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Latest News in California

  • July 28, 2026

    Calif. Warns SEC Against Preempting State REIT Registration

    California is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission not to adopt a proposal that could free certain real estate investment trusts and business development companies from registering with the states, saying it could leave retirees and the elderly vulnerable to fraud.

  • July 28, 2026

    Colo. Sports Complex Owner Files Ch. 11 With $100M+ Debt

    Future Legends LLC, the owner of a sports complex in Colorado, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California with $100 million to $500 million in liabilities following legal battles with a local government, its lenders and the second-division U.S. men's soccer league, according to court filings.

  • July 28, 2026

    Wash. Panel Upholds DoorDash's $14.5M Insurance Penalty

    DoorDash must pay $14.5 million in taxes and penalties for failing to pay its Dashers industrial insurance premiums each quarter from 2017 to 2019, Washington appellate judges ruled Tuesday, finding the Dashers were covered workers under state law since their personal labor was the essence of their contracts.

  • July 28, 2026

    Penske Accused Of Scheming To Buy Golden Globes

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association sued Penske Media Corp. in California federal court Tuesday, accusing the company and owner Jay Penske of orchestrating a scheme to fraudulently acquire the Golden Globe Awards as part of a bid to dominate the market.

  • July 28, 2026

    Qualified Immunity Bill's Reach Goes Beyond Federal Officers

    The federal Qualified Immunity Abolition Act, introduced earlier this year and described by the bill sponsors as a federal-officer measure, would in actuality reach the entire universe of Section 1983 defendants, a distinction that matters as much to defense counsel as to plaintiffs, says attorney V. James DeSimone.

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