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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Ruling confirms courts can strike unmanageable PAGA claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal | Sep. 29, 2021 |
| Will employers get to arbitrate California’s exploding representative action lawsuits? | Civil Litigation | Jul. 16, 2021 |
| California Supreme Court limits effect of individual settlements on PAGA claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court | Mar. 30, 2020 |
| PAGA is warping the California Labor Code | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment | Dec. 20, 2019 |
| Nonsolicitation agreements: new challenges to enforcement in California | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment | Jun. 4, 2019 |
| Don’t let trade secrets walk out the door with departing employees | Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property | Apr. 11, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Netsvetayeva and Valerie Butler, individually, on behalf of the State of California, as private attorney generals, and on behalf of all aggrieved employees v. Autodesk Inc., and Does 1 to 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | May 19, 2023 |
| John Burnell, Jack Pollock, and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 7, 2023 |
| Edwin Ralda and Christina Seehof, individually and on behalf of other class members v. Smart & Final Stores LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Dec. 30, 2022 |
| Jimmy Greer v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. | Labor Law | Defendant | Oct. 16, 2020 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Ruling confirms courts can strike unmanageable PAGA claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal | Sep. 29, 2021 |
| Will employers get to arbitrate California’s exploding representative action lawsuits? | Civil Litigation | Jul. 16, 2021 |
| California Supreme Court limits effect of individual settlements on PAGA claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court | Mar. 30, 2020 |
| PAGA is warping the California Labor Code | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment | Dec. 20, 2019 |
| Nonsolicitation agreements: new challenges to enforcement in California | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment | Jun. 4, 2019 |
| Don’t let trade secrets walk out the door with departing employees | Labor/Employment, Intellectual Property | Apr. 11, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Netsvetayeva and Valerie Butler, individually, on behalf of the State of California, as private attorney generals, and on behalf of all aggrieved employees v. Autodesk Inc., and Does 1 to 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | May 19, 2023 |
| John Burnell, Jack Pollock, and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 7, 2023 |
| Edwin Ralda and Christina Seehof, individually and on behalf of other class members v. Smart & Final Stores LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Dec. 30, 2022 |
| Jimmy Greer v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. | Labor Law | Defendant | Oct. 16, 2020 |