Articles

August 11, 2008: Enforcing Restrictive Covenants in Times of Layoffs

August 5, 2008: Court Decision on Meal Periods, Rest Periods and Off-The-Clock Work is Absolutely Attention-Getting

July 30, 2008: New SEC Antifraud Rule

July 21, 2008: Hedgemony

July 21, 2008: Court Upholds Unequal Wage Suit Based Upon Unfair And Unequal Shift Assignments Brought By Female Server At Manhattan Restaurant

July 16, 2008: Great Success! 'Borat's' Release Agreement Averts Liability

July 1, 2008: Condo Hotels As Securities

June 30, 2008: Noncompete Clauses in California

June 23, 2008: Private Equity Funds Seek Health Care Acquisitions

June 11, 2008: Catching the Green Wave

June 5, 2008: 'I'm being deposed. Why take the Fifth? Why not?

June 4, 2008: It's Getting Easier Being Green

June 1, 2008: House Okays Watered Down PRO IP Act

June 1, 2008: Court of Appeals Says Rambus Did Not Deceive Standard Setting Organization

June 1, 2008: E-Discovery Made Simple(r): Practical Steps for Locating, Analyzing & Producing Electronic Documents

May 27, 2008: Conquering Uncertainty in an Indefinite World: A Survey of Disputes Arising Under IDIQ Contracts

May 27, 2008: Supreme Court Affirms Right To Sue For Retaliation Under §1981

May 1, 2008: US Supreme Court Limits Attacks on Arbitration Awards

May 1, 2008: Designer Hotels Are In Fashion: But Care Should Be Taken To Avoid A Major Faux Pas

May 1, 2008: Selectivity + Formal Training + Day-to-Day Feedback on Serious Work = Improved Attorney Retention

April 21, 2008: Patent Pools

April 1, 2008: Reasonable Royalties During Pendecy of Stayed Injunction May Exceed Pre-injunction Rate

March 25, 2008: Repairing the Lives of the Wrongfully Accused Is No Simple Task

March 17, 2008: Courts Interpret 'Tellabs'

March 15, 2008: The Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32): Raising the Temperature of California Business

March 1, 2008: Reach of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Exceeds Grasp

March 1, 2008: Arbitrating Hotel Management Agreement Disputes: Beware of "Arbigation"

March 1, 2008: Are Your Bylaws Ready for E-Proxy?

March 1, 2008: US Courts Increase Use of Compulsory Patent Licenses

February 8, 2008: Standing Novation

February 1, 2008: Court Finds Famous Foreign Trademarks Protectable

January 31, 2008: Leadership Liability: Protecting Directors, Officers From Exposure to Patent Infringement Damages

January 1, 2008: US Supreme Court to Clarify Patent Exhaustion Doctrine

January 1, 2008: Ninth Circuit Report: Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing, ET Al.

December 20, 2007: Enforcing and Evading Non-Competition Agreements In California

December 6, 2007: DOT Finds Unjust Discrimination in Terminal Rents at LAX

December 3, 2007: Second Life Raises Novel IP Issues

December 1, 2007: New Developments in State and Local Paid Leave Laws

December 1, 2007: State and Local Paid Leave Laws: New Statutes and Trends in Legislation

November 15, 2007: The Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32): Raising the Temperature of California Business

November 14, 2007: The Global Credit Crunch: A MAC?

November 1, 2007: "Waiting Period" - Too Important Not to Ignore

November 1, 2007: Business Method Patents Curtailed By Court

November 1, 2007: Assessing Personal Jurisdiction in Patent Litigation Actions

October 31, 2007: CEQA and Climate Change: Is Your EIR Defensible?

October 31, 2007: A Tale of Two Airports

October 30, 2007: Monopoly Money: Legality of Bundled Discounts Under the Antitrust Laws

October 29, 2007: When Copyright and Trademark Infringement Goes Online

October 8, 2007: Rolling Back Past Reforms

October 1, 2007: Suggestions On Regulatory Compliance With The New Anti-monopoly Law For Multinational Companies In China

September 17, 2007: Five Common Wage and Hour Mistakes That Could Cost Your Company Millions

September 10, 2007: When Keywords Trigger Sponsored Links, Be Mindful of WhenU and the Split in the Circuits Before Choosing Your Forum Court

September 1, 2007: Impact of New Anti-Monopoly Law of PRC on International Mergers and Aquisitions

September 1, 2007: Words to the Wise: Notes a fourth-year associate wishes she could have given to her first-year self.

