Diversity, equity and inclusion has gained substantial traction as a major business and social initiative in the past decade. Organizations committed to the goal of creating more diverse and inclusive workspaces range from private businesses to institutes of higher education to non-profit foundations and engage in a wide array of business activities such as technology,…
Tag: California
California Consumer Privacy Act Highlights Need for Federal Data Privacy Regulations
The increasing scale of the digital economy has led to major concerns over consumers’ online privacy. As the quantity of personal data on the internet has ballooned, governments and regulators have struggled to keep up with the fast-moving technology industry. There have been concerns over both inappropriate data usage and corporate data breaches.1 Responding to…
California Climate Lawsuit Highlights Risks of an Overzealous Litigation Strategy
Stating exaggerated claims at the beginning of a lawsuit can be a standard practice in litigation; however, a recent climate change lawsuit filed by seven California municipalities should remind litigators that unsupported exaggerations can cause collateral damage. The essence of the cities’ case is a public nuisance claim filed in California state court against several…
California’s Proposition 65 and the Danger of Over-regulation
During the week of March 26, 2018, California announced that coffee shops are required to post warnings that the coffee customers are drinking may cause cancer.1 Such warnings are common in California thanks to Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”)—a thirty-year old California law mandating businesses to post cancer warnings if they sell products that contain substances…
Navigating the Quasi-California Corporations Statute
It has long been safe to assume that a corporation will be governed by the laws of the state in which it is incorporated. However, businesses and corporate practitioners should be aware that this is not universally true. Section 2115 of California’s Corporations Code (hereinafter “Code”) subjects foreign corporations to California corporate law if they…