Perspectives

On October 8, 2024, the EPA proposed adding 16 individual and 15 categories of PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of...

In a recent decision in SEC v. Payward, Inc. (d/b/a “Kraken”), Judge Orrick of the Northern District of California denied Kraken's motion...

The Recorder had a great, candid article on senior attorneys and what Elizabeth Cabraser calls the “Biden effect.” Cabraser comments on...

On September 30, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed AB 2515 into law. Among other things, AB 2515 prohibits...

On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California SB 707 (the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024), which is the first...

This case serves as a good reminder that non-competes are not dead in the U.S. Despite the publicity around the FTC's ban on non-competes...

Make sure to read this fantastic article by my colleague Rebecca Stephens on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It includes helpful...

In the hearing on the appeal of the U.S. Copyright Office's refusal to register his AI-created artwork ("A Return to Paradise," a copy of...

When seeing similar trademarks or trade dress employed by a third party, companies often immediately react with a demand letter requiring...

There has been a recent increase in the number of Prop 65 60-Day Notices targeting diethanolamine in cosmetics.  Diethanolamine is...

In a closely watched case, the Second Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors'...

On September 5, 2024, EPA published a direct final rule delaying by eight months the one-time reporting required under TSCA section...