On November 21, 2017, Uber Technologies, Inc., the embattled San Francisco ride-hailing company, disclosed that two hackers had stolen data concerning 57 million driver and rider accounts, including phone numbers, email addresses and names of Uber riders ...

‘Tis the season . . .for human resources professionals to fret and business owners to lose sleep over the bevy of new laws ready to take effect. The California Legislature has once again set the bar very high for businesses to meet the latest compliance ...

A torrent of lawsuits is currently underway, seeking huge damages from Monsanto entirely based on IARC’s “probable” links between Roundup and non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) and associated forms of leukemia. This proclamation, although clearly based on tenuous ...

Two seminal cases from 2013 tested the bounds of a “good faith” settlement offer and resulted in decided victories for plaintiffs in civil actions. An offer to compromise pursuant to Code of Civil procedure section 998 (“998”) is a statutory cost shifting ...

Imagine you are a business owner that leases space in a shopping center for five years. You invest money to construct the premises to suit your needs by taking out a loan. Your business is small but successful, and generates enough revenue to give you a ...

Poole Shaffery congratulates managing partner, John H. Shaffery, on his selection to the prestigious San Fernando Business Journal 2017 Valley 200 List. The Valley 200 List recognizes individuals who have made an impact on the San Fernando Valley business ...