Under current California law, while Uber cannot escape the judicial consequences for its employees' discriminatory actions, the managers and HR staff who actually discriminated or retaliated against Uber’s employees will likely walk away unscathed.
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Are Boilerplate Arbitration Agreements Too Good To Be True?
As California’s Automatic Renewal Law’s (ARL) popularity increases with the class action plaintiffs’ bar, subscription services have been attempting to limit their exposure using broadly worded arbitration clauses. However, when the streaming service Spotify’s boilerplate arbitration language was put to the test, it failed.
California's Next Class Action Craze*
The penalties for failing to comply with the California Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) are severe. If a company fails to follow the ARL's very specific and detailed rules, the law deems all "goods, wares, merchandise or products" sold as "unconditional gifts." This has allowed plaintiffs' attorneys to argue that a company which violates the ARL must return 100% of its proceeds to every single California customer since 2010.
What You Need To Know To Understand San Francisco's Lawsuit Against President Trump
On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13768 which, in essence, was a direct attack on this country's sanctuary cities. Six days later, on January 31, 2017, in response to the executive order, San Francisco filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration. San Francisco may have been the first to file such a suit, but it undoubtedly will not be the last.
A Class Action By Lawyers, On Behalf of Lawyers, Against Lawyers
If you are a litigator, there is a very good chance that you have just become a member of a class action. Congratulations! This is because several advocacy groups (the National Veterans Legal Services Program, the National Consumer Law Center and the Alliance For Justice) filed a class action against the U.S. Government for overcharging users of PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records).
A Statutory Violation May No Longer Be Enough To Get You Into Federal Court
Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, to establish standing in federal court, the plaintiff must have (1) suffered an injury in fact, (2) that is fairly traceable to the challenged conduct of the defendant, and (3) that is likely to be redressed by a favorable judicial decision. However, Congress simultaneously has the right to create causes of action for per se violations of a statute. In other words, Congress can create a cause of action in a case where a violation was technically committed, but no actual harm was suffered.
Why Your California Bar Dues Are Lower This Year
Death, taxes and -- for those of us who are active members of the Bar -- annual dues, are all inevitable. This year, however, California's lawyers are being given a slight reprieve with a decrease in their dues. If you think this is the bar's way of reducing the burden on an already oversaturated market, think again.