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Amid pandemic, business community looks to state lawmakers for litigation relief
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 continues losing streak on annual list of nation’s 'Judicial Hellholes'
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. -
COVID-related claims appearing in wage and hour cases; ‘There should be a right to cure, especially now’
As litigation combining COVID-19 prevention procedures with wage claims continues to mount, new polling shows most workers would prefer to receive help from elected officials rather than trial lawyers. -
Favorable ruling for coffee companies in Prop 65 lawsuit; ‘Will protect business owners from onerous litigation'
A 10-year-old Proposition 65 lawsuit has been dismissed after a judge found the defendant coffee companies had met the burden of proof by showing that acrylamide, which is found in coffee after roasting and brewing, doesn’t increase cancer risks. -
Judge’s dismissal of COVID-19 emotional distress suits could deter similar litigation
The recent dismissal of COVID-19 claims against a cruise line could make similar cases alleging emotional distress unlikely to prevail, and sends a message the courts should be used for those who have been justly harmed, a civil justice advocate said. -
COVID-19 claims included in labor law suit: 'Will likely make those suits that are filed far more expensive'
A proposed class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations against a medical staffing company also includes claims for failure to protect against the coronavirus. -
New bill that extends time to file discharge complaints includes attorney fee incentive
A new bill proposes doubling the amount of time discharged employees have to bring complaints under jurisdiction of the state’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), and includes a clause for awarding attorney’s fees. -
Newsom's COVID-19 workers' comp order could result in spike of lawsuits, CALA says
SACRAMENTO --- Under an executive order signed May 6 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, employees who work outside the home are entitled to workers' compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19. -
Advocates say state's lemon law needs reform; Arbitration is quicker and better for consumer, they say
While the state’s lemon law – the Song Beverly Consumer Protection Act – has served as a safeguard for car buyers, some attorneys have also used it to extract large fee payments from car manufacturers. -
Lawsuit reformer says SB783 anti-gender bias bill in product pricing is a job killer
SACRAMENTO – An activist with the nonprofit Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse said a new bill in the California Senate designed to end gender discrimination in product pricing would instead kill jobs and result in frivolous lawsuits. -
Legal advertising and geofencing may be skewing jury pools and damaging public perception
SACRAMENTO – The legal climate within the state of California and throughout the nation has become increasingly temperamental, driven by new waves of bills that have led to copious amounts of litigation. With these lawsuits becoming commonplace, experts have grown concerned with the way a number of these cases – specifically high-profile MDL cases – are being advertised to the public and the impact those advertisements may have on jury pools and verdicts. -
CALA director on potential addition of acetaminophen to Prop. 65 list: 'Over-warning equals no warning at all'
SACRAMENTO – The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the state agency responsible for implementing Proposition 65 and compiling the list of substances that are known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, is considering the placement of acetaminophen on its list of cancer-causing substances. -
CALA exec discusses PAGA lawsuits in wake of county supervisor's op-ed calling for reform
SACRAMENTO – Stanislaus County Supervisor Kristin Olsen recently wrote an op-ed published in The Modesto Bee issuing a warning that businesses within her county are spending millions to settle Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits, taking away money that would be well-spent elsewhere within the community and making it more difficult to be a business owner in the state. -
CALA director: 'Banning arbitration means inundating the courts with more lawsuits'
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. House of Representatives last month passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, which sets out to do away with arbitration contracts for employment, consumer, anti-trust or civil rights disputes. With a bill to ban forced arbitration in employment settings also sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, experts fear for the future of the state as trial lawyers are seemingly gaining the upper hand. -
CALA director: Anti-arbitration bill will have 'devastating impact' on state business
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 51 was just one of many labor and litigation bills that was pushed through this legislative session but some experts believe it was the most significant and will harm future business across the state. -
State's poor lawsuit climate ranking largely due to meritless litigation, PAGA and Prop 65, CALA director says
SACRAMENTO – The state of California can add to its already long list of growing economic problems as the Golden State was recently ranked 48th in the nation in a lawsuit climate survey, dropping two spots from a year ago. -
CALA director: Privacy act is setting up businesses for 'shakedown' lawsuits
SACRAMENTO – Businesses are making last-ditch efforts to get lawmakers to amend the groundbreaking California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) due to concerns of what impact the bill may have across the state when it goes into effect Jan. 1. -
'Shakedown lawsuits' drive up cost of business in state, CALA director says
SACRAMENTO – A recent CNBC state-to-state business report exposed the difficulties of doing business in the state of California. The annual poll ranks each state across the country in a number of major categories, including workforce, economy and structure and the Golden State finished among the worst. -
ADA lawsuits one of biggest legal threats facing small businesses, watchdog says
SACRAMENTO – Regional Director Maryann Marino of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse believes that one of the biggest legal threats facing small business owners is unwarranted Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, and the California Small Business Association agrees. -
California CALA director: Third-party litigation funding adds strain between attorneys, clients
SACRAMENTO – For two decades, the litigation funding industry allowed third-party companies to finance civil litigation court cases, like class-action lawsuits, in exchange for a varied percentage of funds obtained from the lawsuit. While it was originally intended to assist in smaller law firms handling larger cases, it has now been used to place a priority of money over a client’s well-being in a case.