by kyl admin | Jun 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
This afternoon, the California Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy) (June 29, 2009, S155965) ___ Cal.4th ___. Two central issues were before the Court: (1) Whether an employee who sues under the Unfair...
by kyl admin | Jun 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Yesterday, in a 5 to 4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to plaintiffs who bring so-called “mixed-motive” age discrimination cases. In Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the Court held that a plaintiff bringing an ADEA disparate-treatment...
by kyl admin | May 8, 2009 | Other News
On May 8, 2009, KYL obtained a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that a ship sued in rem for cargo damage can invoke the foreign forum selection clause in a bill of lading issued by the carrier. The litigation arose out of an unusual...