September 1, 2007: Analyzing Climate Change Under CEQA in a Climate of Uncertainty

September 1, 2007: Expanded Protections for Directors Navigating the 'Zone of Insolvency'

September 1, 2007: Diligent Diligence: 10 Employment Steps That Will Help In Corporate Transactions

August 15, 2007: Exit Strategies

July 30, 2007: Italy's the New Merger Magnet

July 2, 2007: The Supreme Court Opens the Door to More Patent Challenges

July 1, 2007: Watch Your Step: A Contractors Guide to Revolving-Door Restrictions

June 8, 2007: The Poetry of Patent Claims

June 6, 2007: Investors Are Looking South Of the Border for Good Deals

June 1, 2007: The Compensability of Home-to-Work Travel Under the Employee Commuting Flexibility Act

May 31, 2007: Airline Challenges to Airport Abuses of Economic Power

May 29, 2007: The Use and Misuse of Motions to Stay the Project in CEQA Litigation

April 28, 2007: The Continuing Saga Of Specialty Metals - Nothing Is Ever So Bad That It Cannot Be Made Worse

April 23, 2007: Adding Onto eBay

April 18, 2007: Backing Out

April 16, 2007: A Slalom Course for Foreign Investors

April 9, 2007: May a Court Consider Competing Inferences of a Defendant's State of Mind in Determining Whether the Complaint Pleads a 'Strong Inference' of Scienter?

April 5, 2007: Just One Good Idea

March 28, 2007: Coordinated Enforcement

March 19, 2007: Electronic Discovery: New Rules Also Affect E-Discovery of Nonparties

March 6, 2007: M&A Implications for Acquisitions of Small Business Government Contractors

March 5, 2007: How Much Is Land Worth In Baseball's Domain?

February 28, 2007: The Top 10 Ways Copyright Law Can Ruin Your Transaction

February 27, 2007: 2007 Construction Law Update

February 6, 2007: Split Widens Between State and Federal Courts on Assignee Issue

January 26, 2007: 2006 Corporate Transactions

January 3, 2007: Images of Fair Use: A Fair Use Jury Trial

November 28, 2006: Ninth Circuit Report: Altera Corp. v. Clear Logic, Inc.

November 28, 2006: Fox v. Dastar Redux

November 28, 2006: Supreme Court Report: e-Bay v. MercExchange

November 28, 2006: Ninth Circuit Report: Au-Tomotive Gold, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

November 22, 2006: Taking Confusion Past Hearsay Hurdle

November 15, 2006: Recent Legislation On Award And Incentive Fees - Why Congress Thinks That 'Satisfactory' Performance Is Unacceptable And DOD Is Caught In The Middle

November 8, 2006: A Safe Harbor In E-Discovery

November 3, 2006: An Overview of Corporate Governance Today

November 2, 2006: Court Will Wrestle With Standard for Obviousness in Patent Cases

November 1, 2006: Orphan Works - U.S. Developments

October 31, 2006: Washington Communications and Media Update - October 31, 2006

October 26, 2006: New Rules Provide Businesses Little Aid With Privelege Issues

October 25, 2006: Berry Amendment 'Reform' - The Sound and The Fury

October 12, 2006: Government Shows Its Hand in Legislation to Curb Internet Gambling

October 10, 2006: Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery

October 9, 2006: A National, Uniform Paper Trail for Drugs?

October 1, 2006: Sharing Documents under the Common Interest Doctrine in IP Due Diligence Investigations

September 30, 2006: Washington Communications & Media Policy Update - September 30, 2006

September 26, 2006: Indecency Regulation: Is Internet Video Next?

September 25, 2006: A New Roll of the Dice

September 25, 2006: Delaware Decision in Disney Sets Forth Parameters for Duty of Good Faith

September 14, 2006: Pulling Rank

September 13, 2006: The FCC's Latest Indecency Rulings - Wardrobe Malfunctions and Beyond

September 11, 2006: Regular Rate of Pay: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Calculating Overtime Pay in California

August 31, 2006: Into the Honey Trap?

