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“StormyAvenatti Show” is Over!
Today, Judge Otero dismissed the case filed by Michael Avenatti on behalf of Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump. The lawsuit that made Michael Avenatti as a household name has come to an end. Have you ever heard about Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, Donald J. Trump,...
New California Laws Impacting Civil Litigation
Businesses involved in civil litigation may be impacted by new laws enacted by the state legislature. Before Mediation Clients Need to Be Notified in Writing of Confidentiality Restrictions If you’ll be involved in mediation (where a neutral third party is used to...
New California Employment Laws
A number of new laws impacting California employers go into effect in 2019. Some apply narrowly to specific industries others cover most employers. Oil Facility Emergency Responder Exception for Employee Breaks The California Supreme Court in its 2016 decision...
Clients to Get Notice of Limits on Evidence That Can be Used Against Lawyers in Malpractice Claims
Starting in 2019 those represented by attorneys in mediations will be given a state mandated disclosure form to sign. It’s a reminder that if the client decides to sue his or her attorney for malpractice evidence related to the mediation can’t be used. This exclusion...
Legislature Carves Out Exception to On-Call Rest Break Rule for Oil Industry
In the case of Augustus v ABM Security Servs., Inc. (2016) 2 C5th 257, the court held that the plaintiffs, security guards, need to be completely relieved of work obligations during their rest breaks. Their employer required them to be “on-duty” and “on-call” so they...
Big Changes Will Take Place in 2019!
https://youtu.be/6_na2OVTEuM Happily working on my law practice on Saturday, and I'm working on big changes for 2019 - moving from an hourly based fee structure to a more predictable and results based fee structure! 🙂 ⭐We take care of legal issues for business owners...
What is a Corporate Seal and Do I need one for my company?
https://youtu.be/bMwVdjtJc9g ✅A corporate seal is used to stamp or emboss important business documents to show that it is authorized and approved by the board of directors of the company. Do you need one for your company? ✅ In California the answer is no. The...
Michael Avenatti: Possible Presidential Candidate Accused of Being a Deadbeat
Newport Beach attorney Michael Avenatti has made headlines because of his representation of porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal disputes with President Trump but lately the news hasn’t been good locally. So bad Avenatti might call it fake. A court order issued...
Wage and Hour Claims Could Be Paid Out of Your Own Pocket
California law spreads a wide net when it comes to who might be responsible for paying civil penalties for a successful wage and hour claim. It’s not just the business entity who could be found liable, but individual who works for it and, potentially, even someone who...
Appeal at Your Peril: It’s Not the Back Pay that Might Get You, It’s the Attorney’s Fees
Disputes over back pay can snow ball if you’re not careful. If not properly handled a relatively small amount of pay that’s being disputed can become an award of thousands of dollars of attorney’s fees. Wage and hour claims, even those over relatively small amounts,...
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