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Just What the Doctor Ordered: Second District Permits Trade Secret Protection for Physician Productivity Data
At the end of 2020, California’s Second District Court of Appeal decided Coast Hematology-Oncology Associates Medical Group,…
Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. v. Alleshouse: California Law Torpedoes Post-Employment Invention Assignment Provisions
California employers beware. You can use a properly drafted contract to prohibit former employees from using your…
COVID-19 and the CCPA: The Privacy Implications of Temperature Checks
While the CCPA has been in effect for several months now, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses…
Kim v. Reins: Another PAGA Wrench Thrown Into the Settlement Finish Line for Employers
On March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Kim v. Reins….
Show Me the Money! –Ninth Circuit Clarifies CAFA Standards
In Arias v. Residence Inn by Marriott, the Ninth Circuit clarified and reiterated standards related to the…
Good For the Goose and Gander: Is California’s Ban on Non-Competes Limited to Employment Contracts?
So-called “non-compete” agreements have been banned under California Business and Professions Code section 16600 for many years,…
California Supreme Court Deflates Ascertainability Requirement for Class Certification
Recently, in Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., the California Supreme Court relaxed the ascertainability requirement for class…
Federal Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Enforcing Arbitration Agreements
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles appeals from all California federal courts, recently delivered a…