by Kevin Meade | May 19, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (“PAGA”) is in the news again as oral arguments were presented last week in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, case number S274671 (“Adolph”), in the Supreme Court of the State of California...
by Nathaniel Collins | May 18, 2023 | Business Law, Entertainment / Breach of Contract - California, Litigation Matters, News
On May 4, 2023, the outcome of a trial may have ended the career of one of the world’s most popular singer/songwriters. The verdict in Ed Sheeran’s (“Sheeran”) latest copyright case was decided by a jury and is being read. Earlier in the week, Sheeran testified, in...
by Kate Vescera | May 11, 2023 | Business Law, Litigation Matters, News
In the recent Gwyneth Paltrow ski case, the Plaintiff claimed that Paltrow had skied into him leaving him with life-altering brain damage. Paltrow claimed that the Plaintiff had in fact skied into her. The jury decided in favor of Paltrow, awarding her the $1 she was...
by Matthew Vesterdahl, Cassidy Kitterman | May 8, 2023 | Business Law, Intellectual Property, News
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Protecting Their Intellectual Property Many forms of intellectual property (IP) provide for a broad range of protection, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights – just to name a few. You may have heard about IP...
by Kevin Meade | Apr 12, 2023 | Business Law, Litigation Matters, News
NDA’s in the News Non-Disclosure Agreements/Confidentiality Agreements (“NDAs”) are in the news again this week at the ongoing trial involving Apple, Inc., and Masimo Corp. in California federal court. In 2020, medical device maker Masimo filed suit against...
by Scott Halberstadt | Apr 3, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
General Contractors and Owner’s Representatives May Be Liable Generally, a subcontractor is solely responsible for the injury to one of its workers on the job site. However, as a recent California Court of Appeal reminded us, that is not absolute. The case involved an...