Aaron Morris’ Business Law Alert
"Information and insight for businesses."
Author: Aaron Morris practices at Morris & Stone in Santa Ana, Calif.
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Recent Posts from Aaron Morris’ Business Law Alert
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City Requests Social Site Information from Applicants
It’s long been the case that employers check out the social websites of potential applicants to see the real nature of the people they are considering hiring. But trying to view an applicant’s MySpace listing,…
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Crunchberries Provide Proof Positive That the Legal System Works
Attracted by the nefarious Cap'n Crunch, calling out to her from his cereal box, holding a spoon chock full of crunchberries, Janine Sugawara bought said cereal and for four years continued to buy and consume it,…
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Appeal Court Says, "Hold the Foam" on Starbucks Tipping Case
Some plaintiffs attorneys received a huge pay cut today, after the California Court of Appeal reversed an $105 million judgment against Starbucks. The case involved the ever-present tip jar that sits by the register at…
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It's OK to Question Litigation Costs
After more than 20 years I can’t believe this sort of thing is still going on. On-line legal research offered by Lexis and Westlaw used to be very expensive. These services charged by the hour…
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Trade Secret Claim Costs Company Over $17 Million
A case that illustrates how NOT to deal with company secrets. An RV sales manager – we’ll call him Trealoff because that’s his name – was hired by Forest River, an RV company. Forest River…
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Another Court Holds that Driving is Not a Major Life Activity
For there to be a successful claim of disability discrimination against an employer, there must first be a determination that the employee is, in fact, disabled. Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a medical…
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Twitter Comments Can Land Businesses in Court
Twitter comments (along with others) have now become the basis for an Internet defamation lawsuit. Courtney Love, always a class act, has been posting “tweets” about fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir, also known as Boudoir Queen. Simorangkir claims…
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Can Businesses Terminate Employees for Blog Posts?
The Internet, through social websites and blogs, offers fertile ground for employers that want to run an informal background check on current and prospective employees. And, since everything eventually ends up in court, the actions…
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Defamed Businesses Finding More Barriers to Redress
A recent decision out of Maryland illustrates the legal tension that exists between anonymous Internet defamers and the businesses they victimize. Someone trashed a Dunkin’ Donuts on-line, claiming it was unsanitary and dirty. DD didn’t…
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Top Five Employee Suits
The EEOC recently identified the five most commonly filed employee suits, which are: sex discrimination and harassment (30.1 percent); retaliation (22.2 percent); race discrimination (13.5 percent); disability discrimination (12.8 percent); and age discrimination (8.2 percent).…