Pandemic-related price spikes in consumer goods have attracted the attention of both government enforcers and private plaintiff. In California, Attorney General Xavier Becerra has issued two admonitions against price gouging...more
The cannabis industry rarely looks to the federal government for support. Yet the raft of fiscal relief addressing COVID-19 has caused some in the industry to wonder what options, if any, might be available for...more
5/27/2020
/ Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Tax Benefits ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Relief
Pandemic-related price spikes in consumer goods have attracted the attention of both government enforcers and private plantiffs. In California, Attorney General Xavier Becerra has issued two admonitions against price gouging...more
5/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Price Gouging ,
Private Right of Action ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Restitution ,
Sellers ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair Competition
The California Supreme Court answered the Ninth Circuit’s certified question in Liberty Surplus Insurance v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction. The court rephrased the question presented to it as: “When a third party sues an...more
6/11/2018
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Project ,
Duty to Defend ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Insurance Claims ,
Negligent Hiring ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Public Schools ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Third-Party ,
Willful Misconduct