Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are civil lawsuits or countersuits usually brought by corporations or government entities against individuals or organizations for the purpose of chilling or preventing certain speech or behavior. SLAPPs generally involve claims of defamation, libel, slander, interference with prospective economic advantage, malicious prosecution, and/or abuse of process. Typically a SLAPP…
An insurance carrier and a policyholder have a contractual relationship. The policyholder pays premiums in exchange for insurance coverage for certain events and losses as set forth in the policy. Insurance bad faith occurs when an insurance carrier unreasonably fails to investigate or pay a covered loss, which happens more often than one might think. …
California law requires all employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance, which provides benefits to an employee who sustains a work-related injury and/or illness and covers payments for medical expenses and replacement income during the time when the employee is off work. As long as the business has at least one (1) employee, even a temporary…
Senior partner Drew Pomerance was asked to discuss key strategies in insurance bad faith litigation at a national conference. More than 2,000 people attended the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ Annual Las Vegas Convention over Labor Day weekend where Drew Pomerance served on the expert panel “Red-Eye Breakfast: Hot Topics in Insurance Bad Faith.”…
The issue of employee rest breaks has long been a legal hot topic and our law firm is no stranger to the debate. Indeed, in 2012, after a seven year battle on behalf of 15,000 security guards, RPNA’s experienced employment lawyers obtained a $90 million summary judgment for these employees in a class action lawsuit…
City ordered to execute long term contract for the Sepulveda Golf Complex Concession LOS ANGELES, CA, March 25, 2015—After a four-year battle, the California Court of Appeals has upheld a writ of mandate, compelling the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Recreation & Parks to execute a permanent long term contract for Ready Golf to…
LOS ANGELES, CA, November 18, 2014 – RPNA Partner Drew Pomerance is speaking at the largest employment law seminar in California—the 2015 PIHRA Legal Update series—to be held in January at three locations in Southern California. The conference draws over 1,000 human resource professionals and business owners where leading attorneys discuss the latest changes in…
More than 2,000 people attended the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ Annual Las Vegas Convention over Labor Day weekend where Drew Pomerance served on the expert panel “Red-Eye Breakfast: Hot Topics in Insurance Bad Faith.” Pomerance outlined the differences between “advice of counsel” and “genuine dispute defenses” during his presentation. He discussed how to…
RPNA launched a class action lawsuit this month against insurance giant American International Group Inc. on behalf of all employers that paid compensation premiums over a 40-year period; Pomerance believes “tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars over time” were under reported. Read article. Source: www.sfvbj.com