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16633 Ventura Boulevard
Eleventh Floor
Encino, California 91436, United States
Phone: (818) 990-2120
Fax: (818) 981-4764
Areas Of Practice
- Business Organizations
- Class Action
- Commercial Law & Contracts
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Health
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment Law
- Litigation
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Number of Attorneys
25-50 Attorneys
When does a volunteer legally become an employee? For California’s nonprofit sector, the answer just got a lot clearer.
A recent California appellate case, Spilman v. Salvation Army, provides a roadmap for distinguishing…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law
A California federal court denied a franchisee’s motion for summary judgment on its California Franchise Investment Law (“CFIL”) claims and denied the franchisee’s request to add new affirmative defenses…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A Utah federal court denied a motion by Larada Sciences, Inc. (“LCA”), a franchisor of lice clinics, for a preliminary injunction preventing a former LCA franchisee, The MIH Group, LLC (“MIH”), from operating competing lice…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
With Valentine’s Day over, couples may have already eaten the chocolate and thrown away the flowers often associated with the holiday, but the thoughtful gifts they exchanged remain. What happens to those gifts if the holiday…
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/ Family Law
The Connecticut court of appeals held that petroleum retailers were not franchisees, and therefore not entitled to the protections afforded under the Connecticut Petroleum Franchise Act (CPFA)…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Franchise Law
A Louisiana district court held that a franchisee waived its right to remove a dispute with its franchisor from state court to federal court, based on the forum selection clause in the parties’ franchise agreement…
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/ Civil Procedure, Franchise Law
The California Court of Appeals’ recent decision in De Paolo v. Rosales clarifies the rights of an employer to evict an on-site resident manager following termination of employment. Employers who provide housing as part of…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Residential
Employers in Los Angeles should prepare for adjustment to the minimum wage starting July 1, 2026…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
What should employers do when an employee complains about not being paid enough? For most employers, it is a difficult conversation to have. In Contreras v. Green Thumb Produce (Dec. 2025) 116 Cal. App. 5th 1251, the employer…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
A Washington district court analyzed whether franchisor Wyndham Hotels & Resorts could be held vicariously liable under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”). The plaintiff alleged she was trafficked…
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/ Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
A federal court in Illinois granted a franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against a former franchisee in California, accused of breaching post-termination obligations in a franchise agreement. Applying Illinois law,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Franchise Law
A productive franchise relationship encompasses various elements that both the franchisor and franchisee must consider and balance.
This intricate connection of contractual obligations, financial commitments, and operational…
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/ Franchise Law
The California Labor Commissioner released a “Know Your Rights Act” notice template, in accordance with Senate Bill 294, that was approved last fall. All employers must provide this notice to their employees on or before…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The federal district court in Michigan granted a motion to stay the franchisee’s case pending resolution of an arbitration between the franchisee and Spray Foam Genie International (“SFGI”), a spray foam insulation business…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal district court in New Jersey granted summary judgment in favor of Choice Hotels International (“Choice”) in a trademark infringement action against a former franchisee who operated a hotel under Choice’s Econo Lodge…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
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