by kyl admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On July 7, 2009, the Ninth Circuit issued two favorable decisions which involve an examination of the outside sales exemption as it pertains to class certification issues. In Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., the Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s...
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...
