Attorney defendant Peter J. Porter represented plaintiff Elise Sharon in a
lawsuit resulting in a 2008 default judgment entered in favor of Sharon. In October 2015,
a judgment debtor wrote to Sharon, claiming the judgment was void. In November 2015,
Sharon’s new attorney correctly opined that the judgment was indeed void. In September
2016, the debtor filed a motion to vacate the j... More...   $0 (10-11-2019 - CA)

Does “regular rate of compensation” for calculating meal
or rest break premium payments mean the same thing as
“regular rate of pay” for calculating overtime premium payments,
and does facially neutral “rounding” of employee work time
systematically undercompensate Jessica Ferra and a class of
employees of Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC (Loews)? We agree
with the trial court th... More...   $0 (10-10-2019 - CA)

I. Facts
A. Legal representation
Nahid Lahiji (Nahid)2 retained attorney Alexander Cohen
(Cohen) and his law firm Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP (the
firm) in June 2017 to represent her in a dispute with the insurer
of her home. Nahid obtained some preliminary recovery, and
authorized the firm to retain $120,000 of that recovery. She
nevertheless became dissatisfied with ... More...   $0 (10-06-2019 - CA)

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Appellants purchased a San Francisco
property in 2000 (Property). They initially lived at the Property and obtained a
homeowners insurance policy from State Farm. Appellants moved out and began renting
the Property in 2003. They contacted their State Farm agent to inquire about appropriate
insurance coverage for the Property. At their dir... More...   $0 (09-30-2019 - CA)