Uncertain fate of AB 51 and PAGA arbitration prohibition
Judge William A. Fletcher, one of the judges in the original 2-1 panel majority upholding AB 51, switched sides on Appellant’s en bane rehearing petition and voted for a panel…
Defenses to Performance of COVID-19 Impacted Contracts
A recent decision by an Orange County Superior Court judge confirms the viability of the defenses of impossibility or impracticability of performance of certain COVID-19 impacted contracts, and finds a…
Subject matter eligibility for obtaining patent protection
The U.S. Supreme Court has strongly indicated that it intends to grant a writ of certiorari to review a ruling by the Federal Circuit court of appeal, dealing with subject…