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City’s Ability to Keep Firearms Away From Dangerous Individuals Affirmed

Ninth Circuit Determines City Did Not Have to Return guns to Wife Because Husband Posed Threat - A city’s ability to protect public safety by preventing dangerous individuals from accessing firearms was affirmed last week...more

8/1/2019 / Due Process , Firearms , Forfeiture Statutes , Gun Laws , Just Compensation , Municipalities , Personal Property , State and Local Government , Threat Management

Open Secrets: Police Records and the PRA - BB&K’s Christine Wood and Alexander Brand Go In-Depth on SB 1421 in Los Angeles Lawyer...

In September 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1421, amending sections of California's Penal Code to allow the public to obtain some peace and custodial officer (collectively, peace officer) records with a...more

2/13/2019 / Excessive Force , Law Enforcement , New Legislation , Police Misconduct , Police Reports , Public Records , Public Records Act , Request For Information , State and Local Government

SB 1421 Challenged in Courts, But Most California Public Agencies Must Still Produce Peace Officer Records - Police Unions Obtain...

Senate Bill 1421, which dramatically changed the scope of a public peace officer record, has generated a number of legal challenges since it went into effect on Jan. 1....more

1/30/2019 / Disclosure Requirements , Law Enforcement , Police , Police Misconduct , Public Agencies , Public Records

Public Comment Time Limit OK'd by Court - Alexander Brand Discusses California Appellate Court Ruling in PublicCEO

Does your agency place a time limit on public comments at meetings? So long as time restrictions placed on public comment periods are reasonable and don’t violate state or federal law, the Second District Court of Appeal,...more

12/4/2018 / Appeals , First Amendment , Free Speech , Municipalities , Open Meetings Act , Public Agencies , Public Comment , Public Meetings

Lessons From History: Protecting Artists And Art Owners From Losing Their Art - BB&K Attorneys Cathy Ta And Alexander Brand Write...

Artists and art owners (“Owners”) commonly exhibit artwork through consignment agreements with art galleries. However, when Owners fail to protectt their interests in consigned pieces, they stand to lose all of their...more

10/25/2018 / Art Galleries , Commercial Bankruptcy , Fine Art , Perfected Security Interest , Sale of Assets

Public Entities Can Limit Public Comment Speaking Time at Meetings - California Appellate Court Finds Limit Did Not Violate Brown...

Public entities can place reasonable time restrictions on public comment at their meetings as long as the time restrictions do not violate state or federal law, a California appellate court said in a fairly sweeping decision....more

9/21/2018 / Appeals , First Amendment , Free Speech , Municipalities , Open Meetings Act , Public Comment , Public Entities , Public Meetings , Ralph M. Brown Act , Time Restrictions

Bankruptcy Attorneys And Free Speech - Cathy Ta And Alexander Brand Explore The Lines In Riverside Lawyer Magazine

While the economy is doing better of late, consumers are always at risk of being scammed and consumers who seek debt relief are no exception. ...more

7/31/2018 / BAPCPA , Consumer Bankruptcy , Debt Relief , Debt-Relief Industry , Financial Services Industry , Free Speech , Legal Advice

When Is An Employer Responsible For Accidents On Employees’ Commutes? - California Court Of Appeal Reverses $14 million Judgment...

An employer is liable for an accident on an employee’s commute to and from work only if the vehicle was required for work on the day of the employee’s accident, a California appellate court has ruled. ...more

6/21/2018 / Car Accident , Commuting , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Going and Coming Rule , Negligence , Scope of Work , Vicarious Liability

Sexual Harassment Civil Judgments In Bankruptcy - BB&K Attorneys Cathy Ta And Alexander Brand Write In Riverside Lawyer Magazine

With the rise of the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements, sexual harassment in the work place, whether in the public or private sector, has been thrust into the spotlight. With these ongoing movements, sexual harassment claims and...more

5/24/2018 / #MeToo , Commercial Bankruptcy , Dischargeable Debts , Employer Liability Issues , Entry of Judgment , Risk Management , Sexual Harassment

Party-by-Party Analysis Adopted for Anti-SLAPP Motions to Dismiss - California Court of Appeal Applies Anti-SLAPP Statute to Some...

A party-by-party analysis was adopted by an appellate court for the California anti-SLAPP statute, significantly narrowing the scope of a lawsuit brought against the City of Alameda and its employees. ...more

3/1/2018 / Anti-SLAPP , Appeals , Breach of Contract , Cause of Action Accrual , Motion to Dismiss , Municipalities , Protected Activity , Public Agencies

Government Actions are Not Protected Speech Under California Anti-SLAPP Law - Appellate Opinion Stems from Disputed Construction...

When a government entity issues a construction permit, that is government action not protected by California’s anti-SLAPP law — which extends only to constitutionally protected exercises such as “free speech” — the California...more

12/12/2017 / Anti-SLAPP , Appeals , Construction Industry , Construction Permits , First Amendment , Free Speech , Government Entities , Municipalities , State and Local Government

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