Tag: CalChamber in Court
U.S. Court Invalidates Anti-Arbitration Law
A ruling last week by U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller halted enforcement of and invalidated in full an anti-arbitration law identified by the...
Anti-Arbitration Lawsuit Update
As Alert went to print this week, a U.S. District Court judge was scheduled to hear arguments on whether to permanently stop a new...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Challenges Anti-Arbitration Law in U.S. District Court
A coalition of businesses led by the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on December 6 to stop a new California law that...
State Supreme Court Ruling Protects Employers, Preserves Workers’ Comp Exclusivity
The California Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of employers, finding that an employee’s tort claims against a doctor who reviewed workers’ compensation cases...
California Court of Appeal Upholds Lead Safe Harbor Under Proposition 65
The legal fight over the validity of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) “safe harbor” for lead may finally be over for...
California Supreme Court Adopts New Test for Deciding Independent Contractor Status
The California Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated decision on which test should be applied when determining whether an individual is an employee or...
Timely Economic Analysis of Major Regs Upheld in Unanimous Appeal Court Ruling
State agencies must take seriously the requirement to conduct a timely, accurate economic analysis of major regulations, according to a just-released opinion by the...
Swift Action Needed in Prop. 65 Case to Avert Disruption in Multiple Sectors
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Fifth District Court of Appeal to expedite its decision and reverse the erroneous listing of a...
CalChamber Appeals Court Decision Upholding Cap-and-Trade Revenues
The California Chamber of Commerce this week petitioned the California Supreme Court to review the split decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal...
Split Appeals Court Decision Upholds Cap-and-Trade Revenues
In a 2-1 ruling, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has upheld the state’s practice of auctioning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances to raise...
