Business Law

Sponsored by the California Department of Insurance, SB 354 establishes data privacy standards for insurance licensees and their third-party service providers to give consumers greater control over their personal information. Read more

In calculating the Medicare fraction of the disproportionate share hospital adjustment, an individual is “entitled to supplementary security income benefits” when she is eligible to receive an SSI cash payment during the month of her hospitalization. Read more

The following published decision may be of interest to attorneys practicing insurance law: California Court Of Appeal Primary insurer who paid contribution to umbrella carrier for defense costs was entitled to new trial on claim that umbrella insurer had fraudulently concealed that its payment of the defense costs was voluntary rather than obligatory. Truck Insurance Exchange v. Federal Insurance Company (2025) _ Cal.App.5th _. Moldex-Metric, Inc. was sued in various products liability lawsuits. Federal Insurance Company issued an umbrella policy… Read more

Indictment for violation of the anti–kickback statute need not negate the “bona fide employment” safe harbor affirmative defense Code section 1278.5 does. Read more

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) in a published opinion held that the enforceability of a registered judgment relied on the viability of the underlying judgment.  If the underlying judgment was vacated, the registered judgment could not be enforced.  SDVF, LLC v. Cozzia USA LLC, ___ F. 4th ___, 2025 WL 911200 (9th Cir. March 26, 2025).  Read more

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the Court) recently granted in part and denied in part a motion to compel arbitration of litigation arising out of a construction dispute brought in a subchapter V chapter 11 case. Read more

Health insurers regulated by the California Department of Insurance are not subject to the Knox-Keene Act. Read more

In response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump directing federal agencies to “alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people,1” the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released an interim final rule that substantially narrows the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by requiring only entities previously defined as “foreign reporting companies” to file beneficial ownership information reports (BOIR). Read more

California has passed two laws requiring businesses to disclose their carbon emissions and climate-related financial risks. Senate Bill 253 (“SB 253”), known as the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”), was signed into law in 2023 and will require large businesses operating in California to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section will kick off its 2025 Agriculture Tour series with the California Farm Bureau’s Ag Issues Update Meeting, to be held in person in Sacramento and virtually on Friday June 13, 2025, from 10 a.m.—1 p.m.  The program is a unique opportunity for practitioners to hear the perspectives of Farm Bureau’s legal staff on recent judicial opinions, pending court cases, and key legislative and regulatory developments affecting agribusiness throughout California. … Read more