August 31, 2006: Washington Communications and Media Update - August 31, 2006

August 28, 2006: OECD Sets Guidelines for Genetic Invention Licenses

August 24, 2006: Mixing It up on the Web: Legal Issues Arising from Internet "Mashups"

August 21, 2006: License to Litigate

August 17, 2006: Nutragenomics: Nexus of Value for the Nutraceutical Industry

July 31, 2006: Washington Communications Media Policy Update - July 31, 2006

July 25, 2006: Gain the Most by Charging the Least: The Benefits of Committing to Pro Bono Service

July 20, 2006: Chain of Title Review Is a Major Hurdle for Film Investors

June 30, 2006: Washington Communications Media Policy Update - June 30, 2006

June 30, 2006: Avoiding Minefields Inherent in Buying Another's Trademark

June 19, 2006: Hiring & Firing Without Liability

June 13, 2006: Extra-Territorial Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws to Foreign Firms

June 13, 2006: Who's to Blame? 'Baird' Clears Way for an Answer

May 31, 2006: Washington Communications and Media Update - May 31, 2006

May 25, 2006: Should You Be Neutral on "Net Neutrality"?

May 18, 2006: That's Advertainment!

May 15, 2006: Courts Cling to Tradition on CAFA Removal Burden

May 11, 2006: Selective Summary of Tax Reconciliation Bill as of May 11, 2006

May 8, 2006: A Tale of Two Towers

May 4, 2006: Secured Financing of U.S.-Based Loans in Mexican Transactions Enhanced By Use of Mexican Trust

May 1, 2006: Federal Computer Employee Exemption: Are You in Compliance?

April 28, 2006: Washington Communications and Media Update - April 28, 2006

April 24, 2006: 'Pound' Asserts a Strict Line in Successive Representations

April 11, 2006: California LLC Fee Unconstitutional; Filing Protective Claim for Refund

April 10, 2006: How Proposed Act Would Affect Biotech Industry

April 10, 2006: Who Protects the Intellectual Property of your Business?

April 6, 2006: Courts Need to Constrain Fiduciary Duty to Narrow Class of Relationships

April 3, 2006: Forum Selection Clauses

March 31, 2006: Law is in Flux Over Internal Governance of Foreign Firms

March 28, 2006: Washington Communications Media Policy Update - March 28, 2006

March 17, 2006: Arbitrators Hearing Grievances Under The National Football League's Collective Bargaining Agreement Should Require Greivances To Be Timely Filed

March 10, 2006: How to Know When You're in Too Deep With the Feds

March 3, 2006: Supreme Court Report: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al. 125 S. Ct. 2764 (2005)

March 2, 2006: Money Matters

February 28, 2006: Washington Communications Media Policy - February 28, 2006

February 22, 2006: Contractual Duty to Defend Is Independent of Jury Findings

February 15, 2006: Fluidity of Test Factors Makes Trademark Cases Hard to Pin

February 10, 2006: Uncle Sam isn't in the express lane

January 31, 2006: Washington Communications Media Policy Update - January 31, 2006

January 30, 2006: Why Trust Justice To Amateurs?

January 27, 2006: Eight Things to Know Before a Contractor Goes Global

January 23, 2006: Immigration Woes in the Workplace

December 23, 2005: Deferred Compensation: Section 409A Action Steps for 2005

December 7, 2005: The Federal Circuit Cracks Down on DNA Inventions of Uncertain Utility: The Fisher Case

December 1, 2005: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Obstacles and Ironies in Dedicating Conservation Land in California, California Land Use Law Reporter

November 28, 2005: Trends in Real Estate and Title Insurance

November 21, 2005: Leveraged Transactions in Changing Terrain

October 25, 2005: Lawyer Sings Praises of His Practice: What a Wonderful World

October 7, 2005: Can this Business Marriage be Saved? Should It Be?

