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Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 9, 2013 In McDaniel v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Nos. 11-17017, 11-55859, 11-55943, 11-55958, 2013 WL 1405949 (9th Cir. Apr. 9, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of four class action lawsuits filed by employees against brokerage firms Wells Fargo,...
| | New Appellate Decision Applies Brinker to Require Certification of Certain Meal and Rest Claims
Thomas R. Kaufman; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 On Friday afternoon, the Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 (Orange County) decided Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Associates (Faulkinbury II). This was a meal period, rest period, and overtime class certification decision in which the trial court had previously denied certification and the Court of...
| | District Court Grants Motion to Compel Against SEC, Holding that "Facts" Are Not Work Product In SEC Confidential Witness Interviews
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 In a recent Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation, the SEC interviewed three persons who had proffer agreements with the SEC and United States Attorney. In a subsequent SEC enforcement action, a defendant served interrogatories asking the SEC to identify the factual...
| | Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business
Gregg A. Fisch, Danielle Levine; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 On April 24, 2013, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found former Korn/Ferry International corporate executive recruiter, David Nosal, guilty on six counts of conspiracy, stealing trade secrets, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). An appeal...
| | Transfer $8 Million Out Of Accounts In New York? That Action Alone Is Not Sufficient To Establish Personal Jurisdiction
Mark E. McGrath; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 In Henkel v. Masiero, Index No. 650425/2012 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty. Mar. 18, 2013) (the “Opinion”), the Supreme Court (J. Bransten) granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction on the grounds that one telephone call with a bank was not sufficient...
| | Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?
Jeffrey F. Rector; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 29, 2013 Last week, the European Parliament rejected a proposal to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances in order to fix a supply-demand imbalance in the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Some view this as the beginning of the end of the European Union’s...
| | Playing Cards With a Government That Stacks the Deck - D.C. District Court Radically Expands The "Christian Doctrine" To Subcontracts
David S. Gallacher, Franklin C. Turner; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 29, 2013 On March 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision imposing certain socio-economic contract requirements on subcontractors operating hospitals associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers. See UPMC Braddock, et al. v. Harris, Civ. 09-1210 (PLF)...
| | First Department Upholds Commercial Division Decision Striking Parties' Answer And Entering Default Judgment As A Sanction For Discovery Violations
Valentina Shenderovich; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 In Suffolk P.E.T. Mgt., LLC v. Anand, 2013 NY Slip Op 02335 (First Dep’t April 4, 2013), the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed an Order by the Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division (Bernard J. Fried, J.) to strike defendants’ answer for noncompliance with...
| | California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013
Lydia Lake, Pamela L. Westhoff; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 The long-awaited energy use disclosure requirements, first enacted as AB 1103 (Saldana) in 2007 (codified as California Public Resources Code, §25402.10), are finally effective. Commencing July 1, 2013, owners of commercial, non-residential buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet will be...
| | Teaming Agreements Called Into Question Under Virginia Law
John W. Chierichella; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 29, 2013 In 1997, the Virginia Supreme Court sent a chill down the spines of many companies operating under teaming agreements with a Virginia choice of law provision. In W.J. Schafer Associates, Inc. v. Cordant, Inc., 493 S.E. 2d 514 (Va. 1997), that court held a teaming agreement to be unenforceable on...
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