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California attorney weighs in on high volume of bills filed to reform Assembly Bill 5
SACRAMENTO – No fewer than 30 bills have been filed in the California legislature to reform Assembly Bill 5, according to JDSupra. -
PAGA litigation expected to accelerate in wake of California Supreme Court ruling
A new California Supreme Court decision will usher in more lawsuits against businesses under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) without really bringing more benefits to aggrieved employees, according to those familiar with PAGA litigation. -
1872 state law doesn't assign liability in accidental fire that damages trees on others' property, CA Supreme Court rules
SAN FRANCISCO — An 1872 California law that provides for double or triple damages doesn't assign liability in accidental fires that damage or destroy trees on other peoples' property, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled last month. -
Supreme Court Justice Chin announces retirement; Newsom expected to shift state further left in successor
SAN FRANCISCO – California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced his retirement on Jan. 15, potentially shifting the state’s judicial landscape further left as Gov. Gavin Newsom now prepares to make his pick to replace the court’s longest-sitting member. -
State bar 'encouraged' by Supreme Court order to reconsider ethics claims against SF attorney
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court wants a state bar review panel to rethink its last summer ruling that a San Francisco attorney shouldn't be disbarred over an alleged schemed to defraud a 90-year-old client to set up a construction company. -
Attorney: Businesses could expect 'torrent' of lawsuits if high court doesn't review appellate Dynamex decision
SAN FRANCISCO – The future of business across the state of California may be riding on the state Supreme Court’s ruling over a case decided by Dynamex by an appellate court. -
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT: Council Approves Priority List for New Courthouse Construction
The Judicial Council at its Nov. 14 meeting updated the priority list for new courthouse construction projects statewide. -
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT: 2019 Aranda Access to Justice Award
Judge Carol S. Brosnahan of Alameda County Superior Court is the recipient of its 2019 Aranda Access to Justice Award. -
Proposed Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act ballot measure seeks to counter AB 5
SACRAMENTO – A proposed ballot measure defining the classification of app-based drivers as independent contractors has been gaining traction. -
Attorney: Appellate court's decision to apply Dynamex retroactively 'outrageously unfair'
SAN FRANCISCO – California is navigating a legal minefield with state law, the Dynamex decision and exactly what employers are supposed to do moving forward now that a court has ruled Dynamex should be applied retroactively, according to legal observers watching the saga play out in courts. -
CJAC president: Dynamex decision created 'minefield' for state's businesses
SACRAMENTO – California businesses are being left to carry the burden of the recent decision by the California Supreme Court and Assembly Bill 5, according to the president of the Civil Justice Association of California. -
Tennessee attorney disbarred in California following conviction last year in five-year marijuana sting
SAN FRANCISCO – Maryville, Tennessee attorney Logan Michael Fairfax faces disbarment following an Oct.10 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents for his conviction in a multi-year undercover marijuana sting. -
Ohio attorney faces disbarment in California after allegedly failing to comply with probation requirements
SAN FRANCISCO – Dublin, Ohio attorney Raymond Thomas Lee III faces disbarment following an Oct. 10 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents, after he allegedly failed to comply with probation requirements. -
Alameda attorney faces disbarment after allegedly misappropriating $30,000 in real estate dispute
SAN FRANCISCO – Alameda attorney Mogeeb Weiss faces disbarment following an Oct. 9 California Supreme Court order over misappropriation, moral turpitude and breach of fiduciary duties allegations, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
More than 20 million Californians lack access to legal services, new state bar board chair says
SAN FRANCISCO – Millions of Californians are unable to access legal services and the state's legal community must continue to lead the way to rectify that problem, a newly sworn-in state bar official recently said. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Is the Gig up for California employers?
On April 30, 2018, in Dynamex Operations v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court adopted a strict new standard for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors for purposes of the California wage orders. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig’s Cris O’Neall Presents at the 2019 WSPA Property Tax Education Forum
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Cris K. O’Neall will participate at the 2019 Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) Property Tax Education Forum in Oxnard, CA. -
Gig economy expert on AB 5: Bill 'will enhance the condition of drivers who work for these companies'
STANFORD – While business interests have denounced the recent passage of Assembly Bill 5, a measure that would seek to bring changes to the ability of businesses to designate workers as independent contractors, William Gould, a Stanford law professor and expert on the gig economy, believes that this change will bring more good than harm to the state of California and workers there. -
WILSON ELSER: Cooper Prevails in California Supreme Court in Major Employment Case
Robert Cooper recently obtained a legal victory in a long-running, high-profile appeal that shaped the law for millions of employers and employees in California. -
Hollywood attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly failing to comply with probation conditions
SAN FRANCISCO – Hollywood attorney Douglas Robert Shoemaker faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order over an alleged failure to comply with probation conditions, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.