September 16, 2005: adbriefs - Fall 2005

September 14, 2005: Patent-Reform Bill Promises Changes to Transform Law

September 1, 2005: Domestic-Violence Victims Deserve Uniform Asylum Rules

August 25, 2005: Make Sure Contractual Limits On Liability Are Enforceable

August 16, 2005: It's Time to Establish a Deferred Compensation Insurance Plan

August 9, 2005: California Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law Book

July 20, 2005: Professionals Learn From 'Movitz' That Disclosure Rules Always Rule

July 18, 2005: Antitrust Attorneys Grapple with Impact of 'Booker'

July 18, 2005: Ride-through Revisited (Again) - The Strategic Use of the Ride-through Doctrine in the Post -Catapult Era

July 12, 2005: Supreme Court Gets Into Split Over Class-Action Arbitrations

June 30, 2005: Document Retention Policies Remain Crucial in Wake of Supreme Court’s Andersen Ruling

June 25, 2005: Message in Music Copyright Disputes: Move Over, Juries

June 24, 2005: GAO protests: Right and wrong ways to claim 'foul'

June 22, 2005: What Do The 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments Mean For The Healthcare Industry?

June 6, 2005: How To Protect Your Company From Employment Class Actions

June 1, 2005: He Said/She Said

May 17, 2005: New Transportation Fee Threatens to Cripple County's Commercial, Industrial Development

May 5, 2005: New Law Deters Abuse of Class Action Suits

May 4, 2005: The Top Five Excuses for Not Doing Pro Bono Work, and Why They're All Bad

April 30, 2005: Pharmaceutical Research Tool Patents: Value Hanging in the Balance

April 29, 2005: Electronic Storage and Signature of Forms I-9: Interim Guidelines Are Issued

April 27, 2005: Mocking Juries

April 27, 2005: Parry the Arbitrary

April 26, 2005: Unpaid Volunteers Are Not Employees Under The Fair Employment And Housing Act

April 21, 2005: Financing Government Contracts / Edition II - Part I

April 21, 2005: Financing Government Contracts / Edition II Part II

April 19, 2005: Intellectual Property As Collateral: What's Being Left On The Table

April 18, 2005: Whistleblower Protection Pitfalls

April 15, 2005: Case Tests Validity of Class Action Waiver in Arbitration

April 11, 2005: Supreme Court Opens Door For New Age Discrimination Claims

April 8, 2005: Help Is On The Way: The DLSE Publishes Modified Meal And Rest Period Regulations

April 1, 2005: Secure Your IP Rights For Data, Software

April 1, 2005: The Year in Review: Annual Construction Law Update

March 29, 2005: Bank Not Liable For Aiding And Abetting, Absent "Actual Knowledge Of The Underlying Wrong"

March 23, 2005: Incentives for Employees of Privately-Owned Businesses: The Three Rs

March 22, 2005: Conversion and Collocation: Viable Tools for Increasing Housing Supply, San Diego Daily Transcript

March 14, 2005: Scrutiny After the Fact

March 14, 2005: Selling Your Business: Flying Solo or Finding an Investment Banker

March 9, 2005: Timing Can Be Everything: Court Holds That Applicants May Set Forth a Claim Based Upon the Timing of a Pre-Employment Medical Examination

March 8, 2005: Employers Must Provide Public Records Uncovered During Investigations Into Employee's Wrongdoing Or Misconduct Within Reasonable Time

March 4, 2005: Class-Action Puts New Limits on Plaintiffs, Venue

March 4, 2005: Bankruptcy Considerations In Intellectual Property Licensing - Concerning The Unthinkable

March 3, 2005: Protecting Your Intellectual property, Vol. 1: Patents

March 1, 2005: California Court Holds That Employer May Charge Back Advanced Commissions When Agreed Upon Conditions Are Not Fulfilled

February 22, 2005: Have Redevelopment Agencies Gone Too Far Using the Power of Eminent Domain?

February 15, 2005: Rate "Lock In" Agreement Subject To Three-Day TILA Notice

February 10, 2005: Antitrust Review

February 9, 2005: New Employment Legislation for 2005

February 1, 2005: California Supreme Court Strikes Down Oakland's Predatory Lending Ordinance

January 31, 2005: The Must-Have Record: Board Meeting Minutes

January 21, 2005: Who's who in gov't contracting: A cast of characters

January 13, 2005: The Challenges of Infill Housing

January 7, 2005: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 3, No. 1

January 3, 2005: Bank's Failure to Deposit InterPleader Funds With Court Waives Claim for Attorney's Fees

January 1, 2005: Refining the Source of the Risk: Suspension and Debarment in the Post-Andersen Era

December 28, 2004: Yield Spread Premium Irrelevant For Purposes of Predatory Lending Law

December 15, 2004: When Does An Employee Suffer From A "Serious" Health Condition Under CFRA?

