The honorable N. Randy Smith will step down as an active judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, assuming senior…
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The trial court may award attorney’s fees at its discretion when an employer has discriminated against a disabled employee. However, such an award is discretionary,…
January 2018, is prevention of Slavery and Human Trafficking month, according to a proclamation by U.S. President Donald Trump. On December 29, 2017, U.S. President…
If an employee settles his or her individual dispute against an employer in mandatory arbitration, that employee can no longer serve as the lead plaintiff…
Where a part of a deposition contains ambiguous statements that may or may not contradict prior sworn testimony, and the rest of the deposition supports…
Uhaul of California cannot compel a non-party to a contract clause requiring mandatory arbitration. Virgil Nelson was an employee of CTS. His employee instructed him…
When a California trial court the trial court does not render a judgment that is final and appealable, it retains power to act in the case.…
In a derivative shareholder lawsuit, when analyzing an amended complaint whether the prerequisite demand of board of directors is futile, the trial court must look…
Scott and Deirdre Gurney, the creative force behind reality TV show Duck Dynasty can be removed from day-to-day operations of the company that they founded.…
This article summarizes some of the holdings of the Appellate and California Supreme Court cases published today, November 30, 2017. The Int’l Brotherhood of Iron…