California Corporate & Securities Law

I have seen the line "Independence now, independence forever!" attributed to Daniel Webster but I have been unable to locate the line in any of the texts cited as the source.  I have also seen a longer quotation attributed to John Adams:

In California's continuing war on businesses, a legislator recently introduced a bill to enact the "Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025", AB 1243 (Addis). This bill would establish the a program to be administered by the California...

On Monday, Delaware State Senator Bryan Townsend introduced Senate Bill 21 which would, among other things, statutorily define "controlling stockholder" and substantially change the rules governing the "cleansing" of controlling stockholder...

Recently, UCLA Professor Stephen Bainbridge posted this critique of California's climate disclosure laws - SB 253 and SB 261.  Readers of this blog will recall that SB 253 requires "reporting entities" to disclose Scope 1, 2 & 3 greenhouse gas...

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump remarked that he is "thinking in terms of 25%" tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada". A tariff is a tax levied upon imported goods. When goods enter the United States, they are classified and...

As discussed in yesterday's post, California's sloppily drafted anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by either the President of the United States or the Governor. Immediately...

On January 7, 2025, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to the fire in the Pacific Palisades and windstorm. This proclamation triggered price the application of California Penal Code Section 396,...

California legislators are introducing the first bills in the current biennium.  One of these bills, AB 83 (Pacheco), would add an entirely new division to the California Financial Code. This new division would consist of a single section and this...