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MedMen, a major marijuana industry operator in California with 1,243 employees, faces a lawsuit by its former chief financial officer, the L.A. Times reports. “As California’s marijuana industry works to project an image of mainstream respectability, one of… Read More
by Sara Corcoran, Courts Monitor Publisher (Originally published in CityWatch LA on 3/14/19) On February 11, L. Lin Wood, an Atlanta based lawyer, filed a complaint in conjunction with Kentucky based lawyer, Todd McMurtry, in the Eastern District… Read More
Pacific Gas and Electric Corp has filed for bankruptcy, a legal proceeding that could deny forest fire victims compensation. “California’s largest utility, facing up to $30 billion in potential liability for recent California wildfires, filed for Chapter 11… Read More
California has found itself in a legal standoff against the federal government and Trump administration over a variety of issues, but one could affect union workers who want to decline union membership. “California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed… Read More
The Iowa Supreme Court has raised concerns about the way cities administer traffic cams, noting that tickets represent municipal fines which require court proceedings, not simply administrative action. “The point is that the ticket is not just a… Read More
