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Resolving an issue that had divided the courts of appeals, the United States Supreme Court decided on April 19, 2005 that plaintiffs in federal securities fraud actions cannot satisfy their burden of pleading and proving that defendant’s fraud caused an economic loss merely by showing that plaintiffs had bought stock at a price inflated by the fraud.

Every cloud has its silver lining -- and every silver lining has its cloud.

The Internal Revenue Service issued Announcement 2007-18, which implements a compliance resolution program for employers whose employees exercised stock options or stock appreciation rights during 2006 that did not comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The repercussions of the California Supreme Court's August 2017 opinion in California Cannabis Coalition, et al. v. City of Upland, et al.

In a much-anticipated decision concerning the situsing of receipts from intangibles for Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT) purposes, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the Ohio...

On February 24 and 25, 2023, the United Kingdom and European Union each adopted additional sanctions against Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These new measures are summarized below.

The court's decision allows the Biden administration to further develop the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) but leaves open the possibility of future judicial scrutiny of its implementation.

Scientists have long proposed that solar electricity generation in space could be an integral component of the world's carbon-free future. In the 1970s, a U.S. Navy...

Innovation has historically been driven by companies in regulated industries—e.g., financial services and health care—and some of the most intriguing use cases for generative AI systems...

On May 22, 2023, the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that, if enacted, would provide a significant benefit to California businesses that make capital investments in manufacturing..

The California Legislature has mandated that all California employers with 50 or more employees provide at least two hours of training on the subject of sexual harassment to all supervisory employees, within one year of January 1, 2005.

For many years, the real estate industry has taken for granted that pre-dispute jury waivers negotiated in leases, purchase and sale agreements and loan documents will be enforced in California.

In June 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect, creating a federal requirement for employers to reasonably accommodate qualified employees...

The pension reform bill, H.R. 4, recently passed by Congress and soon to be signed into law by President Bush, contains a sweeping package of incentives and reforms related to charities and charitable contributions.

In <I>Farmer Bros. Co. v. Franchise Tax Board</I>, 103 Cal. App. 4<SUP>th</SUP> 976 (2003), the California Court of Appeal recently held that California Revenue and Taxation (RTC) § 24402, which allows a dividend received deduction for dividends received from certain corporations doing business in California, is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause.

The DOJ, BIS and OFAC released a joint compliance note highlighting the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure for potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls and national security laws.