SB 1186 was a widely publicized effort by the California Legislature to rein in Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) lawsuit abuse in 2012. ADA lawsuit abuse has been the scourge of small business owners throughout California for many years. Businesses in the Sacramento area have been especially hard-hit. Professional litigants such as Scott Johnson file […]
Those we lost in 2013
We lost some legends this year. Bill Munnell was a member of the Cold War-era Assembly Doomsday Committee. Newt Russell was one of the very last legislators who set such a high value on following the Legislature’s rules that he wouldn’t allow them to be broken in the name of expediency. Nick Petris authored the […]
Emmerson Resignation
The anticipated resignation of Senator Emmerson will change some of the recently compiled resignation statistics. These statistics will be accurate after December 1st. The 2013-14 Session has seen the most Assembly resignations since 1966. Emmerson’s resignation brings the total number of Senate resignations to five, making 2013 the Senate’s most resignation-heavy year in the past […]
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