Business Litigation

Court Rules that Key is Actual Amount Paid, as Opposed to Amount BilledOne of the most important issues in any case is the amount of damages an injured party can recover. In the personal injury context, this issue is central.

When the United States Supreme Court decides a case, it is always an important event, but two cases in the 2010-2011 term were more important to litigators – especially labor and employment litigators – than others.In ATT Mobility v.

Many California employers blithely consider certain workers to be independent contractors – exempt from withholding, overtime, meal and rest break rules, and a host of other restrictions and requirements.But be careful.  Simply labeling a person as an “independent contractor” will not work.

The court of appeal has offered simple, straightforward advice in an email defamation case.

In the case of Sharabianlou v. Karp, the parties entered into an agreement for the defendants to sell a building to the plaintiffs. The transaction failed and litigation followed.