California’s environmental protections are one of the biggest hurdles you’ll likely have when preparing for your development projects. Once you’ve broken ground, you’re usually in good shape, but an unwelcome visitor can stop everything. When an endangered species...
Pregnancy discrimination is a serious matter and discussions surrounding pregnant employees can have high stakes. Pregnancy disability leave is a probable topic in any workplace that, if handled improperly, can be the catalyst for a discrimination claim. Pregnancy...
As a commercial real estate developer, you probably have a lot of experience with people fighting your projects. One of the most common types of difficulty is with a person called a NIMBY. NIMBY is an acronym for "not in my back yard," and it tends to describe a...
While in legal circles, mass tort and class action are seen as more or less interchangeable; there are important distinctions between them. The main distinction is that mass torts are several individual lawsuits against a company, whereas a class action is one...
Formerly situated in the realm of science fiction, self-driving cars will soon become part of our everyday lives. Automated vehicles and the systems they run on should theoretically make car travel safer and more efficient. But before that can happen, automakers need...
Last month, in Chamber of Commerce of the U.S., et al. v. Bonta, et al. the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a key portion of California’s AB 51 based upon pre-emption by the Federal Arbitration Act. Among other things, AB 51 made it unlawful for employers...
Companies facing discrimination claims must contend with unique challenges. Continuing to manage an employee who filed a claim is one of the most difficult paths to navigate, especially when it comes to mitigating the risk of further legal action such as retaliation...
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 18, 2023 -- Equity partner Erin K. Poppler has joined the National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) as a Co-Chair of the organization’s Women in Environmental & Energy Law Affinity Group. Poppler will bring to her role at...
On November 10, 2022 a jury awarded a defense verdict to EGHB’s client, Domino’s Pizza, LLC and So-Cal Dominoids, Inc. in the personal injury case Thomas v. Heys. By effectively distilling the complex scientific, mechanical, and medical issues involved in this...
Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum Among 43 U.S.-Based Firms Recognized for Strong Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) San Francisco, Ca. and Arlington, Va. (August 11, 2022) — Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum (“EGHB”) has been named to Bloomberg Law’s second...
The 2022 Super Lawyers list features Noel Edlin, Jeremy D. Huie, and Fred M. Blum. Edlin has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer in Environmental Litigation every year since 2006. Huie was designated a Rising Star from 2009-2012, and as a Northern...
EGHB partner Erin K. Poppler spoke with SF Examiner reporter Benjamin Schneider about how CEQA is delaying a Whole Foods development at Masonic and Geary in San Francisco. Read more
Law school primarily prepares lawyers for the practice of law. But leading or starting a law firm requires so much more than that. It requires the entrepreneurial skills that any CEO would need to run a business; How to manage personnel, how to hire and fire, how to...