Government Code Section 65914.5 to...