Business Law

A city may not administer ambulance services after delegating those services to the surrounding county. Read more

In Mai v. HKT Cal Inc., 66 Cal. App. 5th 504 (2021), the California Court of Appeal provided guidance on how litigants must offer proof of attorneys’ fees as damages in California courts, as distinguished from attorneys’ fees as costs. Read more

In re Weinstein Co. Holdings LLC, 997 F.3d 497 (3d Cir. 2021) involved a work-for-hire contract between The Weinstein Company—a bankrupt movie company—and Bruce Cohen, the producer of the critically acclaimed 2012 film, Silver Linings Playbook Read more

On December 1, 2021, the California Department of Justice will hold a virtual public forum on Assembly Bill 488, a new law governing charitable fundraising on internet platforms. Read more

This program will explore the ethical responsibilities of attorneys working in a law firm. Topics include; properly maintaining a system to run conflict checks; the types of things to check for; imputation of conflicts of interest; effective ethical screens; use of contract lawyers; multijurisdictional practices; lawyers performing non-legal functions; and supervision. Read more

In a world that believes “privacy is dead” and “data is the new oil,” privacy professionals are met with the tricky task of persuading cross-functional teams to seriously consider privacy-forward goals. Read more

The District Court denied in part and granted in part cross-motions for summary judgment. Read more

Under the Knox-Keene Act, healthcare service plans must reimburse hospitals for emergency medical services to their enrollees based on either an agreed-upon contractual rate or the “reasonable and customary value” of the services. Read more

The Consumer Financial Services Committee held its monthly Zoom meeting on October 20th. Read more

The Insurance Law Committee and the Bankruptcy Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association are jointly presenting a webinar panel to explore the various intersections between bankruptcy and insurance matters. A debtor’s or third party’s insurance policies are often viewed as a source of recovery by trustees and debtors-in-possession. Spotting and navigating such issues is oftentimes complicated by the fact that in the context of an appointed trustee there may not be anyone at the client to identify the claims or walk the trustee through the debtor’s documents. Read more