LEGAL INSIGHTS
What Part of “Completely Confidential” Is Unclear?
What Part of “Completely Confidential” Is Unclear?
Three people can keep a secret, declared Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanack – if two of them are dead....
Workers Must Get 30 Minutes for Meals
Workers Must Get 30 Minutes for Meals
California law requires most employers to give workers a 30-minute meal break during which they are “relieved of all duty.”...
A Beautiful View Triggers an Ugly Dispute
A Beautiful View Triggers an Ugly Dispute
When James Madison drafted the First Amendment, he wasn’t thinking about a squabble between neighbors about the value of a...
Dental Partnership Has to Open Wide for a Trust
Dental Partnership Has to Open Wide for a Trust
What happens when members of a partnership make careful plans for what will happen when one of the partners dies...
When Does an Arbitration Clause Become Unconscionable?
When Does an Arbitration Clause Become Unconscionable?
Should a truck driver be expected to understand that, by applying for a job in San Francisco, he agreed to...
Money, Drums and Free Speech
Money, Drums and Free Speech
A line in “Two Tickets to Paradise,” one of singer Eddie Money’s best-known songs, is “Won’t you pack your bags.”...