The California Supreme Court recently issued a ruling in Downey v. City of Riverside (Cal., July 22, 2024, No. S280322) 2024 WL 3491142, which lowers the bar to recover emotional distress damages in a claim for negligent...
August 8, 2024
California Supreme Court Ruling Lowers the Bar on Recovering Emotional Distress Damages
July 23, 2024
Major Legislative Changes to PAGA for the First Time in Two Decades
On July 1, 2024, California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, approved two new bills that give California businesses an opportunity to limit the amount of PAGA penalties to which they could be liable for under the California...
May 9, 2024
Individual Employee Claim No Longer Necessary To Be a Representative In a PAGA Lawsuit
Last month the California Court of Appeal in Balderas v. Fresh Start Harvesting (April 18, 2024) 2024 WL 1673112, made it even easier for a California employee to bring a lawsuit under the California Labor Code Private...
February 29, 2024
Walsworth Attorneys Obtain Favorable Outcome for Clients in Habitability Case
Walsworth Partner John Kaniewski and Associate Brian Dworetzky recently obtained a court order sustaining their Demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint of four plaintiffs without leave to amend, which served to bar...
February 8, 2024
The Consequences of Incivility
In 2014, the California Supreme Court adopted California Rule of Court, Rule 9.7. Known as the civility pledge, Rule 9.7 requires everyone admitted to practice law to take an oath to conduct herself with dignity, courtesy,...
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