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Decertification Of Class Action Upheld

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Allison v. Dignity Health, 112 Cal. App. 5th 192 (2025) - Two former registered nurses filed a putative class action against their former employer, alleging various wage and hour claims...more

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PAGA Paraphrased – Osuna v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.

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The Second District Court of Appeal held that, under the pre-reform PAGA statute, an individual employee need not have been employed or experienced a Labor Code violation during the one-year PAGA limitations period to have...more

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PAGA Paraphrased – Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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The First District held that a prevailing defendant in a PAGA action may not recover litigation costs from the California Labor Workforce Development Agency when the LWDA did not participate in the litigation....more

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Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. – Continuing the Trend to Limit PAGA Gamesmanship

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The California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. continues the trend toward limiting plaintiffs’ abuse and improper weaponization of the California Private Attorneys General Act...more

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Attorney’s Fees May Be Recoverable in Trade Secret Cases, Even Without Damages

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In California, although the prevailing rule is that each party in litigation must cover their own fees and costs, a litigant can be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs if expressly permitted in a contract....more

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California Court Holds Defendants in Workplace Violence Restraining Order Petitions Have a Due Process Right to Cross-Examine...

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On October 17, 2022, in an issue of first impression at the appellate level, California’s Court of Appeals (First District) published an opinion clarifying that a defendant in a petition for restraining order under...more

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