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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Reforming Proposition 65: Governor’s “Update” Is a Promising Start

by Michèle Corash, Robert Falk, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/9/2013

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown’s office announced his intention to propose “updates” to Proposition 65 (Health & Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq.) supposedly designed to make the law less susceptible to the widespread...more

Update on CA case challenging Mr. Cordray’s appointment

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/15/2013

We have been following the case filed this past summer by the CFPB in a California federal court against an attorney and his law firm that offered mortgage assistance relief services to consumers. In CFPB v. Chance Edward...more

Trial Lawyers Fight Anti-Consumer Lobbies on Tort Reform

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 11/19/2012

The American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) has launched a new campaign to educate consumers about their rights to bring civil suits to redress wrongs including medical...more

You Should Know - October 2012

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/5/2012

2012 Voter’ s Guide to State Judicial Elections - Flood of Money, Negative Ads Threaten Right to Fair Trial Three darkly silhouetted “murderers” describe their gruesome crimes, and then tell viewers that “Judge Thomas...more

Special Alert: California Legislature Approves Key Parts of State’s “Homeowner Bill of Rights”

by BuckleySandler LLP on 7/6/2012

On July 2, the California State Legislature passed AB 278 and SB 900 (“the Bills”), two substantively identical pieces of legislation that implement significant portions of the “Homeowner Bill of Rights” initiative announced...more

Tort Reform: Fighting Back for Consumers

by Lawyers.com on 11/23/2011

This is part three of a three-part series. Part one and part two appeared previously this week. When Ronald Sanders’ wife died of brain damage in a hospital in 2005, he sued neurologist Iftekhar Ahmed. The doctor had...more