With the state Supreme Court declining review of an ADA (Americans with Disabilities) Act case involving website accessibility, an appellate decision on application of California’s Unruh Act will function as precedent, although it doesn’t guard against repeat ADA claims for businesses with physical locations.
As California environmental regulators prepare to review Proposition 65 additions, concerns persist about the impact of such labels on items without clear evidence they are harmful, and the torrent of related litigation that threatens to shut down businesses.
A California appellate court has found that ADA claims over public accommodation can’t proceed against an online-only business without a physical retail location, and that the plaintiff didn’t show the intentional discrimination required by California’s Unruh Act.
As prices on everything from fuel to food continue to increase, advocates are raising concerns about rising life insurance premiums following last year’s California Supreme Court decision in McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Co.
A joint lawsuit by the district attorneys of San Francisco and Los Angeles counties seeks to address the problem of predatory litigation that business owners have long argued is happening in their neighborhoods, even forcing some to surrender so much money it drives them out of business.
As businesses seek to reopen amid the economic challenges of the pandemic, concerns persist that excessive litigation is causing many to close or leave the state and that such data has hasn’t prompted reform efforts by the state Legislature.
In litigation over the constitutionality of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed an amicus brief urging the court to find the statute violates the state’s separation of powers doctrine.
California has been named the nation’s top Judicial Hellhole, up two slots from last year, in the 20th annual ranking from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA).
With a new poll that ranks California 47th out of 50 in cost of doing business, a new court ruling is prompting concerns about more Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) cases being filed after the statute of limitations has ended.
Recent court rulings that have found for employers in wage statement cases may have bucked a trend, but it remains to be seen how such decisions could impact the amount of legal action filed.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, lawsuits alleging website noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have been on the rise, due in part to more people spending time online, more attorneys seeking out plaintiffs, and garnering attention from Congress members who have reintroduced reform legislation.
A state appeals court vacating of a $15 million award for punitive damages in a construction supervisor’s asbestos lawsuit indicates courts may be more prone to reverse a trial court decision absent satisfactory evidence to prove malice.
A state appellate court has found that timecard evidence is sufficient to deny class action certification in a case where the employer was able to show through timecards that employees were entitled to additional meal breaks.
A new report examining the impact of excessive tort claims in California finds that reforming the system could help create more than 200,000 jobs and an estimated $46 billion in economic activity.
While everyone from individual households to small businesses are spending less in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crisis, one group has actually increased spending on advertising: Trial lawyers seeking plaintiffs for COVID-19-related lawsuits.
A federal appeals court ruling will substantially cut the amount awarded in PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) lawsuits, as the court found that only the first violation qualifies unless the employer has been duly notified of the alleged violations.
A business advocate organization and nearly 200 other groups are calling for California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to provide businesses with COVID-19 relief, thus preventing California businesses from fleeing to other states.
As businesses strive toward economic recovery in 2021, new research shows California is the state with the most COVID-related workplace class action lawsuits, a trend likely to continue absent some form of state or federal liability protection.
California once again ranks near the bottom of the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) annual ranking of “Judicial Hellholes,” which evaluates local court actions and state civil justice systems to determine its list.
