The judge in favor of RPNA client Ready Golf ruled that City officials have a duty to sign the approved contract. Pomerance comments, “You would think the city, which is broke and underwater, would sign the contract.” He further comments that “…(the City) engaged in revisionist history to get out of the deal.” Read article.…
In this Insurance Journal article, Roxborough notes that a few staffing companies suffered financial failure in the last few years, prompting the new decree in the law. “But why…” he comments, “… are you singling out the whole industry since only one or two had bankruptcy problems.” Read article. Source: www.insurancejournal.com
RPNA, a 13 attorney firm, prevailed over multinational giant ABM Industries, Inc., a $4 billion publically traded corporation. Pomerance states, “ABM’s conduct is the poster child for how California businesses should not behave.” Adreani notes “… to interrupt an illegal break to start another illegal break is illegal.” This case was also featured in a…
The California Supreme Court ruled that a public school district may be vicariously liable for the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of a guidance counselor who allegedly abused a student. Adreani specifies, “…the law won’t apply to every state agency, but only those who have a ‘special relationship’ with the victims.” Read article. Source: www.insurancejournal.com
“Zurich is one of virtually every national carrier who is guilty of failing to play by the rules in California” states Roxborough, who has represented numerous employers in disputes with carriers over these side agreements and has testified before the California Legislature in support of bills to curtail the alleged abuses. Read article. [subscription required]