by Kevin Meade | Jul 27, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
The California Supreme Court ruled on July 17, 2023, in Adolph v. Uber that “non-individual” employment claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can remain in court, even where “individual” PAGA claims were ordered to arbitration. PAGA enables...
by Kevin Meade | Jun 23, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) settled a split among lower Circuit Courts of Appeal and ruled that litigation in federal district trial courts is automatically stayed when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration....
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 Kevin Meade | Jan 23, 2023 | Business Law, News
In a significant ruling, the United States Supreme Court (“USSC”) on January 23, 2023 threw out a case in which the petitioner sought to expand the scope of the attorney-client privilege. The petitioner is an unnamed law firm that specializes in...
by Kevin Meade | Feb 1, 2018 | Press Release, Real Estate - California
After a long wait, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in McMillin Albany, LLC v. Superior Court regarding the application and interpretation of California’s Right to Repair Act (the comprehensive statutory scheme for construction defect claims for newly...
