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What Documents Do You Need to Keep When A Lawsuit is Filed?
by: Clayton T. Cook
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Supreme Court Declares Limited Scope of State Marijuana Laws
by: Carl L. Fessenden
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Handheld Use of a Cell Phone to Obtain Directions Violates California Vehicle Code Section 23123
by: Michael Pott and Charles Caraway
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Court Rules That Information-Regardless of Timing-Is Key to the Reasonableness of a C.C.P. Section 998 Offer to Compromise
by: David Melton, Lindsay Goulding and Colleen Howard
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The New Year Brings Significant Changes to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
by: Michael W. Pott and Kristina M. Hall
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New Law Pertaining to an Employer's Duty to Accommodate Religious Practices
by: David P.E. Burkett
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Vicarious Liability
by: Jonathan A. Corr and Kimberly L. Kakavas
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Can Witness Statements be Withheld from Opposing Counsel Under Work Product Protection?
by: Chad S. Tapp and Matthew R. Day
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School District Can Be Vicariously Liable In Cases of Employee-Student Sexual Assault
by: Carl L. Fessenden and Derek J. Haynes
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What Employers Need to Know about Engaging in the Interactive Process with Their Disabled Employees
by: Michael W. Pott and Katherine L.M. Mola
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Derivative Lawsuits: What Directors, Officers and Shareholders Need to Know
by: Carl J. Calnero and Martin N. Jensen
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Prior, Dissimilar Incidents Inadmissible to Prove Notice of a Dangerous Condition of Public Property
by: Stephen E. Horan and Robindeep S. Basra
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Privette Doctrine Strengthened - Duties Owed By Hirer Of Independent Contractor Further Restricted
by: Chad S. Tapp and Matthew R. Day
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Who's "Disabled?" EEOC Expands the Definition
by: Jennifer E. Duggan and Mary E. Krugh
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Howell Limits Liability for Medical Special Damages
by: David Melton and Lindsay Goulding
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Employers May Be Able To Prevent Class-Action Lawsuits By Including Waiver Of Those Claims In Arbitration Provisions
by: Carl L. Fessenden and Clayton T. Cook
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The Collateral Source Colloquy Continues
by: David Melton and F. William Jackson
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What Every Employer Needs to Know - 2011 Changes in Employment Law
by: Jennifer E. Duggan and Jennifer D. Ward
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ADA Update: DOJ To Make Jails Subject to Accessible Design Guidelines
by: Stephen E. Horan and Kevin M. Kreutz
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California Mechanic's Lien Laws - What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
by: Chad Tapp and Gwen Scott
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Point of View or Harassment: Can a College Be Liable?
by: Michael W. Pott and Laura J. Marabito
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Litigation News - One Day Jury Trials Coming Soon
by: David Melton, Lindsay Goulding and F. Will Jackson
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Non-Signatory Wrongful Death Claimants may be Bound by a Decedent's Arbitration Agreement with a Health Care Provider
by: Jonathan Corr and Jacqueline Zee
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The Litigation Debate About the Reasonable Value of Medical Expenses Continues
by: David Melton, Lindsay Goulding and Colleen Howard
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Using Unpaid Interns to Perform Work?
by: Carl Fessenden and Laura Marabito
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A Victory for Employers - Attorneys' Fees Awards in Cases Where Damages are Found to Be Less than $25,000
by: Michael Pott and Derek Haynes
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Proving Medical Negligence
by: Jon Corr and Sara Sayles
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Making the Legal World a Nicer Place
by: Nancy Sheehan
Women Lawyers of Sacramento
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A Cautionary Tale in Business Litigation
by: Jennifer Duggan and Mary Edes
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A New Take On The Reasonable Value of Medical Care in Personal Injury Cases
by: David Melton, Lindsay Goulding and Colleen Howard
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Employer Access to Private Employee Social Networking Sites
by: David Melton and Colleen Howard
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Waiting-Time Penalties: What Every Employer Should Know
by: Jennifer Duggan
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Urban Legend - Medicare Set-Asides for Third Party Liability Cases
by: Carl Fessenden, Norm Prior and Heath Langle
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What Can The Brown Act do to You
by: Carl Fessenden and Michael Pott
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Threat of Litigation is Not an Excuse to Discriminate
by: Carl Fessenden
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Ensuring the Enforceability of Settlement Agreements
by: Jennifer Duggan and Jennifer Plescia
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California Supreme Court Clarifies ADA and California Unruh Civil Rights Act Statutory Requirements
by: Steve Horan and Jessica Walker
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Medicare & Medicaid Mandatory Reporting Requirements - Are you a Responsible Reporting Entity?
