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On September 26, 2012 the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois awarded the National Rifle Association (NRA) $125,000 to reimburse it for attorney’s fees spent winning a lawsuit against the City of Chicago over a Chicago firearm ordinance on behalf of NRA member Shawn Gowder.  In striking down the law, the Court held that...

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by Tamara Rider The Cost of Ambiguity. Upon hiring a new employee, it is a common practice for most employers to provide the new employee with an employee handbook stating the general policies and procedures of the employer.  Sometimes employers will have an arbitration clause within the employee handbook, and thereby attempt to impose binding arbitration on the...

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On August 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois awarded over 1.3 million dollars to the National Rifle Association (NRA) to reimburse it for attorneys’ fees for the legal work NRA’s lawyers did in the cases of National Rifle Association v. City of Chicago and National Rifle Association v. Village of Oak...

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C.D. "Chuck" Michel, whose Long Beach law firm handles litigation in a wide variety of areas, including firearms law, will return to KFOK Community Radio 95.1 FM to discuss gun control with "All About Guns" host Pat Leeds on Wednesday, Nov. 7, noon-1 pm. KFOK also streams online at www.kfok.org. Michel represents clients such as the National Rifle...

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On October 10, 2012, several amicus briefs were filed in support of the CRPA Foundation and other plaintiffs in the state’s appeal of its loss in Parker v. California.Handled by the lawyers at Michel & Associates, P.C., the Parker case is the successful CRPA Foundation challenge to the controversial ammunition regulations enacted by Assembly Bill 962 ("AB 962")....

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%excerpt% Read more from the original source: NWTF Habitat Project to Support Wild Turkey Populations

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Land Use Disputes Can Put Cities On Shaky Ground - Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2012

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by Tamara Rider In an important ruling for landlords, the California Court of Appeal held that where a landlord provides athletic or recreational facilities to its residents and their guests, landlords can utilize certain provisions within their lease agreements which waive the landlord’s liability for injuries sustained during a tenant’s use of such facilities. Lewis Operating Corporation v....

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Striking the proper balance between employee privacy and public transparency is often difficult, particularly when a governmental employee faces allegations of workplace misconduct. This issue was recently addressed in the case of Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Marken confirms that reverse-California Public Records Act actions are available to protect governmental employees who believe that their private...

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%excerpt% Here is the original post: NWTF CEO George Thornton Reappointed to Influential Federal Advisory Council