December 15, 2004: Absent Actual Knowledge Of An Inconsistency, Banks May Rely On Account Number Specified On An Incoming Wire Transfer

December 13, 2004: Termination For Fear Of Complaint Is Unlawful Retaliation

December 9, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 2 No. 12

December 7, 2004: adbriefs - Winter 2004

December 3, 2004: So, you want to be a government contractor?

December 3, 2004: $1000 Cap On Damages For TILA Violations (Personal Property Loans) Remains In Place

November 30, 2004: Responding to the CCFA Whistle at DOL

November 19, 2004: Tax Benefit Granted to Wrongful Discrimination Plaintiffs

November 17, 2004: Toss Suits Affected By Proposition 64

November 16, 2004: New Rules Governing Restaurant Improvements

November 16, 2004: OSHA Adopts Procedures for Whistleblower Complaints

November 15, 2004: Important New Rules For Deferred Compensation Arrangements

November 10, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 2 No. 11

November 1, 2004: Amendments To The Federal Sentencing Guidelines

October 29, 2004: Presentation Of Letter Of Credit Within Seven Days Not Necessarily "Reasonable"

October 29, 2004: New Tax Benefits Available for Film and Television Producers in the United States

October 28, 2004: Court Defines "Discharge" For Purposes of Waiting Time Penalties

October 20, 2004: Payroll Services Company Was Not Employer For Employment Tax Purposes

October 19, 2004: Employers Should Ensure Compliance With Election Requirements

October 14, 2004: Sheppard Mullin eVelopments Vol. 1, No. 2

October 7, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 2 No. 10

October 5, 2004: California Court of Appeal Faults Employer for Failing to Accommodate Religious Beliefs and Observances

October 4, 2004: New Legislation Requires Sexual Harassment Training For Supervisors

September 29, 2004: Statewide Listing of California Tiger Salamander As A Federal Endgangered Species Took Effect on September 3, 2004, Critical Habitat Proposed

September 29, 2004: Ninth Circuit Raises the Level of Protection Afforded to Critical Habitat

September 10, 2004: SB 1661: California's Paid Family Care Leave Law

September 10, 2004: Confronting Cartels Proactively

September 9, 2004: Retroactivity Of Third Party Harassment Law Questioned

September 7, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 2 No. 9

September 4, 2004: Information Technology: Giving Customers The Complete Picture

September 3, 2004: California Supreme Court Invalidates Use of Workers' Compensation Settlement to Release Non-Workers' Compensation Claims

September 1, 2004: Knowing "When to Hold Them and When To Fold Them": Negotiating The Fiduciary Challenges Facing Officers and Directors Post-Insolvency

August 26, 2004: California Supreme Court Decides Sav-On: No Change in Overtime Class Action Cases

August 25, 2004: Sheppard Mullin eVelopments August 2004

August 25, 2004: Unfair-Competition Law Reform May Encourage Class Actions

August 20, 2004: Employee Raiding and Unfair Competition: What Employers Need to Know

August 20, 2004: California Municipalities May Not Levy Taxes On Certain Companies Wholly-Owned By A Financial Corporation

August 19, 2004: Internet Litigation And The Battle To Protect Intellectual Property Rights

August 11, 2004: Additional Reporting Requirements On Form 8-K To Become Effective August 23, 2004

August 10, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review Vol. 2 No. 8

August 9, 2004: adbriefs - Spring 2004

August 6, 2004: Plaintiffs Can't Avoid Facing Anti-SLAPP Motions' Merits

August 5, 2004: Employers Successful in Revising So-Called "Sue Your Boss" Law

August 5, 2004: Major New ESA Decision Limits Mitigation the Services May Require

July 28, 2004: Is Your Patent Counsel’s Work Privileged?

