Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, resigned earlier this week. Her resignation letter suggests two root causes: fallout from her recent congressional testimony and allegations of plagiarism in her academic work. This post primarily addresses legal considerations regarding the latter, though it offers some concluding thoughts about...
On July 15, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, styled Nicole Wheat v. Mario Marovic, et. al., Case No: 30-2021-01210986-CU-OE-CXC. A copy of the operative complaint can be accessed here. This class action lawsuit seeks...
On July 15, 2021, a class action lawsuit was initiated against various restaurant and bar establishments owned or operated by Mario Marovic alleging wage claims for: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages.Failure to Pay Overtime and Double Time Compensation;Failure to Provide Meal Periods;Failure to Provide Rest Periods;Failure...
On December 10, 2020, a class action lawsuit was initiated against Shoreline Treatment Center and Rachel Levi alleging wage claims for: (1) Failure to Pay Overtime; (2) Failure to Provide Meal Periods; (3) Failure to Provide Rest Periods; (4) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized...
The Court of Appeals Confirms that Disabled Adults Cannot Be Forced to have Visitation with Someone they Do Not Want to See Does a disabled adult who is subject to a California conservatorship have the right to refuse visitation with her estranged father, who she has...
A Guide to Understanding Celebrity Conservatorships America loves celebrity gossip. So who hasn’t been following the conservatorship drama surrounding Britney Spears in Los Angeles probate court? The #Free Britney movement has led to an explosive New York Times documentary on FX and Hulu called “Framing Britney...
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark opinion recognizing basic critical protections for the rights of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals in the workplace based on the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Three employees...
Here on the Brown White & Osborn LLP Blog, we’ve covered many of the emergency steps that different branches of government have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In several jurisdictions, authorities have extended the statute of limitations within which prosecutors must file criminal charges on the theory that...
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many California families did not understand the rules governing visiting children under probate guardianships and senior citizens under probate conservatorships. The pandemic and its stay-at-home orders, social distancing rules, and impact on the state have made visitation even more challenging, and it is now even more...
California continues to lead the nation in enacting effective measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, California authorities enacted sweeping emergency rules designed to release nonviolent offenders from pretrial detention without bail, reducing the risk and scale of jail outbreaks. Under normal circumstances, California’s criminal courts set bail...