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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On January 18th, the California Supreme Court in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. ruled that defendants sued under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) may no longer strike unmanageable claims. PAGA claims are brought by a …
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 17, 2024 at 10:17 pm The justices will hear oral arguments in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo on Monday. (Davis Staedtler via Flickr) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over a lower court’s order that would limit the federal government’s…
By Joachim B. Steinberg From pretty much the moment that we start law school, we get advice on how to be better writers. Most of it is from lawyers (or ex-lawyers). That’s fine to start. Legal writing is a genre and has unique considerations that you have to master, if only because courts demand it,…
You know what you need, but how can you get it? In a sea of competing proposals, legal departments must go the extra mile when advocating for limited company resources. To learn the ins and outs of creating a compelling and effective business case, join us and our friends at UpLevel Ops and myLawCLE at…
Running a small law firm is hard. Between client work, administrative tasks, and business growth efforts, managing limited time and resources can be a challenge for even the best practitioner. That’s why law firm owners are turning to Get Staffed Up. Offering remote assistants ideal for client-facing administrative tasks, Get Staffed Up (GSU) finds the…
In November 2012, Washington voters approved the production, processing, and retail sales of recreational cannabis within Washington state under what is known as Initiative 502 (“I-502”). Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State…
What Is a U.S. Visa Status? A U.S. visa status refers to the state of an application made for an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa that you can check using the database of the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) Status Check. Alternatively, you can call the National Visa Center at 603-334-0700 to get updates on your visa application status. To…
Last Wednesday, the state of Texas likely executed an innocent person when it put Ivan Cantu to death. Sadly that is nothing new for either Texas or the United States. In death penalty states, executing the innocent is just a price they pay to keep the machinery of death running. Nothing is perfect, after all,…
For many lawyers, becoming a partner is considered the apex of their legal career—an achievement that promises everything from professional prestige to decision-making authority. While it also comes with significant financial rewards, many people wonder: Just how much do partners make at law firms? The answer, as it turns out, isn’t so simple. From the…
A noncitizen can lose status—that is, the right to be in the U.S.—and be forced to leave if he or she comes within a ground of deportability. In general, the grounds of deportability apply to noncitizens who have been lawfully “admitted.” This includes both lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders) and holders of temporary, nonimmigrant…