by: Jonathan Corr and Heath Langle
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Landowners May Have Duty to Provide Security on Premises
by: David A. Melton and Michael J. Baytosh
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Congress Signs Into Law New COBRA Requirements for Employers
by: Jennifer Duggan
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Reminder: If You Suspect Your Trade Secret Has Been Misappropriated, Take Action Now!
by: Jennifer Duggan and Matt Day
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What Employers Should Know about Arbitrating Employment Disputes. . . .
by: Tim Blaine and Tomas Riordan
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Recent Supreme Court Decisions Extend Liability for Discrimination Suits
by: Michael Pott and David Burkett
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First Law Passed under the New Administration Expands Unfair Pay Claims
by: Carl Fessenden
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ADA Compliance Is Now In Cyberspace
by: David Melton and Jared Mueller
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The California Supreme Court Tells Emergency Room Doctors and HMOs to Leave the Patient Out of Billing Disputes
by: Jonathan Corr and David Melton
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The New Year Means New Issues for Employers
by: Carl Fessenden and Mike Pott
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Even After a Successful Pitchess Motion, a Party Must File a New, Properly Noticed Motion to Obtain Further Discovery
by: Terry Cassidy and John Whitefleet
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The New ADA Amendments and What They Mean for California Employers
by: Mike Pott and Colleen Howard
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The Conundrum of California's Primary Assumption of the Risk Doctrine Continues
by: Chad Tapp
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Law Enforcement Agencies Should Adopt Policies and Procedures to Allow Review/Appeal of Reports Submitted to the Child Abuse Central Index
by: Terry Cassidy and John Whitefleet
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New State Law Focuses on Reducing Unwarranted, Unnecessary Public Access Litigation
by: Jennifer Duggan and Kayla Villa
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Don't Change Your Meal and Rest Break Policies Just Yet!
by: Jennifer Duggan and Carl Fessenden
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Employer Not Allowed to Read Employee's Sexually Explicit Text Messages to His Wife . . .
by: David Melton
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Non-Solicitation Clauses that "Narrowly Restrain" Declared Invalid by California Supreme Court
by: Jennifer Duggan
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Social Networking Websites and Civil Discovery
by: Tim Blaine
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Elder Abuse Must be Clear and Convincing in Order to Recover Attorney's Fees
by: Jonathan Corr and Juliette Tognetti
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Thinking About Terminating an Employee
by: Carl Fessenden and Laura Marabito
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California Supreme Court Alert
by: Chad Tapp and Gwenn Scott
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Employer Alert: Employer only needs to provide rest and meal breaks, not ensure that they are taken
by: Jennifer Duggan and Carl Fessenden
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Litigation News
by: Michael Pott and John Whitefleet
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Punitive Damage Alert
by: Carl Calnero and Jennifer Duggan
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Tip Pooling: How to Protect Your Business
by: Jennifer Duggan
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Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training: AB 1825 Compliance
by: Jennifer E. Duggan
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Employers and the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004
by: Michael W. Pott
PARMA Newsletter
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REVIEW OF SELECTED 2002 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION: Employment: Protecting Injured or Ill Peace Officers: Mandating Advanced Disability Payments
by: Martin Jensen
34 McGeorge L. Rev 443
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