Category: Business
Procedural Posture

Procedural Posture

Plaintiff employee sought review of a Court of Appeal (California) decision that affirmed the grant of demurrer by the trial court, affirming the decision of defendant Department of Health Services to terminate plaintiff’s employment and barring plaintiff from civil claims for damages arising from wrongful employment termination other than those pursuant to workers’ compensation law. […]

Overview

Overview

HOLDINGS: [1]-Under Lab. Code, § 925, a forum-selection clause is voidable by an employee if it is contained in a contract that is modified on or after January 1, 2017, irrespective of whether the modification was to the forum-selection clause or another provision; [2]-A trial court correctly denied an employer’s motion to dismiss or stay […]

Procedural Posture

Procedural Posture

Appellant consumer challenged an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (California), which granted respondent drug manufacturer’s motion for summary adjudication, precluding the consumer’s case from proceeding as a class action. The consumer asserted various causes of action, including negligent misrepresentation, strict product liability, and violation of California’s unfair competition law, Bus. & […]

Overview

Overview

HOLDINGS: [1]-A consumer’s putative class action, claiming that a manufacturer mislabeled its beverages as “almond milk” when they should have been labeled as “imitation milk” under 21 C.F.R. § 101.3(e)(1), was properly dismissed because under 21 U.S.C.S. § 343-1(a)(2), “mislabeling” claims that sought to use state law to impose labeling requirements not identical to those […]

How are Scented Candles Made?

How are Scented Candles Made?

You get home after a long day at work, turn all the lights off, light some scented candles, and just forget about the stresses of the world for a while. People all over the world use scented candles to unwind, but very few people actually understand how they’re made. Don’t worry, you’ll learn everything you […]