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Recent News and Articles

Congratulations to Our A&W Associates on Their New Positions
Congratulations to our A&W Associates on their new positions!As of August 16, Priscilla George is the new General District Counsel for the South Montebello Irrigation District, and Erika Murphy is the new Assistant District Counsel for the South Montebello...
Police Immunity Limited by Supreme Court
Government Code section 821.6, one of various immunities codified in the Government Claims Act, immunizes public employees from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding” within the scope of their employment,...
Warrant Needed to Tow for Unpaid Parking Tickets
COURT HOLDS SUCH TOWS WITHOUT A WARRANT ARE AN ILLEGAL SEIZURE UNDER CALIFORNIA AND UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONS  On July 21, 2023, in Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco, the California First District Court of Appeal found that San...
New FPPC Regulations Provide Guidance on Senate Bill No. 1439
SB 1439, adopted last year, extended the Levine Act’s (Gov. Code Section 84308) requirements to local elected officials. In short, SB 1439 now requires local elected officials (including members of city council, special district boards, and school district boards) to recuse...
Employer’s Not Liable for COVID-19 Spread to Employee Households
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court held in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks that when an employee contracts COVID-19 at work and then transmits the virus to their spouse, the non-employee spouse’s claim against the employer is not barred by the state’s...
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