Webinar

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

On January 24, 2020, the State Bar’s Board of Trustees created the California Paraprofessionals Working Group(CPPWG) and charged it with developing recommendations for the creation of a paraprofessional licensure/certification program to increase access to legal services in California. Read more

A number of factors are contributing to an increase of merger, acquisition and restructuring transactions involving closely held businesses. Read more

Four speaker panel (two community association attorneys and two experts on HOA insurance underwriting) will discuss the Surfside, FL tragedy and its application to California community associations facing dilapidated infrastructure, decreased funding during the pandemic, low reserves, and the looming threat of natural disasters. Read more

This fall, the United Kingdom began enforcing its Age Appropriate Design Code. Read more

2021 has seen the passage of a number of important new employment laws, including the Silenced No More Act, and specific protections for those most affected by the pandemic, including warehouse workers, food delivery workers, garment workers, agricultural workers, pharmacists, and workers with disabilities. Read more

This webinar will outline the requirements and interactions of three primary laws that protect children’s and students’ privacy in the United States: the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act. Read more

Exploring what causes legal professionals to suffer from substance use and mental health issues. Read more

Court denied creditor's motion to dismiss FCRA claim where plaintiff alleged that because her debt to that creditor had been discharged in bankruptcy it could not show a permissible purpose for pulling her credit report. Read more

The Privacy Law Section invites all members to come together for the latest section news and updates, opportunities for leadership and networking, and an interview with Chetan Gupta, Twitter Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data Production about his award-winning paper, “The Market’s Law of Privacy: Case Studies in Privacy/Security Adoption.” Read more