Contract Disputes, Employer Liability Issues, Contract Terms

Caps on Employer Liability: Letters of Intent and CLS v WJGE

BCLP on 4/29/2024

In this Insight, Zaynah Mirza considers the case of CLS Civil Engineering Ltd v WJG Evans and Sons (a partnership) [2024] EWHC 194 (TCC) which concerned a number of issues including whether the terms of the letter of intent...more

The Franchise Memorandum - Issue # 262

Lathrop GPM on 2/12/2021

California Supreme Court Applies Independent Contractor Standard Retroactively; Does Not Reach Applicability to Franchises - The California Supreme Court has held that its Dynamex decision applies retroactively, answering...more

South Carolina Professor Loses Breach of Employment Contract Case

Burr & Forman on 11/9/2020

A tenured professor at Erskine College in Due West claimed the institution breached its employment contract with him as set forth in the faculty manual. The trial court overruled the jury verdict in the professor’s favor, but...more

California Court of Appeals Holds That No Initials Are of “No Legal Consequence” To Enforce Arbitration

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/30/2020

On July 8, 2020, the California Court of Appeals held that when an employee fails to initial a specific part of an arbitration agreement, but still signs it, the agreement is still enforceable....more

[Webinar] Navigating the Legal, Economic, and Business Challenges of the Coronavirus Pandemic - March 26th, 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/23/2020

Nelson Mullins will host a webinar on topics related to the COVID-19 outbreak on March 26. Topics to be presented: - Business Continuity, Force Majeure, and Potential Defenses to COVID-19 Related Contractual...more

Court to Consider Whether California Ride Share Drivers Who Make Airport Runs Are Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/4/2019

On November 26, 2019, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) might not apply to Uber drivers who are engaged in interstate commerce while driving passengers to or...more