February 17, 2024

PERSONAL JURISDICTION – NO SPECIFIC PERSONAL JURISDICTION WHEN CASE DOES NOT RELATE TO DEFENDANT’S CONTACTS WITH FORUM STATE

In a recent California case, plaintiff purchased a battery from a vape shop and it exploded in his pants pocket.  The battery was manufactured by defendant, a South Korean company.  The vape shop did not sell defendant’s batteries and the battery it sold did not come in packaging. Defendant sold millions of batteries to three […]

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CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT VENUE — REMOTE WORKERS CAN FILE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS IN THEIR OWN COUNTY

Liberal Venue Rule Applies When Employee Works Remotely: California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), enacted in 1980, establishes a comprehensive framework to safeguard the right of all individuals to seek, obtain and hold employment free from discrimination. As one means of furthering FEHA’s express purpose to provide effective remedies for discriminatory practices, a special

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