July 27, 2004: Land Use and California Environmental Quality Act Update

July 20, 2004: At-Will Provisions Do Not Protect Employers From Fraud Claims

July 15, 2004: 2004 Labor and Employment Legal Update

July 13, 2004: News From The Courts

July 12, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2 No. 7

July 8, 2004: Consumer Protection Act Brings the Fight to Absentee Cybersquatters

July 6, 2004: Bank Not Entitled To Attorney's Fees In Pursuing Borrower For Waste

June 28, 2004: First District Makes It Harder For A Prevailing Defendant To Get Attorney's Fees Under CLRA

June 21, 2004: Non-Union Employees May No Longer Assert Weingarten Rights

June 16, 2004: Ellerth/ Faragher Affirmative Action Defense Extended to Claims for Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Terminations

June 9, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2 No. 6

June 1, 2004: An Employer's To Do List: A guide to keeping up with California's workplace laws

May 14, 2004: Bank Mergers: Dissenters - Do State Appraisal Statutes Apply?

May 11, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vo. 2 No. 5

May 11, 2004: 12 Steps to Preparing Your Company for Its Banking Needs

May 10, 2004: Real Estate - Tenant Estoppels

May 6, 2004: The Future of the Patriot Act

May 4, 2004: New Federal Anti-Spam Law, Will It Work?

April 30, 2004: All Employers Should Review Employee Classifications In Light Of New Overtime Regulations

April 26, 2004: OK To List Over-Limit Credit Card Charges Separately From "Finance Charges"

April 22, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2 No. 4

April 21, 2004: Speciality Metals and the Berry Amendment - Frankenstein's Monster and Bad Domestic Policy

April 16, 2004: One-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Claims By Depositors For Payment Of Forged Checks

April 9, 2004: OK For Non-California Institution To Tape Telephone Calls With California Residents

March 18, 2004: California Court of Appeals Highlights and Employer's Need to Have Valid and Enforceable Arbitration Agreements

March 12, 2004: Senior Housing Options

March 11, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2 No. 3

March 10, 2004: The New Federal Anti-Spam Act

March 3, 2004: The U.S. Department of Transportation Deregulates Computer Reservation Systems

February 26, 2004: United States Supreme Court Rejects Claim of "Reverse Age Discrimination"

February 12, 2004: Contractual Jury Waiver Clauses Ruled Unenforceable

February 10, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2, No. 2

January 13, 2004: New Legislation Expands Protections for Whistleblowers

January 9, 2004: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 2, No. 1

January 9, 2004: Contracts Prohibiting Solicitation of Customers Post-Employment In Jeopardy

December 15, 2003: Revisions to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Congress Addresses Empoyers' Concerns On Required Disclosure of Workplace Investigations

December 10, 2003: California Paid Family Leave - What You Need To Do As Of January 1, 2004

December 5, 2003: Employers "Do Not Rehire" Policy Upheld: Employee Terminated For Drug Policy Violation Need Not Be Rehired

December 5, 2003: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 1, No. 6

December 4, 2003: Price Scanner Accuracy Can Help You Avoid Significant Civil and Criminal Penalties

December 3, 2003: Liability Limitations For Anti-Terrorist Technologies Under the SAFETY Act

December 3, 2003: Bank's Credit Card Solicitations Not Eligible for Anti-SLAPP Protection

December 1, 2003: New California Anti-Spam Law Imposes Strict Technological Requirements

December 1, 2003: FTC ALJ Dismisses Standard Setting Complaint

December 1, 2003: Termination of an Employee for Lawful Off Duty Conduct - Is It Legal?

