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Update: Cal/OSHA revised their Model COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) on June 29, 2021 to reflect the changes in the newly revised COVID-19 ETS. Access the newly revised Model CPP here. On June 17, 2021, Cal/OSHA’s Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) approved significant revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards for COVID-19 Prevention (ETS), which include […]

By Carl I.S. Mueller, Esq. and Patrick M. Maloney, Esq.  . Download a PDF version of this article here . In its recent Interim Formal Opinion, No. 20-0005 (the “Opinion”), the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (the “Committee”) considered the ethical implications of conversion clauses within contingency fee agreements. […]

  The Maloney Firm is pleased to welcome Betzy Bras-Gonzalez to our Litigation Department.   Prior to joining the Maloney Firm, she worked at a boutique law firm as a litigation associate working on, inter alia, employment and landlord-tenant disputes. Betzy has experience in all facets of litigation, including but not limited to: discovery, motion practice, […]

By Carl I.S. Mueller, Esq., The Maloney Firm, APC . Download a PDF version of this article here    As many small business owners are aware, there has been a rash of cases filed in California suing business owners for violations of the Federal American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act […]

Co-authored by Carl I. S. Mueller, Esq. and Gustavo Silvestre Boldrini, Esq. . Intervention can be a useful tool when your clients’ rights or interests may be affected by the outcome of a suit they were not named in. The importance of intervening correctly and being admitted to the suit prior to engaging in litigation […]

The Maloney Firm is pleased to welcome Gustavo Silvestre Boldrini to our Litigation Department. . Prior to joining The Maloney Firm, Gustavo’s practice included defense of national insurance carriers in personal injury actions, insurance fraud investigations, and insurance coverage determinations. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including early case strategy and evaluation, discovery, […]

By Carl Mueller, Esq., The Maloney Firm, APC . Potter Handy LLP (“Potter Handy”) has long been a scourge to Southern California small businesses. Using repeat “serial filers,” Potter Handy has filed thousands of lawsuits against small businesses under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”). While […]