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As you finalize your business plans and secure proper permits and licensing, it’s important to consider your company’s environmental impact. If you use or dispose of chemical or hazardous waste, then you might need to fill out a request for another permit. There are both state and federal regulations on hazardous waste. When companies don’t […]
As a business owner, you rely on your insurance policy to protect both your business and your employees. While your insurance company has a duty to you as a policyholder, though, they may not always uphold their end of the agreement. This failure to uphold their obligations to you can impact your business’s profits and […]
Facing a lawsuit against the company that you’ve worked so hard to build can be a challenge, especially if you’ve never been in this position before. It’s imperative that you take the time to learn what steps you need to take now that you’re in this position. One of the top priorities now is to […]
Environmental awareness encompasses many different things, but it is generally just a term that refers to the knowledge that the public has about environmental dangers, steps to take to avoid harming the environment, and the ramifications of failing to do so. Now, you can certainly find many examples of a lack of environmental awareness or […]
Proposition 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is designed to protect the state’s drinking water from contamination from chemicals that are known to lead to birth defects, cancer or other kinds of reproductive harm. Businesses are required to let Californians know if they have been exposed to those chemicals. […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a letter to the state where it threatens to cut federal transportation funding because the state has not filed timely pollution control plans. The letter sent by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to the state’s top air quality regulator, claims that the state allowed 130 inactive smog reduction plans to […]
Businesses that purchase insurance expect that they will reap these benefits when they need them, as long as those are in line with the policy. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the way that the situation will work out. There are times when insurance companies won’t operate in good faith, which means that the businesses might not […]
On May 3, 2018, the Fourth Appellate District upheld the trial court’s judgment in the Williams v. Moulton Niguel Water Dist., 22 Cal. App. 5th 1198 (2018) pipe corrosion cases. Matt McMillan represented Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (“MWD”) in a bifurcated bench trial and prevailed on MWD’s defense that the plaintiffs’ claims were […]
With literally hundreds, if not thousands, of Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) notices going out to cannabis growers, suppliers and businesses, many of the recipients of these notices are struggling with how to respond. The notices typically provide for a 60-day response period and threaten litigation. One of the individuals that has been sending many of […]
Thousands of cannabis companies, suppliers and manufacturers have been recently served with Proposition 65 (also referred to a “Prop 65”) notices. Historically, Prop 65 resulted in literally thousands if not tens of thousands of lawsuits against many different businesses and food supplies. Typically, a law firm would find a lead “plaintiff” who was ostensibly a […]