On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 30, 2018 | Firm News
The California Supreme Court declined to apply a federal rule which holds that employers need not compensate workers for small amounts of time worked before or after a shift. The July 26 decision rejected the so-called “de minimis” rule from the federal...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 26, 2018 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
Sam Spade was the ultimate private detective. A hard-boiled PI, he didn’t mince words with suspects, cops or anyone else. And he always found the bad guy, of course. The problem: Sam was fictional.In real life, private investigators are still around, often used...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 24, 2018 | Business Litigation, Firm News
A California e-cigarette maker is under fire for its popularity among young people. Parents, public health advocates, politicians and the Food and Drug Administration have all weighed in on Juul Labs and its rechargeable vaping device and nicotine pods. The...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 18, 2018 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
His most recognizable painting might well the “The Persistence of Memory” with its melting watches. It’s time for a California museum to stop using Salvador Dali’s name and likeness and to stop selling items that include reproductions of his...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 12, 2018 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
Not many people have heard of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng Motors. But a California man north of San Diego had heard of them. In fact, say federal prosecutors, he had left his job working on Apple’s self-driving car project in April to go work in...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jul 6, 2018 | Firm News
The California Consumer Privacy Act was approved for the November ballot in June, but before voters could attend the polls, Californian lawmakers passed a similar law, which emphasized similar messages to the privacy act.According to Forbes, the new privacy...