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Governor Brown Extends The Enforcement Power of Board of Registered Nursing
On October 1st, the Governor extended the power of the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) to regulate the practice of Nursing to January 1, 2018 when it will be repealed if a new law is not enacted. The previous sunset law permitted the BRN to impose disciplinary action, and to grant or deny applicants a … Read More
New California Law For Traffic Fines
Governor Brown just signed new legislation providing relief for traffic fines in California. The law is operative beginning October 1, 2015 and runs through March 31, 2017. The goal is to help those who receive a traffic ticket from facing not only large fines, but assessments as well. For example, if you receive a$100 ticket, … Read More
Is a University Liable for Violence on the Campus?
The California Court of Appeals was scheduled to hear oral argument on Friday, August 7, 2015 in a case filed in 2010 by Katherine Rosen against her attacker and UCLA, which is governed by the Regents of the University of California; at the time she was a UCLA student who was stabbed and had her … Read More
Women in the Legal System – As a Judge or Judged as a Lawyer
In a recent study published on June 10, 2015, in the Social Science Research Network, the authors look at the significance of male and female participants as judges and litigants in the legal system. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2616502 The authors noted they evaluated empirical data to determine to what extent a male or a female lawyer obtained a … Read More
What To Do If You Get A Call or Letter From The Government?
If you receive a telephone call or a letter from the Government, it is extremely important that you obtain experienced legal counsel at once. It may be possible to “nip it in the bud” during the pre-file and/or investigative stage. This is why it’s so important to seek legal advice in the early stages of … Read More
Are Contractual Jury Trial Waivers Valid?
On April 16, 2015, in the case of County of Orange vs. Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. et al, Case #14-72343, the United States Court of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit granted a Petition For Writ of Mandamus from the U.S. District Court (Southern District), and in the facts of this case held unenforceable a jury … Read More
Intoxicated Passenger Unable to Collect from Taxi Service
A taxi company and its driver were sued for wrongful death (negligence) when a passenger who was intoxicated exited the cab, and then within a half an hour walked into heavy traffic and was killed by a drunk driver. On March 11, 2015, a Santa Barbara Court jury concluded the decedent’s mother could not collect … Read More
State Board License Diversion Program
A Diversion Program is intended to provide an alternative for a professional who is licensed in the State of California when there is evidence of a substance abuse and/or impairment due to a mental illness who would otherwise be charged with wrongdoing . One should not be embarrassed by what may appear to be a … Read More
If You Have a Professional License, When Should You Obtain Legal Advice?
If you receive a Citation or Notice of Violation for a crime and/or are arrested, you need to obtain legal advice immediately. Moreover, your concerns are far greater than your driver’s license. When you have a professional or occupational license, your career is at stake. Not only would it be reasonable to worry about losing … Read More
Unintended Consequences of Criminal Offenders Being Transferred from State Prison to County Jail
The growing population of over 150,000 inmates in state prisons in California has exceeded the level the U.S. Supreme Court opined in 2011 is permissible. There has been litigation in Federal Court to obtain a more speedy reduction of the state prison population, and a new law has been enacted as a result of the … Read More