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Document(s) published by this organization: 11
Show: results per page Sort by:  | Brinker - An Employer Victory on Meal and Rest Periods
Douglas H. Hoang; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 12, 2012 After a long and arduous road, the Supreme Court has finally issued its opinion in the long awaited case of Brinker v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), S166350. As discussed below, the opinion can be seen as a rare victory for employers in California.
| | California Supreme Court Unanimously Finds School District’s Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Owe Protective Duty of Care to Students
Christian A. Carrillo; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2012, previously published on March 8, 2012 The California Supreme Court held that a school district may be held vicariously liable for its administrative personnel who negligently hire, retain, and supervise an employee who sexually harasses and abuses a student. C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School District imposes on school personnel...
| | Component Part Supplier Defense Upheld in California Products Liability Case Examination of the Maxton v. Western States Metals, et al. Case
Holiday D. Powell; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2012, previously published on February 29, 2012 Plaintiff John Maxton worked as a laborer between 1975 and 2007, during which time he used various metal products, including steel and aluminum ingots, sheets, rolls, and tubes, manufactured by the defendants. Maxton claimed that during the course of using these products, in cutting, grinding,...
| | Evidence of Causation Alone Insufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment
Robert Hernandez; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 In a recent products liability case, the California Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a defendant and held that evidence that a product caused an allergic reaction was insufficient by itself to establish the existence of a product defect. In Hennigan v. White (2011) 199 Cal.App.4th...
| | New Legislation Regarding Use of Credit Reports in Employment
Matthew T. Kramer; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 On October 9, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed almost two dozen new California human resources and labor-related bills into law, effective in 2012. One of the new bills, AB-22, deals with prohibiting the use of credit reports in employment. This legislation prohibits employers from...
|  | MPP Obtains Dismissal in Clinical Trial Case
Matthew L. Marshall; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 The Superior Court of California recently held that a sponsor of a Phase I clinical trial could not be held liable by a trial participant for injuries that she allegedly sustained as a result of a medical procedure conducted on her during the trial, effectively ending the case against the sponsor.
| | Cyberbullying Legislation
Matthew T. Kramer; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 Cyberbullying is a serious matter, as evidenced by the recent stories of teenagers who have taken their own lives after being victims of cyberbullies. Despite these tragic events, courts have failed to clarify the extent of a school administrator’s authority to discipline students for...
| | Fatal and Sanctionable: Filing an Untimely Anti-SLAPP Motion
Jens B. Koepke; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 21, 2012 Not only can filing an anti-SLAPP motion more than 60 days after service of the complaint kill your motion, it might even result in sanctions against you. A recent state appellate court decision appears to sharpen the teeth in the 60-day filing requirement in Section 425.16(f).
| | The Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Cyberbullying Cases Leaves Law Unclear
Christian A. Carrillo; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 On January 17, 2012, the United States Supreme Court, without comment, denied review to three cases. In doing so, the Supreme Court let stand two rulings that allowed lawsuits to proceed against school districts which had disciplined students for social media-related acts that targeted principals...
| | Harris v. Superior Court
Matthew T. Kramer; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 Claims adjusters still do not have a definitive answer to the question of whether they are exempt or non-exempt employees entitled to overtime compensation. The California Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Harris v. Superior Court, an overtime pay case that addresses whether certain...
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