When a company gets sued in a product liability matter, one of the first questions clients often ask their lawyers is, “how long is this going to take?” There is not a simple answer because each product liability claim is unique. And since product liability cases are...
Many people think of environmental reporting issues or materials delays when construction projects are interrupted. However, among the most expensive obstacles are design mistakes. Designers work closely with architects and contractors to fill the spaces and provide...
Attorneys who practice environmental law must contend with a high degree of complexity while navigating several intricate, overlapping but sometimes conflicting, local and federal regulations. One of the most wide-reaching federal statutes, the Comprehensive...
Due to the tech sector’s reliance on data as a commodity, anxiety has been building among Silicon Valley cognoscenti regarding massive changes to privacy regulations under consideration by the newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency (CCPA). The situation has...
Truck accidents are costly for shipping companies because they often involve catastrophic injuries. The most effective strategy is a proactive one that allows you to push back aggressively against any claims filed against your company. First, you must determine which...
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a highly divisive piece of legislation. While it is an important law with the noble purpose of accounting for and evaluating environmental impacts, it forces builders to produce detailed environmental surveys for...
Recently, scientists have linked per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to an increase in liver disease. While scientists linked exposure to PFAS chemicals with a host of other health problems of concern, this report means that even more illnesses can potentially...
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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...
SACRAMENTO – Tuesday, May 17, 2022: EGHB Partners Jeremy D. Huie and Daniel E. Trowbridge achieved a favorable result for their client in an underinsured motorist arbitration. The claimant alleged he suffered an L3-4 disc herniation when his car was rear-ended, and...
BEVERLY HILLS – Monday, May 23, 2022: A Los Angeles jury delivered a defense verdict for Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum’s client, a forklift manufacturer, in Phase I of a bifurcated asbestos trial involving two defendants. The plaintiff was a 79-year-old male aluminum...