Plaintiff is not a licensed or trained nurse. The family of a 90-something invalid hired her to provide care for the elderly person at home. After she left employment, plaintiff sued for failure to pay her overtime wages. The appellate court found plaintiff “was a personal attendant as a matter of law and thus, exempt […]
Carry On [Probation], Nurse.
Registered Nurse with a blood alcohol of .16 lost control of a car on the freeway, was convicted of a misdemeanor and placed on three years probation. The Board of Registered Nursing revoked the R.N.’s license to practice nursing, but stayed revocation subject to three years probation. The R.N. convinced the superior court the Board […]
Judgment On The Pleadings Against Manufacturer Reversed.
A few months ago, the California Supreme Court limited the liability of manufacturers resulting from asbestos manufactured by third parties in O’Neil v. Crane Co. (2012) 53 Cal.4th 335, [266 P.3d 987; 135 Cal.Rptr.3d 288]. In this case, the Court of Appeal found the exception articulated in O’Neil comes into play, stating the machine here […]
If You Want To Work Here, Sign This.
Carpet installers were told to sign a form contract when they were hired and again during their employment. The contract included an arbitration provision among its 37 paragraphs, a six-month statute of limitations and a unilateral attorney fee provision which worked to the detriment to the employees. The forms were in English and the employees […]
Abuse Of Discretion To Deny Plaintiffs Leave To Amend.
In another asbestos case against the same manufacturer, defendant contended the Court of Appeal could not consider the proposed amendments to the complaint because the pleading was not timely presented below. The appellate court did not buy the argument, stating the proposed pleading states causes of action for strict liability and negligence and that “a […]
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