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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 514: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison
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California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
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California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 314: Listen and Learn -- False Imprisonment and Shopkeeper’s Privilege (Torts)
(Podcast) California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
Feeling the Heat: Strategies to Keep Cool Under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The JustPod: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout
In this post: (1) California courts split on personal jurisdiction post-Briskin; (2) District courts dismiss VPPA claims against movie theaters & online platforms; (3) ND Cal courts find “crime-tort” exception met in...more
Key point: The California legislature is currently considering several privacy-related bills that could impact the private sector....more
California has long been a frontrunner when it comes to consumer protection and privacy laws, and 2025 is shaping up to be no exception. State lawmakers and regulators are advancing a wave of new bills and regulations across...more
Keypoint: Last week, the Connecticut legislature passed an amendment to the state’s consumer data privacy law and bills advanced in Oregon, California, Texas, Nevada, Louisiana, and New York. Below is the twenty second weekly...more
Keypoint: Last week, Oregon and New Jersey advanced bills to amend their state’s consumer data privacy laws, California committees advanced several bills, Nebraska enacted a social media law, and Texas advanced several social...more
In a significant enforcement move, California’s consumer privacy regulator just ordered a national clothing retailer to pay a $345,178 fine to resolve alleged violations of the state’s privacy law. The California Privacy...more
Keypoint: Last week, a Virginia social media bill became law while bills advanced in Colorado, California, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Texas. Below is the seventeenth weekly update on the status of...more
Earlier this week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the formation of a new bipartisan coalition called the Consortium of Privacy Regulators. This consortium...more
Late in February, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered the shutdown of Background Alert under the state’s Data Broker Registration Law. Background Alert aggregated public records to create detailed profiles...more
Keypoint: In this post: (1) How a privacy policy can defeat a plaintiff’s “delayed discovery” argument; (2) Two CA state courts reject plaintiffs’ allegations concerning personal jurisdiction; (3) Three courts dismiss PR/TT...more
Two recent court decisions have provided businesses with long-awaited clarity on the reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – and could begin to redefine digital privacy litigation for the better. Two separate...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is starting formal rulemaking (again) as they move beyond the pre-rulemaking drafts that were debated for a little over a year. During their November 8, 2024, board meeting, the...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), at its board meeting on November 8, 2024, voted 4–1 to advance proposed regulations to a formal rulemaking. As currently drafted, these regulations would, among other things...more
On Saturday, August 31, the California legislature closed its 2024 session. During the past calendar year, we tracked numerous privacy and AI-related bills with fourteen of them passing out of their chamber of origin prior to...more
Keypoint: Last week, several privacy and AI bills passed out of committee (with some receiving amendments) while two bills died in committee. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously...more
Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date. We are currently tracking thirteen...more
On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss advancing a substantial draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rulemaking package to formal proceedings. The proposed...more
What Issues Did the California Privacy Protection Agency Raise? On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) discussed proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations....more
Keypoint: In only its second public enforcement settlement, the California Attorney General announced a $375,000 fine along with injunctive relief. On February 21, 2024, the California Attorney General announced that it had...more
In advance of its September 8, 2023 board meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), the state’s privacy regulatory body, has unveiled draft regulations that could significantly impact cybersecurity...more
On Friday, June 30, 2023, a California state superior court ruled that any California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulation may not be enforced until one year after the regulation is promulgated. Practically speaking, this...more
The Colorado Attorney General's Office recently finalized rules for the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA Rules") which was signed into law in July 2021. The Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") will soon join the California Consumer...more
On January 1, 2023, the substantive provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) took effect, significantly amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and marking another milestone in the development of US...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced during its Board meeting on December 16, 2022 that the regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will not likely go into effect until April...more
In 2023, five new state privacy laws will become effective. How will these new laws affect your business? Currently, privacy laws in the United States include a patchwork of state laws as well as some industry- or...more