California Corporate & Securities Law

A new California law governing "coerced debt" will soon be taking effect.  This legislation, 2022 Cal. Stats. ch.  989, defines a "coerced debt" as a:

One of the more unusual bills enacted by the legislature this year concerns the use of "creative expression" in criminal proceedings.  AB 2799 (Jones-Sawyer) defines "creative expression" as the "expression or application of creativity or...

Three millennia ago, the Egyptians began the practice of treating disease by the letting of blood.  Bloodletting became an accepted practice worldwide.  King Charles II and George Washington both endured bloodlettings.  In the 1800s, Dr. Hughes Bennett...

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 2269 (Grayson) which would have created a "Digital Financial Assets Law" to be administered by the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation.  The Governor in his veto message asserted that it would...

A California bill, AB 2098 (Low), appears to be moving towards passage in the next two weeks. The bill would make the spreading of misinformation, as defined, or disinformation related to COVID-19, including false or misleading information regarding...

As the current California legislative biennium enters its closing weeks, SB 260 (Wiener & Stern) is moving forward despite strong opposition from business groups.  As has been previously noted in this space, the bill would require any U.S.-based...

Followers of this post will know that the California legislature operates on a biennium.  This biennium will end at the end of the month.  Here is how the final month of the current biennium lays out:

On Monday,  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green heard arguments on opposing motions for summary judgment in a case challenging the constitutionality of AB 979.  Crest v. Padilla, L.A. Super. Ct. Case No. 20STCV37513. Enacted in 2020, AB 979...

“It’s a mercy that time runs in one direction only, that we see the past but darkly and the future not at all.”¹