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Bingham McCutchen LLP Los Angeles, CA Document Search Results (20) Show: results per page Sort by:  | State Water Resources Control Board Unanimously Adopts Low-Threat Case Closure Policy for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Sites
Colleen P. Doyle, Diana Pfeffer Martin, Jill C. Teraoka, Suedy Torabi; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 On May 1, 2012, the California State Water Resources Control Board (the “State Board”) voted unanimously to adopt a controversial Low-Threat Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) Case Closure Policy. This policy establishes criteria to determine when site closure is appropriate...
| | Changes to the Mandatory Notice for Non-Exempt New Hires
Jessica S. Boar, Debra L. Fischer; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 20, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 On January 19, 2012, we reported on the Wage Theft Prevention Act (“WTPA”), which requires California employers to provide non-exempt employees at the time of hire with specific information in a notice prescribed by the Department of Industrial Relations (”DIR”). Last week...
| | Standstills and No Shops: A Potentially Dangerous Mix
Stephen D. Alexander, Bartley C. Deamer, Mariam Tonya Javaheri, David K. Robbins, James J. Thompson; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 The Delaware Court of Chancery, in its recent ruling, In re Celera Corporation Shareholder Litigation C.A. No. 6304-VCP (March 23, 2012), addressed whether the flexibility intended to be provided by the customary “fiduciary out” clause in acquisition agreements was improperly limited by...
| | Brinker Decided at Last: California Employers Not Required To Be “Lunch Police”
Eileen O'Brien Cahill, Debra L. Fischer, Shannon S. Raj, James Severson; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 Eight years of litigation have finally resulted in a definitive ruling from the California Supreme Court that California employers need only provide employees with duty-free meal periods and rest breaks. They are not required to police them by ensuring that employees take their meal periods and...
| | Supreme Court Rejects “Endless Tolling” of §16(b)’s Two-Year Statute of Limitations
Susan L. Hoffman, Nicolette L. Young; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2012, previously published on March 30, 2012 On March 26, 2012, the United States Supreme Court held, in Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Simmonds, that an insider’s failure to file a disclosure statement under §16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 does not indefinitely toll the two-year statute of limitations for...
| | Another Circuit Holds That Parties Subject To A Consent Decree Are Limited To CERCLA § 113(f) Contribution Claims
Rick R. Rothman, Jill C. Teraoka; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 23, 2012, previously published on March 21, 2012 In a matter of first impression for the Eleventh Circuit, the court recently held that parties subject to a consent decree may not file claims for cost recovery under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Instead, they are limited to...
| | Delaware Chancery Court Refuses to Enjoin Mergers Despite Issues with Process
Stephen D. Alexander, Sara Rezvanpour, David K. Robbins; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 20, 2012 In two recent cases, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied plaintiffs' requests to enjoin shareholder votes on proposed mergers that the court found likely to have been tainted by breaches of fiduciary duties. Noting the absence of any competing suitors and the availability of monetary damages, the...
| | State Securities Regulator Temporarily Enjoined From Pursuing Restitution On Behalf Of Citizens Subject To Class Action Settlement
Michael D. Blanchard, Jennifer M. Sepic, Jeffrey M. Tebbs; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 16, 2012, previously published on February 15, 2012 The district court for the Northern District of Texas, presiding over a securities class action settlement involving Securities America, Inc. (“SAI”), entered a temporary restraining order on Feb. 13, 2012, enjoining the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from seeking...
| | California Appellate Court Clarifies Employer Reporting Time Pay and Split Shift Requirements in Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular
Jessica S. Boar, Wendy M. Lazerson, Nicolette L. Young; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2012, previously published on February 13, 2012 In an employer-friendly decision, the California Court of Appeal recently clarified the obligation of employers to pay “reporting time pay” and “split shift premiums.” In Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular, 2011 WL 6383963 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) the court held that employers are not...
| | California Business Judgment Rule Does Not Shield Corporate Officers From Personal Liability
Stephen D. Alexander, Daniel B. Erlikhman, James J. Thompson; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 A recent California district court ruling (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Matthew Perry, C.D. Cal., No. CV 11-5561 ODW (MRWx), December 13, 2011), refused to extend the protections of the California business judgment rule defense to the alleged negligent actions of the former Chief...
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