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September 12, 2019
Sage R. Knauft

Governor Newsom To Sign Bill Making it Harder to Classify Employees as Independent Contractors

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 that would codify the California Supreme Court’s decision made last year in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los...
September 5, 2019
Kendra E. Bray Derek S. Johnson

California Legislature Limits Defendants’ Examination in Mesothelioma Cases

On August 30, 2019, CA Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that significantly limits the defense cross-examination time in depositions in cases where individuals have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or silicosis....
August 26, 2019
Dee Cohen Katz

EPA Finds Key Ingredient of Roundup Herbicide is Not Carcinogenic and Bans California Retailers from Including Cancer Warnings

Numerous lawsuits have been filed against Bayer AG, which obtained the rights to the herbicide Roundup in its takeover of Monsanto, as well as a number of retailers which regularly sell the product, alleging these companies...
August 5, 2019
Jennifer A. Morin

Walsworth Attorneys Secure Final Binding Arbitration Award in an Employment Matter

  Walsworth attorney Jennifer Morin secured a final binding arbitration award in an employment matter dismissing plaintiffs’ case in its entirety for failure to prosecute. After false claims by plaintiffs’ counsel...
July 10, 2019

Walsworth Tops 2019 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report for Minority Attorneys

Walsworth is pleased to have ranked #4 in this year’s Law360 Glass Ceiling report on the best firms for minority attorneys. The firm is proud to be on the leading edge of the legal community and its efforts towards...