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The San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee recently released a new opinion about informal discovery on Facebook.  The Committee found that an attorney cannot “friend request” a represented party on...

Generally speaking, California workers are statutorily entitled to overtime compensation for working in excess of a 40-hour work week or in excess of an eight-hour work day, unless they are properly classified as falling within one of the narrow...

Punitive DamagesIn the recent case, Stewart v Union Carbide Corp, the court of appeals held that a party may recover punitive damages and a claim against a supplier in an asbestos case.  In Stewart, a plumber and his wife brought an action against...