09.20.18
In response to the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to repeal the Open Internet Order, California lawmakers have taken matters into their own hands by passing a measure that would provide net neutrality in the state.
Following the issuance of 17 warning letters to the makers of e-cigarette and vaping liquids that resembled brands targeting children, the Food and Drug Administration announced the products are now off the market.
Settling false advertising charges, Goop has agreed to pay $145,000 in civil penalties and comply with a five-year injunction, the Orange County district attorney recently announced.
Last week, Hurricane Florence made landfall.
The California legislature did not slow down over the summer months, passing several employment-related bills and sending them to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for a signature.
09.18.18
09.13.18
At this ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 15, 2008, failure of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers, it’s time to take stock.
Offering a cautionary tale to banks, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve fined a national bank $8.6 million for the improper execution of residential mortgage-related documents while a 2011 Consent Order was in place.
At literally the 11th hour on August 31, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 1235 (SB 1235).
After months of public debate and negotiation on privacy, the California State Legislature wrapped up the 2017–18 legislative session with a consensus privacy measure following on the heels of June’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA, or the Act).