30 Cited authorities

  1. Iskanian v. CSL Transportation Los Angeles, LLC

    59 Cal.4th 348 (Cal. 2014)   Cited 690 times   144 Legal Analyses
    Holding that arbitration provisions banning class-action litigation or collective arbitration of employment-related claims are enforceable under the NLRA and the FAA's saving clause, but also holding that arbitration provisions banning representative claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act violates that Act
  2. Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy)

    46 Cal.4th 969 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 579 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that proof of a Labor Code violation is a prerequisite to recovery of PAGA penalties
  3. Hill v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

    7 Cal.4th 1 (Cal. 1994)   Cited 639 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that students' consent to drug tests as a condition of participating in athletics barred their privacy claims
  4. Pioneer Ele. v. Superior Court

    40 Cal.4th 360 (Cal. 2007)   Cited 145 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that there was no serious invasion of privacy where disclosure of the identity of potential class members did not involve revelation of personal or business secrets, intimate activities, or similar private information, and threatened no undue intrusion into their personal lives
  5. American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren

    16 Cal.4th 307 (Cal. 1997)   Cited 185 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that parental consent law "intrude upon" a pregnant minor's "protected privacy interest under the California Constitution"
  6. Belaire-W. Landscape, Inc. v. Superior Court

    149 Cal.App.4th 554 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 92 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Denying writ petition seeking to overturn trial court order granting plaintiffs' motion to compel identification of potential class members in wage and hour lawsuit through opt-out letter; "[w]hile it is unlikely that the employees anticipated broad dissemination of their contract information . . ., that does not mean that they would wish it to be withheld from a class action plaintiff who seeks relief for violations of employment laws"
  7. Krinsky v. Doe 6

    159 Cal.App.4th 1154 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 78 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding that in the context of an online message board containing "vulgar and insulting" language, a statement that the plaintiff had a "fake medical degree" was obviously intended as ridicule rather than a statement of fact
  8. Lipton v. Superior Court

    48 Cal.App.4th 1599 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996)   Cited 102 times
    Recognizing that a reserve of money to deal with the claim cannot be equated with an admission of liability or the value of the claim
  9. Johnson v. Superior Court of Los Angeles Co.

    80 Cal.App.4th 1050 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 82 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a physician-patient privilege did not exist where a sperm donor visited sperm bank in order only to sell his sperm and not for diagnosis or treatment of any physical or mental ailment
  10. Puerto v. Superior Court

    158 Cal.App.4th 1242 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 43 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that employees had a legitimate expectation of privacy in their addresses and telephone numbers "in light of employers' usual confidentiality customs and practices"
  11. Section 226 - Itemized statement of wages

    Cal. Lab. Code § 226   Cited 2,230 times   117 Legal Analyses
    Providing only statutory penalties
  12. Section 2698 - Title of part

    Cal. Lab. Code § 2698   Cited 1,542 times   36 Legal Analyses

    This part shall be known and may be cited as the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004. Ca. Lab. Code § 2698 Added by Stats 2003 ch 906 (SB 796), s 2, eff. 1/1/2004.

  13. Section 2699 - Civil penalty; civil action by aggrieved employee to recover

    Cal. Lab. Code § 2699   Cited 1,288 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Providing that "[a]ny employee who prevails in any action" shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees
  14. Section 512 - Meal periods

    Cal. Lab. Code § 512   Cited 1,132 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Imposing these same meal break rules for all employees unless otherwise exempted
  15. Section 1

    Cal. Const. art. I § 1   Cited 1,056 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing "[a]ll people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights," including the right of "privacy"
  16. Section 166.1 - Commentary by judge in interlocutory order

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 166.1   Cited 93 times

    Upon the written request of any party or his or her counsel, or at the judge's discretion, a judge may indicate in any interlocutory order a belief that there is a controlling question of law as to which there are substantial grounds for difference of opinion, appellate resolution of which may materially advance the conclusion of the litigation. Neither the denial of a request for, nor the objection of another party or counsel to, such a commentary in the interlocutory order, may be grounds for a

  17. Rule 8.490 - Filing, finality, and modification of decisions; rehearing; remittitur

    Cal. R. 8.490   Cited 1,043 times

    (a)Filing and modification of decisions Rule 8.264(a) and (c) govern the filing and modification of decisions in writ proceedings. (b)Finality of decision (1) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, the following decisions regarding petitions for writs within the court's original jurisdiction are final in the issuing court when filed: (A) An order denying or dismissing such a petition without issuance of an alternative writ, order to show cause, or writ of review; and (B) An order denying or dismissing

  18. Rule 8.504 - Form and contents of petition, answer, and reply

    Cal. R. 8.504   Cited 21 times

    (a)In general Except as provided in this rule, a petition for review, answer, and reply must comply with the relevant provisions of rule 8.204. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (b) Contents of a petition (1) The body of the petition must begin with a concise, nonargumentative statement of the issues presented for review, framing them in terms of the facts of the case but without unnecessary detail. (2) The petition must explain how the case presents a ground for review under rule 8.500(b)