One of the most common questions that California employment attorneys are asked is whether a worker should or can be considered an independent contractor, rather than an employee. Until very recently, the analysis was quite subjective, even arbitrary, some ...

The City of Santa Clarita recently honored Poole Shaffery for the firm’s ongoing support of the Santa Clarita Business Incubator. The Incubator works in association with the City of Santa Clarita Economic Development Division while also partnering with ...

There has been increasing attention in the past several years regarding the high cost of doing business in California and the cost of living here. Increasingly the focus has been turning to the cost of housing. Numerous efforts have been passed to try and ...

Damages are the crux of every personal injury case. Although at first blush, damages appear to be a relatively simple concept – an injured plaintiff recovers an award (i.e., money) as compensation for loss or injury. However, the legal principles governing ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a $151 million verdict against Appellant, Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”), through its subsidiary DePuy Orthopedics, initially awarded to five plaintiffs who claimed to have suffered damages resulting from ...