In a recent article in the San Diego Union Tribune, it was estimated that 80,000 new homes are built in California each year. Construction starts increased by 4.8% to $773 billion dollars in 2018, and is expected to...
October 24, 2018
Conditions on Discounted Meals Are Not Employer Control
On July 18, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Rodriguez v. Taco Bell Corp., affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Taco Bell. The class action alleged, among other things, meal...
October 3, 2018
Update to California Law Affecting Apartment Building Owners
The terrible story of the 2015 Berkeley Balcony Collapse has spurred legislation that is now going to affect the way that apartment buildings are maintained in the state of California. In mid-September, Governor...
One of the drawbacks to the legal system is the time it takes to have your day in court. As a result, debtors can dissipate their assets while a lawsuit is pending so that even if a large judgment is entered against them,...
Authored and researched by Tim Capowski with assistance from former colleague. Most articles discussing the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Carlos Rodriguez v. City of New York, 31 N.Y.3d 312 (2018), present a...