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Pending Lawsuits for 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a backlog of trials, some initially scheduled to be heard over two years ago. This year there is anticipated resolution of long-awaited civil and criminal cases. Below are some of the highlights of some of these lawsuits. Ongoing Oracle and HP Suit Oracle sued HPE as far back as 2016 for its involvement with Terix,…

Landfills are the third-largest source of methane, but SB 1383 plans to change that. To reduce methane emissions in California, SB 1383  Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016, was passed in September 2016 and goes into effect on January 1, 2022. The purpose of this new legislation is “to reduce organic waste disposal by 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025 and rescue people to…

With worsening deforestation and fires, California fire prevention bills are urgently needed. Over the last decade, California residents have grown accustomed to fire warnings and evacuations. Climate change, drought, and heatwaves make California more susceptible to forest fires. While these fires can occur for various reasons, dried vegetation and lightning attacks are the most common starters. Due to extreme dry seasons and fire suppression, forest fires in California spread fast and are…

There are multiple ways to clean your record, whether you have an infraction, misdemeanor, or felony.There are multiple ways to clean your record, depending on the type of conviction. For infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies, applicants must not have any pending cases and cannot be on probation or parole at the time of their petition. For infractions,…