Employment Law 
Complex Litigation—a Game of Chess, not Checkers
June 8, 2010
The lesson here is important: complex legal strategy is a chess game. Diverse pieces are available on the chess board, only some of which involve litigation. A reactionary rush to the courthouse is almost never the right first step in any legal dispute.
Narrow Interpretation of Sexual Harassment Claims
December 26, 2009
Two recent cases, Haberman v. Cengage Learning and Hughes v. Pair, recognize rather narrow limits of employer liability for sexual harassment claims of “hostile workplace” under California employment laws.
Punitive Damages and Agency Limitations
In Roby v. McKesson, the California Supreme Court limited the amount of punitive damages that may be awarded against a company on the basis of bad conduct by one of its supervising employees.
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