• posted: Apr. 12, 2023
• Alan K. Steinbrecher
• Litigation

For certain employers whose business model includes the use of independent contractors in California, the past four years has been a confusing time.  They have been confronted with a policy Read More

• posted: Feb. 01, 2023
• Geoffrey Stover
• Litigation

Last year, class action practitioners waited anxiously for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“Ramirez”).  Would the Court impose stringent new standing requirements for class relief? Read More

• posted: Nov. 09, 2022
• Firm News

Attorneys Geoffrey Stover and Andrew Huang review how virtual trials and court proceedings are evolving after the pandemic.  Read the article by clicking here. Read More

• posted: Jan. 21, 2021
• Robert Span
• ADA

As a result of the pandemic, many of us did not spend much time on airplanes in 2020.  When things return to “normal” in 2021, at least one thing will Read More

• posted: Jan. 07, 2021
• Robert Span
• Litigation

Two recent California Courts of Appeal decisions illustrate possible pitfalls in defendants’ attempts to compel arbitration of an employment dispute.In Garcia v. Haralambos Beverage Co., 2021 DJDAR 118, the Second Read More

• posted: Dec. 29, 2020
• Douglas Kelley
• Litigation

The US Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has been regulating unfair and deceptive practices for a long time pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41712(a) (“Section 41712(a)”).  While there have been many specific Read More

• posted: Nov. 03, 2020
• Alan Steinbrecher
• Litigation

Most business people, and some consumers, are aware that many of the contracts into which they enter contain arbitration provisions. Such provisions typically provide that, should a dispute arise under Read More

• posted: Sep. 21, 2020
• Andrew Huang
• Business Litigation

As the world continues to grapple with the public health ramifications of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, a key dispute with significant economic consequences has developed between businesses and their insurance Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2020
• Douglas R. Painter
• Business Litigation

Since our last COVID-19 update in May, thousands of additional coronavirus-related lawsuits have been filed throughout the United States. They continue to run the gamut, ranging from insurance coverage claims Read More

• posted: Jun. 29, 2020
• Robert S. Span
• ADA

The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) protects the rights of disabled persons to equal access to public accommodations and facilities. When the ADA was enacted in 1990, commercial websites did Read More