Effective January 1, 2016, the California Legislature equalized the treatment of expert witness costs that can be awarded to litigants under California’s Code of Civil Procedure Section 998. Section 998 is a mechanism...
March 17, 2016
An Offer You Cannot Refuse? Applying Costs Equally to Plaintiffs and Defendants
March 11, 2016
FDA Issues Final Guidance Regarding Reducing Acrylamide in Certain Foods
On Thursday, March 10, 2016, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance regarding steps that growers, manufacturers, and food service operators in the food industry can take to help reduce...
February 20, 2016
Daily Journal Features Walsworth Defense Win in Top Verdicts Special Report
Walsworth attorneys included on the Daily Journal’s Top Defense Results for 2015, as reported in the Feb. 18 special report. Orange County partners Nicholas A. Cipiti and Thomas G. Scully and Los Angeles partners Karen M....
February 11, 2016
Supreme Court Grants Stay of Obama’s Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, granted stay of implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at existing power plants by approximately one-third by 2030,...
January 25, 2016
DOI’s Proposed Updates to the Venting and Flaring Rule
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed its update to its venting and flaring rule on natural gas emissions regulations for oil and gas operations on public and Native American lands, taking a...