Pickleball’s Popularity Precipitates HOA Protests, Problems and Polarity
Pickleball's soaring popularity has led to challenges for HOAs, including spirited debates and legal...
Can AI Replace Lawyers? Not Yet.
AI is a powerful tool that has the potential to revolutionize legal research. However, lawyers and t...
Brendan Ford of Ford & Diulio PC on How to Create a Successful Career in Conflict Resolution and Mediation
What does creating a highly successful career in conflict resolution and mediation take? Founding pa...
California Settlement Agreements Must Include Amended General Release Language
California amended general release language, which requires updates to settlement agreements. ...
California Employers Must Pay On-Call Employees
A California court held that employees who are "on-call" for an employer but do not work a shift are...
Minimum Wage Increases For Some California Employees Took Effect July 1
The State of California minimum wage is $11.00 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees, or ...
FINRA Arbitration Victory: Ford & Diulio PC obtains damages and expungement of defamatory statements for former Edward Jones Broker
On June 30, 2017, Ford & Diulio PC Partner Kristopher Diulio obtained a resounding victory for forme...
CFPB Bans Class Action Waivers in Consumer Arbitration Agreements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that financial companies will no lon...
Qui Tam Relators Can Be “Original Source” Despite Prior Public Disclosures of Alleged Fraud
Steven Hartpence and Geraldine Godecke (“Relators”) each brought a qui tam case against their ...