• 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: 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: May 24, 2019
• Alan Steinbrecher
• Litigation

Last year, the California Supreme Court abruptly changed the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor of the hiring company.  In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. Read More

• posted: Nov. 13, 2018
• Douglas R. Painter
• Litigation

Under federal law, a party anticipating litigation has an affirmative obligation to preserve relevant documents and other tangible evidence.  With today’s prevalence of electronic data and devices, the scope of Read More