Civil Action with Brian & Shant
Government
Today Brian and Shant discuss why businesses and corporate America tend to support conservative Supreme Court justices... spoiler alert: they don't care about social issues. While big businesses often take more progressive stances on hot-button social issues like abortion and gay rights, businesses nevertheless fund conservative agendas so they can ensure a legislature and judiciary who are going to take more “pro-business” stances on cases, whether they involve consumer protection, workers rights, or the enforcement of arbitration.
Brian and Shant discuss some of the historical arc of pro-business decisions including the recent West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency in 2022 which limits the power the EPA has to regulate carbon emissions and the AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion in 2011 which expanded the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act to say that companies could in fact include class action waivers in their arbitration agreements with employees and consumers, even if it is against state law.
Hear how a conservative court isn’t always consistent on issues of State vs Federal law, often ruling in favor of reducing states rights when it comes to regulations on business but then shifting power back to the states when it comes to social issues or individual freedoms.
Finally, hear their thoughts on why Democrats have had a difficult time with their political messaging and how they can turn things around in hopes of eventually shifting the court to be less packed with conservative leaning justices.
37. Civil Procedure – Personal Jurisdiction and Choice of Law; Childhood Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations; Appealing a Statement of Decision; Relief Under 473b and its Limitations
36. Defense Perspective from Dana Fox and Eddie Ward of Lewis Brisbois
35. COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
34. Tort Cases – Substantial Factor Test; Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine; Going and Coming Rule and An Exception; Immunity for Police Officers Engaged in a High-Speed Pursuit
33. Meal & Rest Breaks; Replacement Class Representative; Classification Exemptions; Objection to Class Settlements
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Niall McCarthy at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Minh Nguyen at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Greg Bentley at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
32. The Perils of Litigation Funding
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Craig Peters at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Ray Boucher at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
31. Trail Immunity; Standard for Gross Negligence; The Discovery Rule and Fair Debt Collections Act; Single Employer Doctrine
30. Difficult Clients; Fee Arbitration Between Lawyers & Clients; DocuSign; Reducing Punitive Damages
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Steve Vartarzarian at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
29. Attorney Fees in a Class Action; Waiver of a Jury Trial in an Agreement; Service on Government Entities; Interest Rates, Usury Laws, Referendums & How they Interact
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Bill Shapiro at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Casey Johnson at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
28. Involuntary Releases in Class Actions; The Death Knell Doctrine; Phelps Factors; Assembly Bill 9
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Mary Alexander at the 2019 CAOC Convention in San Francisco
27. Arbitration Agreements; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Standing Under Article III; Right to Administrative Remedies; Distinctions Between Procedural & Substantive Unconscionability
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