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Can California Investigate Employment Claims by Out-of-State Workers? A New SpaceX Decision for Multistate Employers
The Court allowed CRD to investigate whether sufficient California connections existed. It did not hold that FEHA governs every out-of-state employee of a California employer.
Read the Article →Can a Commercial Landlord Evict a Tenant for Old Unpaid Rent? A New Court of Appeal Decision Explains the One-Year Rule
The right to collect the money and the right to use the summary eviction procedure are two different questions, and the answers may differ.
Read the Article →When a Commercial Real Estate Broker Represents Both Sides: A New California Case on Dual Agency and Fiduciary Duties
A fiduciary relationship matters, but it does not necessarily erase the responsibilities sophisticated parties accepted in their written agreements.
Read the Article →Can You Lose the Right to Arbitration by Litigating in Court? A New California Case Says Yes
An arbitration provision is a contractual right, not a permanent escape hatch. After Quach, the focus is on the conduct of the party holding the right.
Read the Article →When AI Sounds Like a Lawyer: Hallucinated Cases, Sanctions, and the Limits of Artificial Intelligence in Litigation
AI can sound remarkably confident while being completely wrong. The lawyer signing the filing remains responsible for what goes into court.
Read the Article →California Passes SB 690: What Could Change for CIPA Website Claims?
The bill would remove the private right of action for section 638.51 website claims, but it does not eliminate CIPA.
Read the Article →Received a Website Privacy Demand Letter in California? What Businesses Should Know About CIPA, ECPA, Cookies and Tracking Pixels
A demand letter is not a finding of liability. What matters is which statute is asserted, what was transmitted, when, and to whom.
Read the Article →When a Third Party Makes the Payment: A Business Litigation Lesson From the Recent NBA Clippers Investigation
Placing another company between two participants does not by itself determine the legal consequences.
Read the Article →Using AI to Hire Employees in California? What Business Owners Need to Know
Automated screening does not remove an employer’s obligations. California’s automated decision system regulations took effect October 1, 2025.
Read the Article →Can AI Fire an Employee in California? New Rules Business Owners Should Know
SB 947 would prohibit relying solely on an automated system to discipline or fire a worker, and require human oversight, verification, and notice.
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