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Filing Class Actions Against Wage-Dodging Trucking Cos.

Law360 June 29, 2015 Law360, New York (June 29, 2015, 11:28 AM ET) — For years, class actions have been filed on behalf of truck drivers against the trucking companies who employ and misclassify them as independent contractors when they are indeed employees. These trucking companies fail to provide meal breaks

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Should You Crowdfund Your Case?

The Recorder June 2, 2015 By Brian S. Kabateck and Tsolik Kazandjian In the past decade, crowdfunding entities like Kickstarter have emerged as the go-to resource for anyone who needs to raise money for a pet project, a charity cause or to grow a start-up company. If an aspiring filmmaker

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Negotiate in a more relaxed setting

Daily Journal May 29, 2015 Mediation is evolving as quickly as its popularity is soaring within the legal community as a cost-effective and efficient process to litigate tort law. To read more, go to http://www.dailyjournal.com

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Who’s liable for ‘superbug’ outbreaks across the US?

Daily Journal April 29, 2015 The recent deadly “superbug” bacteria outbreak at Los Angeles’ Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has raised questions about who is responsible for such outbreaks.To read more go to: www.dailyjournal.com  

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SB 1027: Protections against mugshot extortion

Daily Journal January 6, 2015 Californians no longer face the humiliation of having their mug shot posted on the Internet without permission, then suffer financial blackmail to have it removed. Senate Bill 1027, sponsored by State Senator Jerry Hill was passed and signed into law on August 15, 2014.  It becomes

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When the class-action case does not settle

Plaintiff Magazine January 2015 There was a time when it was virtually unheard of for a class action case to go to trial. They were, and to a large degree still are, notorious for settling, either before or after certification, but certainly before a jury or judge makes ultimate findings

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Little recourse for Sony employees

Daily Journal January 2, 2015 The unprecedented cyber attack at Sony Studios has again raised issues about the security of personal data online.  Former employees at Sony Studios are scrambling for legal relief by filing multiple class action lawsuits accusing the movie studio of failing to protect their confidential information

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Tougher restrictions on truck drivers needed

Daily Journal December 23, 2014 In a world where people are constantly on the go and sleep is not high on the list of priorities, drowsy driving is a widespread problem. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy driving claims the lives of over 1,500 people and is

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Prevent The Need For Massive Auto Recalls

Daily Journal December 10, 2014 Brian Kabateck and Hrag Kouyoumjian co-wrote about this defective safety product issue in Daily Journal. You may need to subscribe to Daily Journal to read this artice: www.dailyjournal.com

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