June, 2014

June 27, 2014 Paul, Plevin is pleased to welcome its newest associate attorney, Freyaan Karanjia

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Karanjia was an associate in the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith LLP, where she represented pharmaceutical companies, corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation and products liability m...

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June 26, 2014 California Supreme Court on Arbitration Agreements: Class-Action Waivers OK, but PAGA Claims Unwaivable

This week, the California Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated opinion in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC. The decision was a partial victory for employers: the Court clarified that class-action waivers in arbitration agr...

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June 25, 2014 Supreme Court Decides Noel Canning and Invalidates Hundreds of NLRB Decisions

The United States Supreme Court today issued its opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning, holding that President Obama’s 2012 recess appointments to the NLRB were invalid. This decision places hundreds of NLRB decisions made by the recess appointees in l...

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June 8, 2014 California Supreme Court Rejects Shortcuts To Class Certification, And Affirms Employers’ Rights To Defend Themselves

In its recent decision in Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association, the California Supreme Court unanimously sided with reason. It held: (1) To prove classwide liability in a misclassification class action, plaintiffs must present actual proof of...

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