[Source: CalChamber] California has one of the worst lawsuit climates in the country, affecting companies’ decisions on whether to do business in the state, according to a recent survey of senior U.S. business executives. The state comes almost last in the overall national ranking, at No. 48, in the 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States, conducted Read More…
Tag: class action
Class action settlement doesn’t prevent 2nd lawsuit
[Source: CalChamber] An employee who was a member of a wage-and-hour class action settlement with her employer is able to pursue a subsequent lawsuit against her employer for a claim that was not alleged in the first case, said the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a recent opinion. The employer settled in federal court Read More…
California leads in class action lawsuits
[Source: Fox and Hounds Daily] If you own or operate a business in California you most likely already know we have one of the highest workers compensations rates in the nation, highest tax rates, health insurance rates, and recently named number one for the most litigious state. At a certain point you would think our Read More…