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California Supreme Court sides with Forever 21 in suit over arbitration agreement
SAN FRANCISCO – When Maribel Baltazar applied for a job at a Forever 21 distribution warehouse, she was told she had to sign an arbitration agreement as part of the 11-page application. Initially, she refused but she was told, “Sign it or no job.” So she signed. -
Lawyer: $8 million attorney's fees award in patent case should give plaintiffs caution
SAN FRANCISCO – Patent lawsuits in California may have gotten more complicated thanks to a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in which justices awarded nearly $8 million in attorney’s fees – including pre-suit costs. -
Court offers opinion on 'suitable seating' for retail, bank workers
SAN FRANCISCO — For retail workers and bank tellers looking for a chance to get off their feet during their shift, the California Supreme Court released an opinion hinting that employers in the state may be obligated to provide a chair. -
State Supreme Court's decision on old foreclosure may cost future borrowers
SAN FRANCISCO -- The cost to obtain a home loan may go up due to a recent California Supreme Court decision that paves the way for homeowners in default to challenge the validity of their foreclosure, according to a financial industry attorney specializing in lending disputes and real estate. -
California courts could see more wrongful foreclosure suits
SAN FRANCISCO – California courts will likely see an upswing in wrongful foreclosure cases following a recent state Supreme Court ruling that left many questions unanswered. -
State Supreme Court turns down appeals in long-standing asbestos case
SAN FRANCISCO – Even with 2016 shaping up to be an active year for asbestos litigation in California, the long-running Casey v Kaiser Gypsum Co. will not be heard by the state's Supreme Court. -
Pacific Legal Foundation interested in other mandated affordable housing cases
SAN JOSE – The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in late February not to hear a challenge to a San Jose-mandated affordable housing law has effectively ended that challenge, a Pacific Legal Foundation official said in an interview. -
Landmark 2014 ruling on teacher tenure in California overturned
SAN FRANCISCO – A three-judge panel from the California Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling in Vergara v. California last week in a decision that further fans the flames around the national discourse over teacher tenure. -
Governor releases 2015 data showing diversity of judges in California
SACRAMENTO – Five of Gov. Edmund Brown’s 74 judicial appointments in 2015 identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Twenty-eight are women – 25 are minorities. -
California workers' comp medical reviews clear legal challenge, but others remain
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal to the concept of independent medical reviews (IMR) as part of a 2013 workers’ compensation reform push. The issue is not dead, however, as two more legal challenges to the process await hearings. -
Auto dealerships, attorney disagree on arbitration benefit to consumers
ROSEVILLE – The director of a California association for auto dealers says resolving customer disputes through arbitration instead of litigation can be a triumph for both sides. -
California Supreme Court ruling opens door for more wrongful foreclosure suits
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court has granted a shallow breath of life to foreclosed homeowners in a recent ruling that could pull financial institutions into litigation. -
State Supreme Court mulls Washington Legal Foundation amicus brief in asbestos case
SAN FRANCISCO – The plaintiff and defendant in a long-standing asbestos case filed papers Friday with the state Supreme Court, which has not yet decided whether to hear the appeal, though the Washington Legal Foundation urges the court to do so. -
Made in the USA Foundation chairman fights in California courts
LOS ANGELES – One attorney's man on a mission is another's "vexatious litigant," but Joel D. Joseph, co-founder and chairman of Made in the USA Foundation says he just believes the U.S. needs to be a strong manufacturing nation. -
Court allows borrowers to challenge foreclosures placed into securitized trusts
SAN FRANCISCO – California borrowers whose homes were foreclosed on during the collapse of the housing market beginning in 2008 now have a legal recourse to question the validity of the reassignment of those loans into securitized trusts, thanks to a recent state Supreme Court decision. -
Independent Medical Review is costly and unnecessary, experts say
SAN FRANCISCO – Workers' compensation experts say the Independent Medical Review procedure recently deemed constitutional by a California Court of Appeal harms both workers and employers. -
CJAC/CALA Day scheduled at capitol
SACRAMENTO – Californians who want to speak out against lawsuit abuse still have time to sign up for California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and California Civil Justice Association Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 15. -
California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse: Lawyers, not plaintiffs, benefit from class-action suits
SAN FRANCISCO — The $9 million class-action lawsuit settlement agreed to by software developer Carrier IQ and several mobile phone manufacturers in a U.S. District Court in California looks very large, and it certainly impressed the judge in the case. -
Northern California ACLU aims to protects students' free speech rights
SAN FRANCISCO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has a message for local school districts: don’t censor the free expression of students. -
Trio of California judges may be on Obama's short list for Scalia seat
As media outlets such as NPR and CNN continue to speculate about who President Obama may nominate to take the place of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, at least three California justices seem to have the inside track for a spot on the president’s short list of nominees, according to some of the state’s legal observers.