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Supreme Court Declares Limited Scope of State Marijuana Laws
Carl L. Fessenden, May 15, 2013
On Tuesday afternoon, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient Health and Wellness Center. In that case, Inland challenged the City of Riverside’s ability to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Broadly, Inland argued that the state...

Handheld Use of a Cell Phone to Obtain Directions Violates California Vehicle Code Section 23123
Charles Caraway,Michael W. Pott, May 6, 2013
By now, most everyone is aware that it is illegal to drive while talking on a cell phone unless the phone is configured to allow hands-free use and is used in that manner. This is set forth in California Vehicle Code section 23123. However, cell phones today are capable of far more than simply...

Court Rules That Information-Regardless of Timing-Is Key to the Reasonableness of a C.C.P. Section 998 Offer to Compromise
Lindsay A. Goulding,Colleen R. Howard,David A. Melton, April 2, 2013
California’s Second District Court of Appeals held on January 15, 2013 that a plaintiff’s offer to compromise pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 998 was reasonable, and thus in good faith, despite being made only two months after the defendant appeared in the case. The Court in...