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US Supreme Court rules Federal Arbitration Act preempts California anti-arbitration law

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) partially preempts a California law that invalidates waivers of the right to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Moriana’s employment contract contained a mandatory arbitration agreement.

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LegalOn Expands from Contract Review to Drafting with Addition of 100+ Lawyer-Drafted Contract Templates

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LegalOn , a company that was already one of Japan’s largest providers of AI contract review technology when it launched into the U.S. Even for companies that already have their own collections of contract templates, LegalOn’s templates address nuances that their own may not, Lewis said.

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Los Angeles district attorney charges city councilmember with embezzlement and perjury

JURIST

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gasc ón announced formal charges against Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price Jr. The case is in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. These contracts paid money directly to a business that Price’s wife solely owned. on Tuesday.

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Corruption Charges Mar Cannabis Licensing in Southern California 

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State legislators are calling for task forces on corruption and audits into the cannabis licensing process, following allegations that officials across Southern California accepted and solicited bribes to benefit cannabis companies or investors, the LA Times reports as part of a series of investigations into the scandal.

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Rideshare companies ask justices to reexamine California worker-protection law

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Moriana was a victory for employers seeking to enforce mandatory arbitration clauses in the face of a landmark California worker-protection law. The court found that the California law was inconsistent with the federal arbitration law’s broad mandate that courts enforce arbitration agreements.

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Film Fridays: H.E.R. Sues To Be Released From Contract

The Hollywood Lawyer

Entertainment, which she signed with in 2011 at 14, is to be released from her contract. has been dictating her career decisions beyond the allowed seven-year period under California Labor Code Section 2855, also known as the “Seven […]. Sues To Be Released From Contract appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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Music Mondays: Utopia Music Sued for $37M for Breach of Contract

The Hollywood Lawyer

Lawyers for California-based SourceAudio — a tech platform for digital asset management and monetization — claimed that the company had struck a deal in March 2022 to sell itself to […] The post Music Mondays: Utopia Music Sued for $37M for Breach of Contract appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.