The best and worst employment cases of 2021

The cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary)

Andrew H. Friedman
Taylor Markey

From Issue: 2022 April

The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment

Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement

Linda A. Lipsen

From Issue: 2022 April

Appellate Review

Arbitration agreements in health-care settings; also, the “baseball rule” on assumption of the risk; legal malpractice, causation and anti-SLAPP

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 May

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

Claim against public entity is barred where the plaintiff failed to file a timely late-claim petition after his initial claim was deemed denied

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 April

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

FAA does not apply when son with power of attorney signs arbitration agreement with hospital, later sues for elder abuse in father’s death

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 April

Appellate Reports

Appellate Court holds that hospital’s substantial impairment of an elderly patient’s right to autonomy can constitute actionable “neglect” within the Elder Abuse Act

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 November

The top 10 cases for trial attorneys in personal-injury cases

Ten important cases that are repeatedly encountered and can be both a sword and shield

Deborah S. Chang
Nicholas W. Yoka

From Issue: 2021 January

Appellate Review

Garcia v. Pexco — Defendant may enforce arbitration agreement when plaintiff alleges a defendant acted as an agent of a party to an arbitration agreement

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 July

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

Interim adverse judgment bars malicious-prosecution claim, even if trial court later finds action was brought in bad faith

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 October

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

Duty-of-care issues, particularly involving premises-liability cases where the premises abut a public street

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 February

Appellate Reports

Cal Supreme Court says discovery in PAGA actions is governed by normal standards of civil litigation; supports broad view of the right to discovery in all civil cases

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 August

Appellate Reports

Kesner v. Superior Court — The most comprehensive discussion of the analysis of legal duty in California negligence law, specifically as regards asbestos but applicable to all negligence claims where duty is an issue

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 January