The Covid-19 pandemic has created profound challenges for almost every organization. As these challenges mount, companies are dramatically cutting their soft costs

Changes in administrations often bring changes in law enforcement priorities. Whereas fines and prosecutions of white collar offenses declined under the previous administration, we can expect increased white collar enforcement ...

Starting April 1st , 2024, California's new minimum wage for fast food restaurant workers takes effect throughout the state. Under AB 1228, the minimum wage for fast food workers...

California has long seen a high number of lawsuits filed by individuals with disabilities alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.

In a unanimous published opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) affirmed the District Court's dismissal of Whitaker v. Tesla Motors, for failure to state...

A Texas federal district court awarded a patent owner a permanent injunction, over $4.5 million in pre-judgment interest, and attorneys' fees following a $9.4 million willful infringement verdict. The court based the fee award on the defendant's litigation conduct, including repeated reliance on stricken prior art and disregard for court orders.

In this patent infringement action, the Regents of the University of California ("the Regents") alleged that defendant LTI Flexible Products, Inc., d/b/a Boyd Corporation ("Boyd")...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rejected Micron Technology's arguments that national security and foreign policy concerns should prevent a Chinese memory manufacturer...

In a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, the particularity requirement emerged as a critical factor in determining whether to institute an inter partes review (IPR).

When facing a lawsuit under The California Unruh Civil Rights Act or Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, businesses and property owners should be aware of potential legal defenses that may be available to them.

Following our ADA Website Litigation Update in June, federal courts have begun to signal the end of a series of nearly 500 ADA lawsuits filed by one plaintiff against several hotels...

One of the most valuable assets of a hotel brand is information – detailed personal information about guests at their hotels, participants in their loyalty programs, and visitors to their websites.

Just as we were getting used to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA"), Californians voted to approve Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Enforcement Act of 2020.

Many races and initiatives that California voters considered on November 3 are still undecided, but Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the "CPRA") isn't one of them.

Last month Los Angeles voters approved Measure ULA, imposing a new tax on all real property sales or transfers over $5 million.

Despite pushback from the insurance industry, businesses should not assume that no coverage exists for business income losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing privacy compliance and cybersecurity is becoming more and more challenging for companies.

It's estimated that 20 percent of hotels in the U.S. have debt held in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

On November 3rd, Californians voted to approve Proposition 24 which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act to include expanded consumer rights and greater privacy protections.

In March 2022, serial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) plaintiff Traci Morgan filed a lawsuit against Zarco Hotels Inc., alleging that the hotel's website was not accessible in violation...