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SUMMARY In Montrose Chemical Corporation of California v. Superior Court , ___ Cal. App. 4th ___, No. B272387, 2017 WL 3772568 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 31, 2017), the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that has the...

Nevada’s Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (NPWFA) expands the scope of protections provided to female employees for conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. The NPWFA takes effect on...

Benjamin A. Nix and David A. Grant, gave an informative webinar educating California companies to protect their confidential information by writing strong confidentiality agreements. This topic has proved increasingly...

On August 30, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it filed a lawsuit against cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, alleging the company’s parental leave program illegally...

With the February 24, 2015, enactment of Assembly Bill 125 (2015 Nevada Laws, Ch. 2), much has changed in the world of residential construction defect litigation. One of the most dramatic shifts...

Jared De Jong and Blake Dillion will be presenting on “California’s Independent Counsel Doctrine: Keep Your Clients While Insurance Pays Your Bills” at the North County San Diego Bar Association Civil Litigation...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour (payment of wages) and civil procedure (class and representative actions). Wage and Hour – Payment of Wages: Minnick v. Auto. Creations,...

Eric Sohlgren presented “Preparing for the Next Wave of Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits” for the Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) 2014 Legal Update....

The California Supreme Court has confirmed that the attorneys’ fees an insured is compelled to incur due to a carrier’s bad faith (its “Brandt fees”) are compensatory damages to be considered when...

It’s hard to see anything positive in a denial letter from an insurer. But denials sometimes have a silver lining: an insurer’s wrongful denial may actually expand coverage for the insured. This article explores three...

The Ninth Circuit has certified to the Nevada Supreme Court the question of whether an insurer is liable for consequential damages caused by its breach of the duty to defend, including default judgments exceeding policy...

A California Court of Appeal has confirmed that primary insurers may not hide behind “other insurance” clauses to refuse to provide coverage. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., Cal....