Legal Alerts

July 21, 2014
Sacramento Trial Court Extends the Public Trust Doctrine to Limit Groundwater Extraction
Water Law
July 15, 2014
Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Scope of Endangered Species Act
Water Law
June 17, 2014
Supreme Court’s Ruling in Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co. Confirms That Private Companies May Sue Competitors For False and Deceptive Food and Beverage Labels
Food and Agriculture Law
June 16, 2014
California Minimum Wage Increases to $9
Employment Law
June 16, 2014
California Supreme Court Decision Expected this Summer Regarding Enforcement of Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
Employment Law
June 16, 2014
California Expands Paid Family Leave
Employment Law
June 1, 2014
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Law Claims Cut Offs for Contamination Damages
Environmental Law
May 29, 2014
Immediate Curtailment of Post-1914 Appropriative Water Rights
Water Law
May 23, 2014
Farm Lenders and Farming Organizations File Amicus Brief in Crucial Ninth Circuit Water Case
Food and Agriculture Law
May 13, 2014
DTSC’s Initial Priority Product List – Lessons Learned
Environmental Law
May 6, 2014
Orange County Trial Court Upholds Cadiz Valley Groundwater Project
Water Law
April 29, 2014
Watch for New Impacts from the Latest Environmental Justice Screening Tool
Environmental Law
April 21, 2014
Updated Water Supply Amounts for State and Federal Projects
Water Law
April 15, 2014
Warning! More Changes Ahead for California Proposition 65
Environmental Law
April 2014
State Water Board Adopts Industrial Storm Water General Permit: Prepare!
Water Quality Law
March 18, 2014
Court of Appeal Clarifies Limits on Pre-Condemnation Activities Without Condemnation Action
Water Law
March 2014
Governor Brown Signs Emergency Drought Legislation Into Law
Water Law
January 2014
Many Construction Contracts Continue to Violate 2013 Indemnity Law Changes
Construction Law
August 2013
Ninth Circuit Issues New Ruling in LA County Flood Control Case Contradictory To Its Own Earlier Rulings, Resulting in Compliance Uncertainty
Environmental Law
August 2013
State Water Board Solicits Comments on “Final Draft” Industrial Storm Water General Permit
Environmental Law