“Judges are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs." United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (7th Cir.1991).Continue Reading Judicial One-Liners:
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Ninth Circuit Avoids Employer's Choice of Law Provision With Creative Reasoning.
The first sentence of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Narayan v. EGL., Inc. (filed July 13, 2010) explains what is at stake: “The California Labor Code confers certain benefits …
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AMERICAN APPAREL: Really?
This report claims American Apparel hires based upon look. I don’t know where to begin.Continue Reading AMERICAN APPAREL: Really?
Wikipedia: Not so much.
We love to cite to the "internets." It’s easy. It’s fast. And it saves paper. But be careful. In Crispin v. Christian Audigier, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52832…
SUBPOENAS TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Can I subpoena Facebook or MySpace…
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Statute of Limitations Expanded
The United States Supreme Court just decided Lewis v. Chicago, which is a Title VII case addressing a statute of limitations issue. The case holds that a plaintiff who does…
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW QUARTERLY UPDATE
The Fox Rothschild Employment Law update is here. Enjoy!Continue Reading CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW QUARTERLY UPDATE
Intership is not another name for free work.
Intership is not another name for free work.
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A CLEAR RULE FOR REMOVAL JURISDICTION
Supreme court eases principal place of business inquiry.
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2009 CALIFORNIA COURT STATISTICS
The statistics are here. My favorite? The Statewide average time from filing a Notice of Appeal to the filing of an Opinion is 680 days (p. 18).Continue Reading 2009 CALIFORNIA COURT STATISTICS