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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2021 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
A California Court of Appeal has held – for the first time – that “trial courts have inherent authority to ensure that PAGA [Private Attorneys General Act] claims will be manageable at trial, and to strike such claims if they cannot be managed.” While other courts have recognized that this authority may exist based on similar contexts, this is the first time a California appellate court has done so. Manageability is an important consideration for defending PAGA claims. This ruling can be used to leverage unmanageability to limit the scope of the claims at trial which, in turn, can reduce the potential liability and encourage settlement.
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Alexandra DeFelice discusses the metrics available to law firm marketers and determining which are the most crucial to the success of your firm.
Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2021 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
The 81st session of the Nevada legislature passed several new laws with immediate impact for Nevada employers.
Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
2021 | Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
July's cases include a ruling regarding the terms "regular rate of pay" versus "regular rate of compensation," the statute of limitations in failure to promote cases, changes to terms and conditions of employment after an expiration of collective bargaining agreement, and the statute of limitations for PAGA actions.
Legal Alert, Business Litigation
2021 | Legal Alert, Business Litigation
The NCAA’s recent announcement that college athletes may sell the rights to their names, images and likenesses has created an opportunity for businesses to sign influential college athletes and leverage their considerable social media footprints. Now is an opportune time for any company that contracts with social media influencers to re-examine regulations governing social media endorsements.
Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
2021 | Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
In an insurance recovery case being handled by Payne & Fears partners Scott Thomas and Sarah Odia, an Arizona federal court, applying Nevada law, recently held that NGM Insurance Company breached its duty to defend its additional-insured homebuilder by refusing to pay more than a proportionate share of the builder’s defense costs based on what NGM called a “defense-follows-indemnity” formula.