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Hiring is hard. PEOs and staffing agencies can provide quick access to talent, and possibly streamline HR functions. However, using either type of service does not come without risk. Join Weintraub Tobin’s Labor & Employment Group attorneys Lizbeth “Beth” West and Talia Delanoy, as they discuss some of the pros and cons of working with PEOs and staffing agencies.
Published: February 11, 2026
Disney+ is moving forward with its live-action adaptation of Eragon, the first book in Christopher Paolini’s bestselling Inheritance Cycle fantasy series, firming up its creative team as the project advances in development. The series is being produced by 20th Television, following competitive interest in Paolini’s YA fantasy universe.
Todd Harthan has been tapped to co-create the series alongside Paolini, with Harthan and Todd Helbing set to serve as co-showrunners. Marc Webb has also joined the project as an executive producer. A writers room for Eragon opened late last year and is currently underway. Paolini will be closely involved in the adaptation as a co-creator and executive producer. The project encompasses the full Inheritance Cycle book series, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.
Christopher Paolini is represented by Weintraub Tobin Partner Matt Sugarman.
For more on Disney+’s development of Eragon, please see the full article on Deadline Hollywood.
Published: February 10, 2026
In this episode of California Employment News, we break down AB 692, a law that places significant limits on so called “stay or pay” provisions in contracts between employers and workers in California. Weintraub Tobin attorneys Shauna Correia, Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment group, and associate, John Slavik, cover:
On February 10th, the First Generation Advocates Student Board (FGASB) at UC Davis School of Law will host FGASB Culture Week, a series of events focused on supporting and celebrating first-generation law students. Weintraub Tobin attorney Devinn Martin, a first-generation college graduate and attorney, will participate as a panelist, sharing insight and perspective on navigating the legal profession and working in private practice while fostering community, mentorship, and inclusion.
Published: February 6, 2026
California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part One of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley breaks down California’s new CCPA regulations governing Automated Decision Making Technology, or ADMT. This episode explains how the amended rules go beyond data collection and sharing to regulate how businesses use algorithms, artificial intelligence, and automated tools to make decisions about people.
In this episode, they cover:
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to share that shareholder Lily Harris and associate Madeline Giles will host a webinar on behalf of the Silicon Valley Bar Association on February 11th, 2026. The webinar, titled “The Undiscovered Country: Discovery Practice in Trust and Estate Litigation” will provide an overview of discovery practice as encountered in trust and estate litigation.
Published: February 5, 2026
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Mark E. Ellinghouse
Real Estate Legal Updates
In the balance of power between landlords and tenants, the risk of default is usually higher for the tenant. While many landlords have accrued wealth and invested in low-risk assets, many tenants are embarking on a new business venture with the hopes of starting the next billion-dollar enterprise. Conventional wisdom holds that 9 out of every 10 of these ventures will fail. Commercial leases reflect this imbalance, providing a laundry-list of protections for the landlord to address a potential tenant default without giving as much attention to the risk of a landlord default.
Published: February 5, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce the appointment of shareholders Christopher Anderson as Chair and Justin Borrowdale as Vice-Chair of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group.
Christopher (Chris) is a shareholder and accomplished transactional corporate and healthcare attorney based in the Firm’s Sacramento office. His practice focuses on business transactional matters, with particular emphasis on corporate and healthcare-related clients, healthcare regulatory advice, and complex healthcare mergers & acquisitions. He represents a broad range of clients, including private equity-backed healthcare management companies, ambulatory surgery center development companies, physician practices, hospitals, medical foundations, independent practice associations, clinical laboratories, healthcare technology companies, and telemedicine providers.
Published: February 4, 2026
Apple TV has secured the screen rights to Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, two highly sought-after fantasy book series from bestselling author and Weintraub Tobin client Brandon Sanderson, for development across film and television. The deal encompasses Sanderson’s expansive Cosmere universe and followed competitive interest from multiple studios before Apple emerged as the winning bidder.
Sanderson will be closely involved in the adaptations, serving as a producer and creative consultant. Current plans call for Mistborn to be developed as a feature film franchise, with The Stormlight Archive envisioned as a television series.
Brandon Sanderson is represented by Weintraub Tobin shareholder Matt Sugarman.
For more on Apple TV’s development of Sanderson’s Cosmere universe, please see the full Hollywood Reporter article.
Published: February 4, 2026
Weintraub Tobin client, Diane Lane, has signed on to star in Mike Flanagan’s upcoming installment of The Exorcist franchise, joining Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe in a new, standalone story set within the iconic horror setting. The film, written and directed by Flanagan and produced by Red Room Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, will begin production in New York and is scheduled for theatrical release on March 12, 2027. An Oscar nominee and Emmy-nominated actress, Lane continues a strong run of high-profile projects following roles in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, A Man in Full, and Inside Out 2.
Diane Lane is represented by Weintraub partners, Stan Coleman and Shaun Gordon.
For more information on this project please see the Deadline article here.