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RPNA is excited to announce the launching of its mediation and arbitration practice, headed by Senior Partner Drew Pomerance. Although Mr. Pomerance continues to maintain his full-time litigation practice, he is now also available for mediations and arbitrations in employment, insurance and complex business cases. As a Co-Founding member of the firm, Mr. Pomerance has…
Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani is proud to announce that its Co-Managing partner, Nicholas P. Roxborough, was unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council as Commissioner for the Los Angeles World Airports. We are proud of Nick’s continued desire to serve the greater good through public service. We therefore proudly share with you the…
Testifying live before the legislature in Sacramento yesterday, Nicholas P. Roxborough, co-managing partner at Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani (RPNA), provided detailed evidence to support Assemblymember Rubio’s successful request for an audit of the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) by the California State Auditor Elaine Howle. In her request, Assemblymember Rubio stated her hope that…
We want to share the exciting news that Mi Kim, an extraordinarily talented trial, appellate and policy making lawyer, has joined Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani, LLP.
Another Arbitration Agreement Declared Unenforceable In a recently published decision, the Court of Appeal refused to enforce the unlawful arbitration clause found in Applied Underwriters’ Reinsurance Participation Agreement (RPA) with Luxor Cabs, one of the oldest cab companies in San Francisco. The decision, originally filed on December 4, 2018, was certified for publication on January 3, 2019, in response to…
Applies to All Carrier Agreements In Similar Disputes. The Appellate Court has now published its recent decision in Luxor Cabs, which held that the delegation clause and arbitration provision in Applied Underwriter’s unfiled and unapproved reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) were unenforceable. The implications of this action are significant to California employers. First, now that the…
Dozens of Cases Against Applied Underwriters Pending. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) just handed down two more decisions within days following its precedential decision in favor of RPNA’s client Platinum Security. These cases address the same issues that the CDI had ruled on more than two years ago, which ended the dispute over the…
Precedential Decision Voids Reinsurance Participation Agreement. RPNA recently continued its streak of protecting employers from onerous and unfair terms contained in side-agreements that have ensnared unwitting employers over the past few years. On December 17, 2018, the California Department of Insurance issued a precedential decision in favor of RPNA’s client Platinum Security. The decision found…
Another Arbitration Agreement Declared Unenforceable. In a decision handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal refused to enforce the unlawful arbitration clause found in Applied Underwriters’ Reinsurance Participation Agreement (RPA) with Luxor Cabs, one of the oldest cab companies in San Francisco. In 2015, RPNA Partners Joseph Gjonola and Nicholas Roxborough filed suit on behalf of Luxor against Applied in San…