In California, Penal Code section 496(c) allows for the recovery of not only treble damages (three times the amount of the damages), but also reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as well. Penal Code section 496, while typically utilized as a criminal penalty for theft...
Contract Disputes
California Law Significantly Expands’ Employer’s Obligation to Provide Employees with Sexual Harassment Training
For more than a decade prior to 2019, California law only obligated relatively large employers with fifty or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to just supervisory level employees. Beginning this year, California law dramatically expanded these...
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542 Requires Updates to Releases and Separation Agreements When formally settling a legal claim with another party in California, the typical and preferred course of action is to obtain a release of all known and unknown...
Don’t Press Your Luck With Press Releases Regarding Pending Company Lawsuits
Because Southern California companies have enough to worry about what with employment lawsuits, traffic, and the ever-present possibility of a light sprinkle, it is crucial to avoid any mistakes that could expose your company to liability in the dissemination of a...
“Just One More Thing . . .” BKCG Wins $80 million in Hollywood Accounting Trial. . . So Far
'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...
Constructing a Solid Defense:
Gets Full Defense Award in $2 Million Claim By Contractor Against Long Time Client Never walk off the job. That was the message that resonated through the tens of thousands of documents, months of...
Hollywood Reporter Link to BKCG LLP Case
Breaking News- CLICK LINK HERE: Breaking News: 'Columbo' Creators Win First Phase of $135M Profits Trial Against Universal
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...