Month: March 2024
Before Grayot v. Bank of Stockton, no published California case answered the question of whether a lender can assign-back a consumer credit contract to a seller to avoid liability under the Federal Trade Commission’s Holder Rule. In Grayot, the Third Appellate District held that the holder of a contract may not avoid liability for claims…
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Rachel Busch has joined the Boutin Jones Employment Law Group where she will provide counsel and advice to employers and defend them in employment litigation. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and was a member of the Harvard Law School Board of Student Advisers where she mentored junior law students and tutored them…
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In the rush to get a complaint on file, attorneys sometimes believe they can amend the complaint at a later date to address any deficiencies. After all, the legal standard governing leave to amend is generally very liberal. However, the recent case of Jason Engel v. Richard Pech is a cautionary tale. In Engel, the…
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