Today I appeared on AirTalk on KPCC to discuss the FTC’s new lawsuit against a company that tried to enforce a non-disparagement clause against consumers giving them bad ratings....
Many immigrants share the dream of achieving lawful permanent residency (or “LPR”) in the United States. There are limited means of getting LPR status: work visas, family visas, the visa lottery, or one of the unusual categories such as “T” (human trafficking victim) or “U”...
After more than a year of legal challenges and public criticism about the inadequacy and fairness of rules governing proceedings held in its administrative court, the SEC finally caved. But it doesn’t want it to appear that way. The recent announcement of its proposal to amend a number of substantive...
When Kim Davis, clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, got out of jail and went back to work, her first order of business was to announce publicly that while she’s not ordering her deputy clerks to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, she “want[s] the...
Recently universities have struggled to reexamine their obligations under the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Civil Rights’ “Dear Colleague Letter,” which emphasized that avoiding discrimination against women requires aggressive and effective responses to sexual assault on campus. Across the country, schools have tried to...
Please join Brown White & Osborn LLP in congratulating Jack B. Osborn in his new leadership role as Chair of the Conference of California Bar Associations. [caption id="attachment_192" align="alignnone" width="320"] Mr. Osborn at a CCBA meeting.[/caption] On October 9, 2015 attorneys from throughout California will gather in Anaheim for...
This month the CEO of United Airlines resigned amid allegations that United had attempted to curry favor with the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by running a regular flight from Newark to South Carolina so that the official, David Samson,...
“Don’t talk to law enforcement without consulting a lawyer” is simple advice. Anyone can follow it. Most of us understand why it’s a good idea. But too many people reject the advice because of a common and misplaced fear. It’s the fear that if they...
Practitioners and parties familiar with the SEC’s administrative proceedings avoid them whenever possible, preferring federal court. Recently such respondents have drawn hope from a spate of district court rulings suggesting that they may invoke constitutional grounds to have their administrative proceedings enjoined or re-routed to federal court....
Psychotherapists have a legal and ethical duty to plan for their incompetence or death. Lack of proper planning can easily lead to a negligence claim against the estate. Imagine the following scenario: David’s mother, Marian, was a licensed family therapist with an active practice who died suddenly...