Taxation & Estate Planning

Community-based Water Development
I just returned from an International Water Training Conference hosted by EDGE Outreach in Indiana. It was a bit different from your standard conference: I actually learned to do something...

Election Results: Same-Sex Marriage in California
The final tally on California's Proposition 8 which would ban same-sex marriage is still not available. With 91% of the precincts reporting as of 7:59 a.m. EST today (November 5, 2008), the edge is going towards passage with 51...

Pipe Columbia River Water to the Colorado
Laura Dobbins of The Daily Independent of Ridgecrest, California reports on seven ideas for getting more water into the Colorado River basin. In a report paid for by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and presented to Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne and water managers from the 7 Western states that share the Colorado River, one idea particularly caught my attention: Undersea pipeline - This would carry fresh water to Southern California from the Columbia River.

Bong Water Blues
The two of us have been slaving over this blog, regularly producing substantive posts about cutting edge legal issues, for more than two years now.And what do we get called out for (by name) over at Above the Law this morning?The "bong water" case...

Summary Judgment in Favor of Fiji Water - "Bottled At the Source" Held Generic
On July 16, 2008, the Northern District of California dismissed on summary judgment a lawsuit brought by the company that manufactures, markets and sells Crystal Geyser bottled water (CG Roxane LLC) against Fiji Water Company LLC, Fiji Water Company Holdings...

Janet Rivera, Californias Terri Schiavo, Allowed to Receive Food and Water
LifeNews.com reports: “Twelve days after she was initially denied food and water, a California court ruled that Janet Rivera is entitled to the nutrition and hydration that a guardian [...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Veolia Water
allegedly overestimated water usage for residential customers.

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.

Chocolate Discharge
G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system.

Gaiam Water Bottles Containing BPA
Gaiam Bottles alleging water bottles contain BPA even though they were marketed as not containing Bisphenol A.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

SIGG Admits to Trace BPA in Metal Water Bottles
SIGG Admits to BPA in Metal Water Bottles