November 25, 2003: Sexual Harassment: California Supreme Court Reinforces Strict Liability Standard But Announces New Defense of "Avoidable Consequences"

November 21, 2003: Collective Bargaining Agreements Must Contain Clear and Unmistakeable Waivers of Employees' Rights to Sue

November 17, 2003: adbriefs - Fall 2003

November 17, 2003: California Tiger Salamander Not Threatened With Extinction

November 14, 2003: San Francisco Votes To Increase Minimum Wage to $8.50 Per Hour

November 13, 2003: Employees Have a Duty To Cooperate During the Interactive Process

November 7, 2003: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 1, No. 5

November 4, 2003: New Court Ruling Prompts Employers to Review Their Profitability-Based Bonus Plans

October 23, 2003: New Employer Liability for Customer Harassment of Employees

October 14, 2003: Senate Bill 796: Free Reign for Private Bounty-Hunter Suits

October 11, 2003: Governor Signs New Leave of Absence Law

October 9, 2003: The Korea Supply Decision: Monetary Relief Remedies Under the UCL

October 7, 2003: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 1, No. 4

October 6, 2003: The Ninth Circuit Overrules Itself: Employers May Now Use Mandatory Arbitration Agreements As A Condition of Employment

October 1, 2003: The Commission Strikes Back: The FTC Task Force Report on the State Action Doctrine

September 25, 2003: Practical Tips for Sharing Privileged Information with a Prospective Buyer without Waiving the Attorney-Client Privilege

September 15, 2003: Eleventh Circuit Holds "Reverse" Payments To Settle Infringement Litigation Under Hatch Waxman Not Per Se Illegal

September 8, 2003: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 1, No. 3

September 2, 2003: False Claims Act Suits Should Concern Defense Contractors

September 1, 2003: Intellectual Property/Antitrust Issues

August 6, 2003: Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Review, Vol. 1, No. 2

August 1, 2003: Practical Tips & Considerations For Subcontract Negotiations: A Subcontractor's Perspective

July 30, 2003: Positioning Your Company for Sale: The Use of Sale Event Bonuses or "Phantom Stock" to Motivate Your Key Employees

June 26, 2003: Companies Using Unsolicited E-Mail Must Be Careful to Avoid Spam Laws

June 16, 2003: California Employer Found Not Liable for Harassment by Nonemployee

June 13, 2003: Newsflash - "One-Year Limitation Under TILA (Usually) Starts Running When Loan Documents Are Signed

June 11, 2003: Supreme Court Opens Door To "Mixed-Motive" Discrimination Claims

June 5, 2003: Employment Application Class Action Alert

May 30, 2003: Ninth Circuit Curtails Enforceability of Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

May 28, 2003: California Antitrust and Unfair Competition Book

April 21, 2003: Diluting FTDA Claims: The Supreme Court Narrows The Federal Trademark Dilution Act, But By How Much?

April 1, 2003: False Claims Act

February 6, 2003: Loosening the Ties That Bind

January 6, 2003: The Internet May Take You Places To Defend A Lawsuit, But Not To California

November 4, 2002: New Disclosure Requirements Enacted For Publicly Traded Corporations Incorporated or Qualified To Do Business In California

November 1, 2002: The Enforcement of Residential Purchase Contracts

October 30, 2002: Mandatory Employment Arbitration Is Legal

October 19, 2002: New Construction Defect Legislation

October 10, 2002: California Breaks New Ground: Paid Family Care Leave

August 28, 2002: Million Dollar Verdicts! Why You Need to Know Who Owns the Copyright to the Construction Documents

July 17, 2002: Are Drug Addicts Disabled? Court Says Yes…And No

June 25, 2002: Supreme Court Rules That Employers Do Not Have To Provide Disabled Employees Jobs That Pose A Direct Threat To Their Health

June 8, 2002: Shift in Federal Court Jurisdiction Complicates Airport Development Litigation

May 21, 2002: Keeping Step with the USA Patriot Act

April 22, 2002: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Employment-Related Decisions

April 15, 2002: Yet More Paperwork? New Obligations for California Employers Performing Employee Background Checks

April 10, 2002: Abandonment of Contract: No Longer a Viable Claim Against a Public Entity

March 29, 2002: SEC Presses for Expanded MD&A Disclosure

March 27, 2002: U. S. Supreme Court Narrows Definition of “Disabled” Under ADA

March 18, 2002: Layoffs, Downsizing & RIFS: How To Do Them Right

March 13, 2002: Important Developments in Natural Resources and Land Use Law During 2001 - Part 2

March 13, 2002: Important Developments in Natural Resources and Land Use Law During 2001 - Part 1

March 8, 2002: WCAB Adopts Stunning Reversal of Position Regarding Health Insurance Obligations To Employees on Workers' Compensation Leave

