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Owning a Busy U.S. Subsidiary Doesn’t Make a Foreign Parent Company Suable in California
If your company has a foreign parent, or you’re a foreign manufacturer who sells into the United States through an…
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An Employee Can’t Hide a Harassment Claim to Escape Your Arbitration Agreement
If your company relies on an employment arbitration agreement, you already know California keeps handing employees new ways out of…
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Your Insurer Can Rescind Your Policy Over a Question It Never Asked
Imagine winning more than $21 million from your own insurance carrier at trial, punitive damages included, and then watching an…
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When a Pricing Algorithm Becomes a Price-Fixing Problem
If your company sets prices with help from a third-party algorithm, one that quietly runs on data pooled from your…
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What Your Audience Thinks You Meant Isn’t the Test for Defamation
If your business publishes anything to the public, a documentary, an article, a review, a marketing campaign, a social post,…
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In California, You Can’t Amend Your Way Out of a Defective Debt Collection Lawsuit
If your business buys, sells, or collects charged-off consumer debt in California, there’s a habit worth breaking. When a collection…