Aug 31
Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Kelly A. Knight

Civil procedure, Damages, Wage-hour, Punitive damages, Torts & injury law

Jul 10
Jul 10 Governor signs AB 2770, expanding the common-interest privilege to include communications that an employee would not be rehired because the employee engaged in sexual harassment

Kelly A. Knight

FEHA & Title VII, Torts & injury law, Defamation

AB 2770, Irwin. Privileged communications: communications by former employer: sexual harassment.

Feb 28
Feb 28 Privette doctrine bars wrongful-death claim when window-washer employee's death was partially caused by building owner's failure to install statutorily required structural roof anchors.

Kelly A. Knight

Torts & injury law

Building owner's violation of statutory duty to install structural roof anchors did not constitute "affirmative conduct" so as to avoid Privette doctrine bar.

Kelly A. Knight is an attorney and mediator based in Los Angeles, CAlifornia. He handles matters throughout California.

Aug 31 Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Jul 10 Jul 10 Governor signs AB 2770, expanding the common-interest privilege to include communications that an employee would not be rehired because the employee engaged in sexual harassment

Feb 28 Feb 28 Privette doctrine bars wrongful-death claim when window-washer employee's death was partially caused by building owner's failure to install statutorily required structural roof anchors.

Kelly A. Knight is a mediator and attorney in Los Angeles, California.

Aug 31
Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Jul 10
Jul 10 Governor signs AB 2770, expanding the common-interest privilege to include communications that an employee would not be rehired because the employee engaged in sexual harassment

Feb 28
Feb 28 Privette doctrine bars wrongful-death claim when window-washer employee's death was partially caused by building owner's failure to install statutorily required structural roof anchors.