Recently, our law firm has received a large influx of inquiries for service from registered nurses and physical therapists. The cause for this influx appears to be an abrupt change in the way the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) and the Physical Therapy Board (PTB) are treating first-time, driving under Read more…
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution, in which disputes are submitted to a neutral arbitrator(s) based on prior agreement between the parties, rather than resolved through litigation. The point and goal of arbitration is to secure an efficient, less formal and less costly method for resolving disputes (compared Read more…
Like many other licensing agencies, the California Veterinary Medical Board (“Board”) issues citations to its licensees for minor transgressions or infractions of the law. Business and Professions Code Section 125.9 authorizes licensing agencies to issue citations. In particular, the Veterinary Practice Act, Business and Professions Code Section 4875.2 authorizes the Read more…
Last week, we discussed some of the new labor laws in California which came into effect on January 1, 2013. In this follow-up blog, we detail another set of labor laws that employers should be aware of. Disability Claims Abuses (SB 1186) – SB 1186 is intended to curb a Read more…
Litigation is expensive and time-consuming. It often draws out disputes over a number of years. It has a tendency to lead to a litany of unintended consequences that leave all participants bitter in the end. As a result, it is unsurprising that alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) has proliferated as a Read more…
California law has a strong preference for lawsuit settlements, for public policy reasons (such as judicial efficiency). As such, the state legislature has declared that evidence of an offer to settle is inadmissible to prove liability (Evid. Code § 1152), and that all statements made during mediation are confidential (Evid. Code Read more…