Blogs
Hotel Law Blog
- Hotel Lawyer on PPP2 and the COVID Relief Bill's changes to Paycheck Protection Program
- ADA Defense Lawyer: The Court Dismisses ADA Lawsuit for Lack of Standing Proving Once Again These Cases Can Be Won
- Hotel Lawyer Labor & Employment New Year Round-Up: What to Expect in 2021
- ADA Website "Tester's" Lawsuit Dismissed – Again
- Mandatory COVID Vaccinations: Can/should hotels require employees to take the shots? What are the legal and business considerations?
Patent Law Blog
- District Court Grants Motion for Summary Judgment for Lack of Marking Where Plaintiff Marked Packaging with Patent Numbers But Not the Product Itself
- When AI Invents: Is the Invention Patentable?
- District Court Extends Fact Discovery Deadline to Permit Additional Inspection of Source Code prior to Submission of Expert Reports
- Not Patent Misuse to License U.S. Patents in Foreign Jurisdictions for "Administrative Convenience"
- District Court Excludes Damage Expert's Reliance on Incremental-Value Analysis
Cybersecurity Lawyer Forum
- Sensitivity Training – Sensitive Personal Information under the California Privacy Rights Enforcement Act of 2020
- Michael A. Gold named one of California's Top Cyber Lawyers by the Daily Journal
- What Businesses Need to Know About the New California Privacy Rights Act of 2020
- Online Workshop — A Reasonable Approach to Reasonable Security
- CA Consumer Privacy Act Employee and B2B Exemptions Extended Through December 31, 2021
Investment Law Blog
- An Analysis and Protocol for Determining Legal Remedies for EB-5 Investments in Distressed Projects
- How the Final IRS Opportunity Zone Regulations Impact Real Estate Investment and Development in Qualified Opportunity Zones
- Are You Eligible for Tax-Free Capital Gains? How Business Founders and Investors Can Exclude Up to 100% of Their Capital Gains from Federal Income Taxes under the Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion
- Live Conference and Webcast: PLI's 21st Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute
- EB-5 Sponsors: Capital Redeployment Can Raise Questions and Increase Litigation Risks
Natural Resources & Mining Law Blog
- Biden Administration Temporarily Suspends Authority of Department of the Interior Bureaus and Offices
- Court Limits State Water Board's Application of 2019 Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to "Waters of the State"
- California Energy Commission Appoints Nine Members of Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction
- "Finality" and the Next Frontier of Takings Litigation
- Construction Industry Update: New March 31, 2020 Bay Area Shelter-In-Place Orders Impose Stricter Limits on Construction Activities
California Land Use Blog
- JMBM's Land Use & Zoning Practice Receives Highest Ranking in 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"
- California Assembly Bill 1561 supports housing development
- County of San Diego's Latest Effort to Adopt an Adequate Climate Action Plan Fails
- Alert: Major Changes to ADU Laws Permit Additional Units to Single and Multi-Family Buildings
- JMBM's Land Use & Zoning Law Practice Ranked in 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms."
ADA Compliance and Defense Blog
- The Court Dismisses ADA Lawsuit for Lack of Standing – Proving Once Again These Cases Can Be Won
- ADA Website "Tester's" Lawsuit Dismissed – Again
- Emotional Support Animals Now Banned on Commercial Flights
- Federal Judges Deal Further Blows to Deborah Laufer's Nationwide ADA Lawsuits Against the Hospitality Industry
- ADA Website Litigation Update — Serial Plaintiff Gets No "Lucky Charm" from New York Federal Judge