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Coffee-causes-cancer cases still barred as SCOTUS declines intervention
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't reignite coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits in California, declining to hear an appeal on April 17. -
Johnson & Johnson stuck with $344 million California judgment
Johnson & Johnson has no further avenues for challenging a $344 million judgment in California after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the case, which J&J and other said was based upon an unconstitutionally vague consumer-protection status. -
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if lawsuits must stop while tussle over arbitration continues
An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case originating in Northern California will determine whether lawsuit proceedings must stop when a party appeals a motion denying arbitration. -
California AG joins with other states asking SCOTUS to take up case over future of CFPB
A federal appeals court declared the way that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded to be unconstitutional, because it essentially allows the federal agency to answer only to itself, and not elected lawmakers -
AB 5 restrictions imminent for trucking sector; industry leaders, lawmakers urge action to blunt inflation, supply chain
The state of California is expected to reinstate enforcement of AB5 on independent truck drivers after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, raising concerns about impacts on the supply chain and rising costs here and nationwide. -
SCOTUS rules 8-1 that federal law preempts California’s PAGA arbitration rules
The U.S. Supreme Court in a near-unanimous decision in Viking v. Moriana has agreed that claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can be compelled to arbitration. -
New PAGA blog includes report on upcoming SCOTUS decision on California law
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers its decision in Viking v. Moriana, a case involving the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), it’s raising questions about what the future of the controversial law will look like. -
Greenhouse gas litigation is disincentiving energy innovation, Pacific Research Institute finds
With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation over greenhouse gas emissions is hurting consumers and disincentivizing robust innovation in the energy sector. -
Christine Morgan among Daily Journal's 2022 ‘Top IP Lawyers’ in California
Christine Morgan among Daily Journal's 2022 ‘Top IP Lawyers’ in California. -
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in California PAGA case; decision expected by early summer
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court took place late last month in Viking v. Moriana, a case that questions whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is exempt from the rules of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). -
PAGA can’t bypass federal arbitration law, amicus argues ahead of Viking v. Moriana
A new amicus brief filed with U.S. Supreme Court in Viking v. Moriana argues that California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is not exempt from the rules of the Federal Arbitration Act. -
Amicus brief on California’s PAGA distributed to U.S. Supreme Court ahead of hearing in Viking v. Moriana
An amicus brief by the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) has been distributed to the U.S. Supreme Court prior to oral arguments later this month in Viking v. Moriana, a case involving the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). -
Ninth Circuit delays rehearing arbitration decision until SCOTUS rules on other arbitration case
The Ninth Circuit has announced it will defer ruling on a California case involving arbitration, Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, because the U.S. Supreme Court is now reviewing another California case, Viking v. Moriana, addressing how arbitration falls under the Federal Arbitration Act. -
California vaccine mandates questioned as state moves to endemic phase
As California begins to shift from pandemic to endemic in its approach to COVID-19, it’s raising questions about how it will impact proposed legislation that would mandate proof of vaccination status in employment. -
In Viking case before SCOTUS, amicus briefs argue California’s PAGA statute not exempt from federal arbitration law
A host of state and national business groups have provided amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Viking v. Moriana case, arguing that litigation filed under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) isn’t exempt from the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). -
U.S. Supreme Court rules against OSHA vaccine mandate for employees
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate decision and granted a stay of the Biden administration vaccine mandate for workplaces with 100 or more employees. -
Cal/OSHA updated Covid prevention ETS rules set to start Jan. 14
Cal/OSHA’s workplace regulators have approved updated COVID-19 mitigation standards that are scheduled to take effect next month. -
U.S. Supreme Court set to review appellate dissolution of vaccine mandate stay
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether to uphold the recent Sixth Circuit ruling that overturned the previously issued stay on the federal vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. -
Signature gathering set to begin for PAGA reform ballot measure
Proponents for an initiative that would replace the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) with a system designed to improve relief for workers have been approved to start gathering signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2022 election ballot. -
The Year in Review for California Employers on December 15, 2021
The Year in Review for California Employers on December 15, 2021.