Control- A New Song for the Gig Economy

Control.. Janet Jackson started the discussion about it for Gen-Xers thirty-two years ago.. and the California Supreme Court will be amplifying that discussion for the gig economy in the coming weeks. Janet’s smash hit focused on establishing independence in parent-child, student-teacher and artist-record label relationships.. how’s that relate to the California Supreme Court? Easy, Dynamex…

Proving the Value of IT.. Damages and the Defend Trade Secrets Act

IT came to you while daydreaming about a problem that’s vexed you for years.. Your company spent thousands of hours working on IT to solve nagging problems that will give you a discernible advantage over your competitors.. You and your company invested major resources to develop, test and sell IT.. then weeks after you bring…

Human Evolution.. and the law.

Regardless of your religious or scientific beliefs.. society, and therefore the law, are full of examples of the external and internal evolution of “man” and our understanding of what it means to be human.  The concept of democracy, the Magna Carta, the U.S. Constitution, the 14th Amendment and Women’s Suffrage are all quick and unmistakable…

Manufacturing Defects- An Ounce of Prevention..

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.. “Measure twice, cut once”.. No doubt we can all point to an episode during our childhood where one of these old adages was the lynchpin of an ear curdling lecture.  Fact is, they hold as true in business as they do in our personal lives.…