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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
This is the final of a three-part series addressing the changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act. In this part we discuss the Early Evaluation Conference…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
A Michigan bankruptcy court held that a debtor-franchisee seeking to reject a franchise agreement for an auto repair center could not reject either a stand-alone confidentiality agreement with the franchisor or the non-compete…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
A California federal court granted a motion to compel arbitration by retail franchisor Batteries Plus and its two executives, and dismissed a franchisee’s action alleging violations of the California Franchise Investment Law,…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
The State of California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16.50 per hour (an increase of $0.50 from the current minimum wage of $16.00), on January 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will apply to all employers, regardless of…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
This is the second of a three-part series addressing the changes in California’s Private Attorneys General Act.
Below, we discuss an employer’s opportunity to cure alleged PAGA violations..…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
A federal district court in Texas denied an individual defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding the defendant—the owner of the company that was granted a franchise—was bound in his individual…
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/ Civil Procedure, Franchise Law
A federal district court in New Jersey recently found that restaurant franchisor Golden Corral was entitled to nearly $1.2 million in consequential damages after terminating a franchised Golden Corral restaurant…
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/ Franchise Law
Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 92 and Assembly Bill 2288 which amended the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The new legislation is effective immediately…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
A federal district court in Texas denied a preliminary injunction filed by a franchisee (“EYM”) after Pizza Hut, as franchisor, terminated the franchise agreements…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A trial judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court in Illinois denied a franchisee’s motion to enforce an automatic stay against The UPS Store (“TUPSS”), concluding that TUPSS’ termination of the franchise agreement was timely…
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/ Franchise Law
A Florida district court granted a motion to stay court proceedings pending arbitration between a franchisor and a third-party, non-signatory to a franchise agreement, containing an arbitration clause…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Franchise Law
An Illinois federal district court granted partial summary judgment in a trademark dispute against Ledo Pizza System, Inc. (“System”) and Ledo Pizza Carryouts, Ltd. (“Carryouts”), a franchisor of pizza restaurants (collectively,…
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/ Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
A Massachusetts federal district court enforced a non-compete provision in a franchise agreement to enjoin former franchisees from operating a different branded automotive business at the same location as the former franchise…
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/ Franchise Law
A Maryland federal district court denied a restaurant franchisor’s motion to dismiss, concluding that a restaurant manager at a franchised location alleged sufficient facts to support a finding that the franchisor is a joint…
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/ Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
A California appellate court affirmed a trial court’s denial of more than $4 million in damages for “reverse royalties” arising from a franchisee’s purchase of a boba franchise with an exclusive 10-mile territory…
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/ Franchise Law
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