Leonard Riggio, the founder of Barnes & Noble has agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit that alleged that he wrongfully profited by pushing the bookstore chain to buy a college textbook firm that was also owned by him. Under the…
A judge has ruled that Pom Wonderful, a manufacturer of fruit-based beverages that pushed its products as being beneficial in the reduction of heart disease and other conditions, made use of deceptive advertising. According to the judge, Pom Wonderful, a…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. The NLRB has once again postponed its order requiring employers to post a notice concerning employees’ right to collectively bargain. In October, the NLRB issued a final ruling requiring employers to post the notice by…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. Sam Sherman with Higgs, Fletcher & Mack was recently quoted by NBC news discussing the Brinker decision that we wrote about last week. [wpvideo YHhVQopV]
Since the financial crisis broke, the Securities and Exchange Commission has acted against more than 100 people and firms whose wrongdoing contributed to the crisis. The agency crossed a milestone last week when it filed civil fraud charges against 2…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. The California Supreme Court decided Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Sup. Ct. today. Of course, employers throughout the state have been watching this case closely and waiting to see whether the Supreme Court would require employers…
In a victory for Bank of America, a judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by investors who wanted the bank to buy back mortgage loans underlying securities of more than $1 billion. The case Walnut Place LLC versus Countrywide…
A judge has ruled against Apple, holding that the company cannot pursue its patent infringement lawsuit against Eastman Kodak. Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit was meant to stop Kodak from selling the patents during its bankruptcy proceedings. The judge asked Apple…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. In Aleman v. Airtouch Cellular the Second District Court of Appeals issued a win for employers interested in scheduling hourly employees for split shifts. California’s wage orders define a split shift as “a work schedule,…
A court has ruled in favor of Apple in its patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola. The court has ruled that most of Motorola Mobility’s products actually infringe on Apple’s slide-to-unlock image patent. Millions of consumers who use smart phones use…