Article(s) published by this organization: 11
| 1 | Manufacturing Export Goods in China Richard P. Sybert; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 23, 2008, previously published on March 2008 China is not a free economy. Every business activity is regulated. According to current PRC laws and regulations, any established presence of a foreign company shall be approved and lodged with relevant government authorities. Unregistered business activities may be caught and deemed illegal by... |
| 2 | California Supreme Court Adopts Majority Rule That a Plaintiff in a Derivative Suit Must Maintain Continuous Stock Ownership throughout the Pendency of the Litigation Timothy K. Branson; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008, previously published on March 2008 In a case which resolves conflicting authority in the California Courts of Appeal, the California Supreme Court held that Corporations Code ยง 800 requires a plaintiff in a derivative suit to maintain continuous stock ownership throughout the pendency of a litigation. |
| 3 | Contractors Equip. Maintenance Co., Inc. et. al. v. Bechtel Hanford, Inc. (2008) __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 191663 (9th Cir.) (Applying Washington law) Gordon & Rees LLP; April 10, 2008 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Eastern Washington District Court, holding United Coastal Insurance Company ("UCIC"), acting as a supesedeas bond surety, was only obligated to assume the liability of the principal it contracted for and not the liability of the principal's... |
| 4 | Runaway Verdict Reined In: Top Ten "Takeaways" From Case Imposing 2-1 Limit on Punitive Damages Don Willenburg; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008, previously published on March 2008 The latest California "runaway verdict" decision, Buell-Wilson v. Ford Motor Co. (4th Dist. March 10, 2008) 2008 WL 625016 (an Explorer rollover case), imposed limits on both punitive and non-economic damages - despite catastrophic injuries and a finding that "the reprehensibility of... |
| 5 | Supervisors are not Individually Liable for Retaliation Gina C. Haggerty; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008, previously published on March 2008 The Supreme Court of California recently provided supervisors with one less thing to worry about by ruling that only employers, and not individual supervisory employees, may be held liable for retaliation. (Scott Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines (177 P.3d 232.) |
| 6 | Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. Totem Agencies Incorporated, et al. __ F.3d __ (9th Cir. 2008); 08 C.D.O.S. 1789 Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008 The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Lloyds of London ("Lloyds"), holding the doctrine of uberrimae fidei applies to contemporary "vessel pollution insurance," a stand-alone pollution coverage for statutory environmental... |
| 7 | Wedemeyer v. Safeco Insurance Company of America __ Cal.App.4th __, 08 C.D.O.S. 2955 Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008 The California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, held that Insurance Code section 11580.2 requires only that applicable motor vehicle or automobile injury liability policies be exhausted in order for uninsured motorist coverage to apply, and that an injured party need not exhaust... |
| 8 | Proposed Revisions to FMLA Rules Mary Goodrich Nix; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 10, 2008, previously published on February 2008 On February 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued proposed revisions to the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). The FMLA, effective since 1993, provides eligible workers with rights to job protection during absences caused by the birth or adoption of a child or... |
| 9 | No Longer a Fashion Crime: Protesters Now Free to Picket Stores On Mall Grounds! Tara J. Gillman; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008, previously published on March 2008 Organized labor celebrated as California shopping center owners lamented the sharply divided California Supreme Court's recent ruling in Fashion Valley Mall v. NLRB, No. S144753 (Supr. Ct. Cal., December 24, 2007), holding that under the California Constitution, the right to free speech includes... |
| 10 | Highest Court in New York Holds Mandatory Service Charges Can Be Considered "Gratuities" Under New York Labor Law Diane Krebs; Gordon & Rees LLP; April 9, 2008, previously published on February 2008 In Samiento v. World Yacht Inc., a decision that could have wide-spread implications for companies who employ tipped employees, the highest court in New York has ruled that mandatory gratuity payments or service charges attached to patron bills can be considered a "gratuity" under New... |
