's trial team of Alton Burkhalter, Dan Kessler and Keith Butler have now completed two phases of a three-phase trial for the creators of the television series Columbo. 's clients are William Link and Christine...
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What to do about a dispute between construction business partners
Many business owners in the construction industry in California have at least one partner. While there are many benefits of this arrangement, it could lead to a serious dispute at some point. If you're facing a dispute with your business partner, it's important to...
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Excessive work hours and on-the-job accidents
In the workplace, things go wrong in all sorts of ways and some fields are particularly hazardous. For example, construction workers face a number of risks on a daily basis, and these accidents can leave them injured (or worse), which can bring up many problems for...
California Passes New Law Aimed at Increasing Corporate Diversity
California has become the first state to require all publicly traded companies based in California to have at least one woman on their board of directors in a push to increase equality in the workplace. The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 30, 2018...
Better Late Than Never – Late Notice May Not Be Detrimental To Coverage Under An Occurrence Policy
As anyone who has ever tried to read through an insurance policy can attest, there are pages upon pages of terms, conditions, exclusions, limitations, definitions, and ... notice requirements. Most notice requirements in policies mandate that notice of a claim be...
New Appeals Court Decision Makes It Harder for Businesses to Protect Themselves from Ex-Employees
In AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the Court of Appeal held that a "Nonsolicitation of employees" provision of a standard Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by employees who later left to compete against their former employer...
You May Have To Allow Your Employee To Bring Her Emotional Support Parrot To Work With Her
California's Fair Housing and Employment Act ("FEHA") makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of age, religion, color, gender identity, national origin, race, marital status, familiar status, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As faithful...
Preventing employee rights violations as an employer
In some workplaces, the rights of employees are disregarded, and this can be problematic for workers who are subjected to various forms of mistreatment as well as the companies that employ them. Rights violations take on numerous forms, such as cases involving...

