www.pooleshaffery.com Poole Shaffery, a full service business law firm, focuses on the following areas of law: Business Law Business and Commercial Litigation Employment Law Environmental Law Trust Litigation General Counsel Services Premises Liability Product Liability Trucking & Transportation Real Estate Transactions Cyber Security, Data Breach & Internet Privacy		Issue 72 | August 2022 The Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Challenge to AB 5 Met With Trucker Protest The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision holding that California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), which effectively would classify independent contractor truck drivers as employees of motor carriers, was not preempted by federal law. As a result, AB 5 can now be enforced against motor carriers. Click here to view the entire article By:  Jason A. Benkner Silicosis, a rising concern for business owners? Silicosis is defined by the American Lung Association as “a type of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica, a common mineral found in sand, quartz and many other types of rock.” Click here to view the entire article By:  Maxwell Meyering FEATURED SETTLEMENT: City of Burlingame Agrees to $35 Million Settlement to Resolve Fallen Tree Branch Case that Resulted in Fatality On August 23, 2021 the City of Burlingame agreed to the terms of a $35 million settlement to resolve the claims brought by Raymond Wu, who suffered a spinal injury and the estate of Bena Chiwa NG, who was fatally injured when a tree branch from an Atlas Cedar Tree struck them during a picnic on Sept, 6, 2020. Click here to view the entire article