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To Arbitrate, or Not to Arbitrate: Viking Cruises v. Moriana

To Arbitrate, or Not to Arbitrate: Viking Cruises v. Moriana

By Thomas Livingston
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Viking Cruises v. Moriana decision broadens the impact of PAGA claim arbitration clauses in employment agreements, potentially restricting the ability of employees in California to litigate claims under the Private Attorneys General Act. Read More

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Thinking Out Your Wheelhouse: How Your Practice May Implicate Consumer Protection Laws

Thinking Out Your Wheelhouse: How Your Practice May Implicate Consumer Protection Laws

By Nick Barthel
The Law Office of Barthel & Barthel

As a practicing attorney, most of us operate solely within our niche. We become masters of our wheelhouse and we rarely venture outside of it, except for when the occasion family member is seeking free legal advice. We come to thrive within the one or two areas of law that we practice on a regular basis. Read More

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Why It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Your Estate: Three Important Documents You Need Now

Why It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Your Estate: Three Important Documents You Need Now

By Linda Nelte
Miller, Monson, Peshel, Polacek & Hoshaw LLP

Only 24% of Americans ages 18-34 and 27% of Americans ages 35-54 have estate planning documents according to a recent survey. Why are so many young Americans without estate plan documents? In Caring.com’s recent survey, a large number of respondents (40%) indicated that they have simply not gotten around to it. Other reasons cited included not having enough assets to leave to anyone (33%), not knowing how to get a will or a living trust (12%), or believing estate plan documents are too expensive to set up (13%). Read More