Law Roundtable

Employers are not required to make workers take breaks, according to the ruling in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (2008) __ Cal.App.4th __  (a 63-page opinion), just make them available.  Here's what the ruling actually says:  while employers can't discourage or keep employees from taking rest periods, "they need ...

Steroids and track races don't mix well, as disgraced Olympic medalist Marion Jones found out when sentenced to a six-month prison sentence for using the performance enhancing drugs.  She was also convicted of lying to federal agents investigating a check-fraud scheme involving millions of dollars and the husband of her son, and ...

Last week Ralph R. Cioffi and Matthew M. Tannin, both former hedge fund managers for Bear Stearns, surrendered to federal agents and were charged with nine counts of securities, mail and wire fraud. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Attorney Rich ...

That's tax evasion, according to the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, especially if you whip in a couple of foreign banks from Switzerland and Liechtenstein.  A report issued by the Subcommittee today blames the loss of billons of tax dollars on this combination.As most people know, there are ...

Admittedly, potholes are not a frequent occurrence here in Southern California.  We don't have the freezing and thawing and snow plows scraping the asphalt off the road like they do Back East.  I grew up in the snow, and as a kid used potholes as wintertime foxholes to hide and throw ...

If you still don't have your autographed copy, then you can stop by on Saturday, June 12, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Grove in the old Farmer's Market in Los Angeles.  Barnes & Noble is sponsoring the Hollywood Book Festival.  You can find How to Get Sued at ...

 A very special guest on this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, Judge Nancy Gertner from the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, speaks about her experience as a criminal defense attorney, her career rise to jurist and...blogging as a Judge. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome ...

The recession's in full swing and foreclosures are at an all-time high, Bear Stearns folded only to get federal brunch aid to bail it out and we're paying through the nose to import oil from Saudi Arabia while untapped reserves lay quietly beneath the coasts of Alaska, Texas, Louisiana and ...

My favorite grandfather would have been 107 today if he were alive.  He used to say he really enjoyed all the fireworks and everyone in the country celebrating his birthday.And that's what I liked best about him.  His ability to think big.Have a great Fourth....

Companies hire lawyers to draft contracts to protect them and the company president or general counsel typically expect the contract to do its job.  Then why do companies who spend attorneys fees get sued and then lose even when they use the attorney-prepared contract?Here's why:  no one explained to the ...