Law 360
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Among the hundreds of bills awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom's signature are a number that would create new guidelines for Golden State employers, healthcare industry players, as well as artificial intelligence labeling, textile recycling and increasing criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance by tens of millions of dollars.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 28, 2022
Lourdes Maldonado was killed on January 23, 2022 after just recently winning a protracted labor dispute with a previous employer, PSN, a media company owned by the former governor of Baja California, Jaime Bonilla.
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Law 360
APRIL 9, 2024
California Attorney General Rob Bonta gave his full support Tuesday to a state bill that would increase the cap on criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance from the "abysmal penalty" of $10,000 per felony to $25 million, or twice the value of the inflicted loss, and provide all proceeds to California's crime victim services.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A California state court concluded that they were liable to the buyer for that nondisclosure, though the bankruptcy court concluded that Kate herself did not participate in the fraud. . … The debt must result from someone’s fraud, but Congress was agnostic about who committed it” (cleaned up).
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Dissatisfied with the purchase, Buckley eventually obtained a judgment in a California state court based on the failure of the Bartenwerfers to disclose information about the house on the standard-form Transfer Disclosure Statement. The case involves the sale of a house in San Francisco from David and Kate Bartenwerfer to Kieran Buckley.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 20, 2021
In July 2020, California changed its rules of professional responsibility to require judges to take action upon a judicial finding of misconduct, even without reference to the Professional Rules of Conduct. Require Automatic Reporting of Misconduct. Make Prosecutors Liable to Criminal Charges.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The California legislature passed a bill on Wednesday requiring lawyers to notify the state bar if they suspect their peers are partaking in serious criminal activity, including conspiracy, insurrection and treason. In the wake of SB 40, California stands at a pivotal moment in reinforcing ethical standards within its legal sphere.
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