by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 24, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Davis v. Nordstrom, Inc., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. June 23, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Judge Wilken) denying defendant employer’s motion to compel arbitration of...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 24, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, ___ Cal.4th ___ (June 23, 2014), the California Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Judge Hess), and subsequent affirmation by the California Court of Appeal that an employee’s representative...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 18, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Malone v. Super. Ct., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (June 17, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Three) upheld the order of the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Judge Highberger) granting defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 17, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. June 16, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Judge Sammartino) that plaintiffs were independent contractors rather than...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 13, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Kim v. Konad USA Distribution, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (June 12, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) affirmed the judgment of the Orange County Superior Court (Judge Munoz) in favor of plaintiff on her employment-related...
