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04/30/2020

Read the latest blog entry regarding the constitutionality of extending the statute of limitations for prosecutors to file criminal charges amid the government's response to COVID-19 by M. Gordon.

Here on the Brown White & Osborn LLP Blog, we’ve covered many of the emergency steps that different branches of government have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  In several jurisdic…

04/09/2020

California has enacted $0 bail for most nonviolent offenders. Read Ken White's latest on this most recent development:

“California has enacted $0 bail for most nonviolent offenders. Read Ken White's latest on this most recent development: https://t.co/SLNdCdFhtV”

04/06/2020

Most of us procrastinate thinking about estate planning.  Something else always seems more urgent.  But now we are under an order by the governor to shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 p…

04/03/2020

In between your social and professional zoom conferences today, take a moment to read Dalmacio V. Posadas, Jr.'s latest write-up on Zoom, Confidentiality, and Attorney-Client Privilege.

In the last two weeks, Zoom has abruptly rescued many of us from social isolation by providing a relatively easy to use web-based video platform that facilitates digital face-to-face interaction.[1…

04/03/2020

If you haven't already, take the time to review your contract. Pay particularly close attention to the force majeure clause and its specific language. In a recent blog post, Dalmacio V. Posadas, Jr. discusses force majeure clauses and COVID-19's implications on the entertainment industry.

A performance contract is a written agreement—entered into between a performer like Billie Eilish or Donald Glover and a production company or event presenter like Live Nation or AEG—for a performa…

04/03/2020

Please read a recent blog post by Atoosa Esmali and Andrew Beechko regarding COVID-19's effect on the Federal Family Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave.

Most employers are familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act (the “FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.. Pursuant to FMLA, an eligible employee is entitled to take unpaid leave for up to 12 week…

02/13/2018

BWO Partner Ken White On Fox News @ Night Regarding Special Counsel Investigation

BWO Partner Ken White appeared on Fox News @ Night With Shannon Bream last week to discuss why targets of investigations – in this case, the President of the United States – should be extremely war…

02/09/2018

BWO Partner Caleb Mason is in the LA Times on why Steve Bannon can’t claim executive privilege, and why the White House hasn’t claimed it.

02/08/2018

BWO Partner Ken White Published In Reason Magazine

BWO Partner Ken White, who is a Contributing Editor at Reason Magazine, has a new article published there explaining the perils of voluntary discussions with federal investigators.

08/18/2017

BWO is looking for a civil litigation associate -- someone with strong writing skills and substantive experience -- with 2 - 6 years experience in Los Angeles.

02/16/2017

Brown White & Osborn LLP announces $3.7 million settlement of First Amendment retaliation claim on behalf of Downey firefighters

Today Brown White & Osborn LLP announced a $3,700,000 settlement in a Section 1983 lawsuit it brought on behalf of the Downey Firemen’s Association and 14 firefighters against the City of Downe…

01/26/2017

BWO Partner Ken White has an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times about the Trump Defense to defamation. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-white-trump-defamation-proof-20170126-story.html

Around the proverbial water cooler, 1st Amendment lawyers enjoy a classic thought exercise: Can a plaintiff be libel-proof? Put another way, can your reputation be so terrible that as a matter of law, you can’t be defamed? The past year has popularized the flip side of that question: Can someone be…