In personal injury claims where the two sides have disparate valuations based in part on substantial interest accrual, there exists an underused tool for bridging the difference and reaching an accord. This tool is the very...
October 12, 2023
Employers Get Hit with Increased Costs as Paid Sick Leave is Expanded for California Employees
Workers in California just got two more sick paid days per year. On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 616 into law expanding the Healthy Workplace, Health Families Act of 2014 to increase the amount of paid...
In order for a plaintiff to prove a defendant is negligent, the plaintiff must prove the defendant (1) owed a duty to plaintiff, (2) breached that duty, (3)...
September 28, 2023
Roni Most, Esq., Reappointed as a City of Houston Associate Judge
Yesterday, Roni M. Most, Esq., was reappointed as an Associate Judge for the City of Houston. Mr. Most is the Managing Partner of Kahana Feld’s Houston office, chairs the firm’s Corporate Compliance &...
September 14, 2023
Parties Can Agree To Anything In A Settlement Agreement……. Or Can They?
A settlement agreement is a contract. When parties to pending litigation enter into a settlement, they enter into a contract. Such a contract is subject to the general law governing all contracts. (T. M. Cobb Co. v....