February 15, 2002: Commercial Landlords/Business Operators Beware: Legislature Quadruples Statutory Damage Award Available For Violations Of ADA

February 1, 2002: Land Use and Natural Resources: Point of View

January 29, 2002: Impact of New Water Laws on Development in California

January 11, 2002: Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Settlement Hearing

January 1, 2002: Sheppard Mullin Unveils Mexico Practice Team

December 31, 2001: Sour Grapes: The Grape Vineyard Planting Industry Faces Heightened Scrutiny from Land Use Regulatory Agencies

December 21, 2001: New Court Decision On Section 7 Issues

December 10, 2001: Governor Signs New Park Measure

November 10, 2001: IWC Seeks to Clarify Uncertainty Regarding Salary Basis Rules

October 1, 2001: Oregon Ruling Casts Doubt on Threatened Status of California Salmon and Steelhead

September 24, 2001: Recent California Decision Highlights Uncertainty of Internet Law

September 21, 2001: Losing Employees to the Military: Employers' Obligations When Employees Leave to Serve in the Armed Forces

August 1, 2001: The Aguilar Case: Federal Law Comes To California

July 31, 2001: There's Good News and Bad News...Estate Tax Repeal and the New Tax Law

July 10, 2001: Labor Commission Rescinds Letter Addressing New Exemption Standards

June 13, 2001: Labor Commission Issues New Exemption Standards

May 10, 2001: The Structure of the California Coastal Commission

May 1, 2001: Coastal Development Permit Appeals: Surprise You've Got ESHA!

April 25, 2001: Clearing The Path To Arbitration

April 19, 2001: Ten Steps That Could Save Your Company

April 19, 2001: Humphrey Decision

March 15, 2001: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Narrows the Impact of Recent Court Decisions That Attempt to Limit Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

February 27, 2001: Another Setback for Non-Competition Clauses

January 19, 2001: New Hart-Scott-Rodino Legislation

January 10, 2001: Solid Waste Energy Of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps Of Engineers

January 9, 2001: What The State Giveth, The Feds Taketh Away

December 26, 2000: New Disability Law

November 1, 2000: If It's Done Right, You, Too, Can Be An At Will Employer

October 15, 2000: Temporary Employees Now Easier Targets For Unions

September 28, 2000: Family Doctor

September 27, 2000: Regulation FD and Amendments to Insider Trading Rules

September 26, 2000: Employment Arbitration Agreements Are Legal Again - For Now At Least

September 21, 2000: How Valid Are Electronic Signatures in E-Commerce Transactions?

September 11, 2000: Mandatory Arbitration of Statutory Employment Claims

August 21, 2000: You Lost At Trial, So What?

August 4, 2000: Employee Rights to Representation at Investigatory Interviews

June 26, 2000: Read My Mind - The Perils of Surfing the Web at Work

June 10, 2000: The Competitor Collaboration Guidelines: Old Wine in New Bottles

May 30, 2000: New Protections That Shift The Balance Toward Companies

May 15, 2000: Ten Tips To Reduce Your Legal Expenses

May 15, 2000: Class Action Alert!

April 17, 2000: Tenant Bankruptcies: What Commercial Landlords Need To Know

March 18, 2000: Keeping A Clean House

February 21, 2000: Is Your Independent Contractor Really An Employee?

January 10, 2000: Preserving The Record For Appeal: Top Ten Mistakes

December 13, 1999: Antitrust Considerations In Establishing Medical Provider Networks

December 11, 1999: California Labor Law in the Year 2000

November 11, 1999: Getting A Fair Shake

March 19, 1999: FCC Licenses and Insolvency

December 29, 1998: California Supreme Court Decision

November 10, 1998: The Microsoft Case - Exclusionary Innovention

September 10, 1998: Organic Certification Merits Careful Attention Under Impending Law

July 10, 1998: Substantive Requirements of the Endangered Species Act

June 10, 1998: Demystifying The Deregulation of Electricity in California

June 10, 1998: Litigation in the Year 2000 and Beyond -- What Lies Ahead?

July 10, 1997: Substantive Requirements of the Endangered Species Act

February 27, 1997: Competition Implications of the California Supreme Court Decision in ABC International Traders, Inc.

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