There has been a sharp rise in the number of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits filed in 2020 and 2021 thus far alleging a lack of compliant passenger loading zones.

As employers prepare for 2026, it is increasingly important to monitor not only state-level employment law changes but also the wave of local ordinances emerging across California.

In a significant ruling that clarifies the standards for expert disqualification in patent litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has denied E. & J. Gallo Winery's...

As a result, the district court determined that the case exceptional and awarded attorney's fees.

In ICM Controls Corp. v. Honeywell International, Inc., Plaintiffs ICM Control Corp. ("Plaintiffs" or "ICM") filed a letter motion objecting to ex parte communications between counsel for...

ADA website cases continue to be filed against hotels nationwide, but some courts are pushing back against serial plaintiffs.

In this patent infringement action between Guardant and Foundation Medicine ("Foundation"), Foundation moved to exclude the testimony of Guardant's damage expert, Dr. Becker, on reasonable royalty damages.

For small business owners, facing an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit can feel like an uphill battle. These lawsuits often allege accessibility violations, and the costs of litigation can be daunting...

Qualified small business stock and employee stock ownership plan transactions can reduce or completely eliminate federal income tax on a liquidity event.

Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), California's statute governing the classification of independent contractors, underwent fundamental changes on September 4, 2020 when AB 2257 became law

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued two coordinated proposals that would fundamentally restructure public company compliance requirements and capital formation mechanics.

For many years, businesses classed as public accommodations under the ADA have been the subject of "cookie-cutter" complaints that allege discriminatory conditions without providing any specific...

The definition of "critical minerals" has become a pivotal issue in 2025, determining not only which mining projects receive expedited federal permitting and funding...

In the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area, where innovation drives businesses, having a well-constructed estate plan can help prevent unnecessary taxes...

The coronavirus pandemic has upended many sectors of the economy in unprecedented ways. Supply chains are disrupted. Businesses that rely on face to face interaction with their customers...

The coronavirus pandemic has upended many sectors of the economy in unprecedented ways.

A federal district court in Idaho denied McCain Foods' post-trial motions in a design patent dispute over French fry shapes, upholding a jury verdict that found McCain's "Twisted Potato" willfully infringed Simplot's design patent. The decision reinforces critical procedural requirements for Rule 50 motions and clarifies standards for proving design patent infringement through photographs and marketing materials.

As a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that in court proceedings affecting a mark that is the subject of a U.S. trademark...

Peter Strojnik (AKA P. Kristofer Strojnik) is an attorney based out of Phoenix, Arizona who files many accessibility lawsuits on behalf of his client, Theresa Brooke.

On April 7, 2024, the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). While every Congress for more than a decade...