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California's Anti-Price Gouging Law: What Businesses and Consumers Need to Know About Price Increases For Goods & Services After...

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Following the devastating fires in Southern California, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This proclamation triggered the application of California Penal Code...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Client Alert: Protecting Against Residential Price Gouging During the Los Angeles Wildfires

As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Governor Vetoes Assembly Bill 3129: What's Next?

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28, 2024, vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, a law that would have required private equity and hedge funds – and in some cases, their platform companies – to obtain the California Attorney...more

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Governor Vetoes California Assembly Bill 3129, Regulating Private Equity- and Hedge Fund-backed Healthcare Transactions

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On Saturday, September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3129. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California Gov. Vetoes Bill Seeking to Regulate Private Equity Healthcare Transactions

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On Saturday, September 28, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill that would have restricted private equity and hedge fund healthcare transactions in the state....more

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California Governor Vetoes AB 3129

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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 3129 on September 28, 2024. AB 3129 would have required private equity groups and hedge funds to notify, and receive the consent of, the California Attorney General for certain...more

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New Regulatory Challenges for Private Equity and Hedge Fund Healthcare Transactions: Understanding the Impact of California’s AB...

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California’s healthcare ecosystem may soon experience significant regulatory changes as Assembly Bill 3129 (AB 3129) heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for approval....more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update

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Elk Grove has settled a lawsuit with the state over a 67-unit supportive housing project the city denied, despite the fact that the city had recently approved a similar market-rate project. The lawsuit filed by Attorney...more

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California Bans Use of Certain Food Additives

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The California Food Safety Act, a law that bans the sale of foods containing four specific chemical additives, has been signed into California law. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027....more

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For California Electronic and Computing Services Companies, New Processes Required Before Responding to Warrants, Subpoenas and...

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In response to the Dobbs decision, California enacted legislation intended to enhance data privacy and block record requests by other states concerning alleged abortion-related offenses that are lawful in California. In...more

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Congresswoman says no to ADPPA, citing preemption of California law, reproductive health loophole

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Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) voted against American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), citing preemption of California law and a concern about reproductive privacy health in the wake of Dobbs....more

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California Attorney General Backs Legislation Creating Private Cause of Action Against Gun Manufacturers

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California AG Rob Bonta is sponsoring legislation to allow individual California residents, as well as the AG, to file civil suits for damages against gun manufacturers and distributors who do business in California....more

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California Splits from the FDA: CBD Now Permitted in Food, Beverages and More

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On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 45 (AB-45) that “prohibit[s] restrictions on the sale of dietary supplements, food, beverages, cosmetics, or pet food that include...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2021 #3

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California appellate court overturns Monterey County fracking ban - Courthouse News Service – October 12 - A California appeals court on Tuesday set aside a Monterey County measure banning hydraulic fracturing, or...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2021

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As drought worsens, regulators impose unprecedented water restrictions on California farms - Los Angeles Times – August 3 - Amid intensifying drought, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted on Tuesday...more

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New AG on the Block: California Attorney General Rob Bonta

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On March 24, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Robert Bonta would replace Xavier Becerra as California’s attorney general. Bonta will be the first Filipino American in the role. Bonta served as a deputy city...more

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Robert Andres Bonta Selected as California Attorney General

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The business community can expect Bonta to promote employee and union rights, enforce consumer protection statutes, and police climate regulations. He is also expected to devote attention to criminal justice reform. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Gets A New AG | $188.6 Million Surgical Mesh Settlement | Keystone Pipeline Litigation

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State AGs in the News- Governor Newsom Nominates Rob Bonta for California Attorney General- •Governor Gavin Newsom nominated California Assemblyman Rob Bonta to replace Xavier Becerra as California AG. Bonta’s...more

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CPRA Update: Board Appointments Announced For California Privacy Protection Agency

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Keypoint: The appointment of the five California Privacy Protection Agency board members is the first significant step to the California Privacy Rights Act becoming fully operative in 2023. On March 17, California...more

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California Department of Justice Establishes Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section

California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra recently announced that he has created the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section, which will fall under the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Division of Public Rights....more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020

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The chairs of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Financial Services Committee, and Oversight and Reform Committee sent letters to the outside directors of Eastman Kodak seeking documents tied to the...more

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California Bill Giving Attorney General Authority to Regulate and Approve or Deny Healthcare Transactions Advances to Floor Vote

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On August 20, 2020, the Committee on Appropriations of the California State Assembly approved sending SB-977 to the Assembly for a final vote, ahead of an August 31, 2020 deadline to send bills to Governor Gavin Newsom. ...more

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California Bill Giving Attorney General Authority to Regulate and Approve or Deny Healthcare Transactions Gets Legislative Push

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On August 4, 2020, the California State Assembly referred SB-977 to the Committee on Appropriations, ahead of an August 31 deadline to send bills to Governor Gavin Newsom. SB-977, titled “Health care system consolidation:...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - August 2020 #4

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Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information to our clients and friends. ...more

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COVID-19 and State Debt Collection Restrictions: What States Are Doing to Curb Debt Collection and the Industry’s Response

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A number of state officials and regulators have taken steps to decrease the economic burdens stemming from COVID-19 on consumers in their states, including by placing additional restrictions on debt collection practices. ...more

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