The secret is out: gambling is now a visible part of the American sports landscape (and many of our personal entertainment budgets). That writing has been on the wall for years. But as all 50 states grapple with the economic...more
The much-ballyhooed legal battle over trade secrets concerning self-driving automobile technology involving Uber took its latest (and perhaps final) turn last week, when engineer Anthony Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months...more
8/14/2020
/ Confidential Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Driverless Cars ,
Former Employee ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
Popular ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restitution ,
Theft ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uber
With the Supreme Court recently upholding the constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), political campaigns, PACs, and grassroots GOTV organizations now know the tools by which they will be allowed...more
THC, CBD, CBN…the Cannabis industry is quite familiar with acronyms. But it’s another nasty little four letters, TCPA, that are – or should be – on the top of mind for every dispensary, delivery service, CRM platform, and...more
6/22/2020
/ Class Action ,
Dispensaries ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Recreational Use ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Third-Party Relationships
One of the immediate legal trends arising from the shut down of all non-essential activities has been disputes concerning consumer refunds, with many class action suits against professional sports leagues, ticket brokers,...more
5/29/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Losses ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Gym Memberships ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Membership Agreements ,
Office Space ,
Refunds
When we all sheltered in place in mid-March, social media accounts everywhere reflexively joked how marijuana use was about to skyrocket like wine consumption and On Demand streaming. ...more
5/14/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dispensaries ,
Federal Loans ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Municipalities ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Recreational Use ,
Retail Market ,
State and Local Government ,
State Loans
With all sports and live entertainment “postponed” or canceled since Rudy Gobert’s March 13th trip to that Oklahoma City hospital, and every concert and festival suffering the same fate by government order, refunds have...more
Civil litigators and Superior Courts in California were given some temporary relief from uncertainty this week when the state’s Judicial Council adopted rules to address the COVID-19 pandemic shut downs, including extending...more
4/8/2020
/ California ,
Court Schedules ,
Depositions ,
Eviction ,
Foreclosure ,
Guidance Update ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Remote Hearings ,
Remote Working ,
Rules of Court ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses around the world had been bracing for the financial and operational impact of the new California Consumers Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which took effect January 1, 2020. ...more
4/7/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
Confusion and uncertainty abound in the business world, with many business owners unable to meet a variety of contractual obligations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and related government shut downs, employee...more