07.20.12
At a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee in late June, “The Need for Privacy Protections: Is Self-Regulation Adequate?”, legislators debated the efficacy of the online advertising industry's self-regulatory regime.
07.18.12
In the short time following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Los Angeles Regional Office has been busy sending employers (including some community banks of which we are ...
07.16.12
Last Friday Manatt partner Ron Katz, the Chair of Manatt's Sports Law Practice Group, argued the case of Brown v. Electronic Arts before Judges Sidney Thomas and Jay Bybee of the Ninth Circuit and District Court Judge Gordon Quist sitting by designation.
07.12.12
Three data security failures in less than two years that caused millions of dollars in loss constituted a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the agency alleged in a new suit against Wyndham Worldwide Corporation.
Banks are vulnerable to seizures of customer assets by the U.S. Government.
Banks are vulnerable to seizures of customer assets by the U.S. Government. This article describes the law and procedure surrounding the U.S. government’s asset forfeiture mechanism, an enforcement tool being deployed more frequently in the context of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ...
07.06.12
In the social networking site’s latest legal news, Facebook has agreed to pay more than $20 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its “Sponsored Stories” ad feature.
07.05.12
Charter cities are not required to comply with California’s prevailing wage law with respect to construction contracts for public buildings, according to a July 2, 2012, California Supreme Court decision.
07.02.12
By virtue of legislative inaction, on June 30, 2012, Governor Brown's Reorganization Plan 2 (GRP 2) has been approved.
06.28.12
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision brings clarity to the future of health care reform and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).