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Introduction In 2014 over 27 million people watched the League of Legends World Championships on Twitch and ESPN3. This viewership exceeds that of Game 7 of the World Series or the NBA Finals games. Esports is...
September 10, 2015
In a Win For Homebuilders, a California Court Strengthens the Scope and Applicability of the Right to Repair Act
In McMillin Albany, LLC, v. Superior Court, __ Cal. App. 4th __ , 2015 WL 5029324 (Aug. 26, 2015), the Court of Appeal held last week that when homeowners allege deficiencies in residential construction, they must comply with...
A federal judge in San Francisco has dealt a huge blow to Uber Technologies, Inc. by certifying a class of Uber drivers who claim the popular ride-hailing company misclassified them as independent contractors and unlawfully...
August 21, 2015
California Supreme Court Rules that Insurers Must Honor Post-Loss Assignment of Rights Under Liability Policies
In an opinion that will likely have a major impact on mergers and acquisitions, the California Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier may not use a “consentto-assign” clause to deny coverage for injuries or...
Congratulations to the Payne & Fears LLP Partners Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016! Dan Fears was named the Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation- Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Orange...
August 12, 2015
California Supreme Court Allows Insurer to Sue Independent Counsel Directly for Reimbursement of Defense Costs in “Unusual” Procedural Setting
In a highly-anticipated decision regarding an insurer’s rights against an insured’s independent counsel, the California Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer may sue independent counsel for reimbursement of...
One frequently litigated issue in the insurance-coverage world is whether an insurer has committed bad faith by failing to settle a third-party claim. This article reviews the recent appellate decisions, the direction in...
Governor Brown just signed urgency legislation effective immediately fixing some of the problems in California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the Paid Sick Leave Law. Key changes to the Paid Sick...
Overview Effective July 3, 2015, a pair of ordinances known collectively as the Formula Retail Employee Rights Ordinances or the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights (“Ordinances”), places substantial burdens on covered San...
Attorneys Benjamin Nix and David Grant authored “Will California Like Social Media Tombstone Announcements or Will Employees Have to Unfriend Their Social Media Client Contacts?” for the Association of Business...
June 26, 2015
Time is Running Out for California Employers to Bring Their Sick Leave Policies Into Compliance
Many California employers are assuming–incorrectly–that because they have an existing paid time off (PTO) or sick leave policy, they do not need to review their policies for compliance with California’s new...
May 15, 2015
A Cautionary Tale: Should You Turn Down a Check Offered as Satisfaction of Your Judgment?
In the recently published case, Gray1 CPB LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., the Court of Appeal determined that an attorney’s acceptance of a $13 million certified check covering his client’s entire judgment plus...