Partner Alexis Gutierrez blogs about NLRB Rule for employers
NLRB Issues New Rule Requiring Employers to Post Notices The NLRB has issued a Final Rule that requires employers to notify employees of their rights under the NLRA. This regulation is a…
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California Supreme Court Rules Against Parked Big-Rig
A truck driver working for Ralph’s Grocery Company (“Ralph’s”) parked his tractor-trailer in a designated emergency parking area alongside an interstate highway in order to have a snack. Decedent was driving his…
Legally Parked Commercial Truck Liability
A New Tort is Born California Case Note Lawson v. Safeway Inc., California Court of Appeal, First District, Division One (December 30, 2010) Only in California. A California Court of Appeal has…
Lease Negotiations for Vintners and Brewers
Lease Negotiation Is Not Common; Mistakes in Lease Negotiation Are Vintners and brewers do not engage in lease negotiation on a regular basis. In fact, the average small business owner will only…
Insurance Issues for Vintners and Brewers
Different Grapes, Different Insurance Policies For as many different types of grapes and hops that are available to vintners and brewers, so too are there different types of wineries and breweries. The…
Partner Greg Pollack appointed to judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court by Governor Schwarzenegger
On November 5, 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Higgs Fletcher & Mack partner Gregory Pollack to a judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court. Mr. Pollack has been…
California’s Sea of Uncertainty: Admissibility of “As-Billed” Medical Specials
California’s Sea of Uncertainty Admissibility of “As-Billed” Medical Specials By Peter S. Doody Current law California concerning the trial admissibility of as-billed medical specials is contradictory and uncertain. The recently decided case…