Class action led by the Ivy Room alleges that First Mercury categorically denied financial responsibility to music venue policyholders who invested in comprehensive business insurance A historic, Bay Area-based music venue, Ivy Room,… Read more »
Class Action led by San Francisco’s Mudpie alleges that Travelers has categorically denied financial responsibility to policyholders who invested in comprehensive business insurance SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco-based children’s clothing boutique, Mudpie,… Read more »
Insurer relies on ambiguous and contradictory policy language to avoid responsibility to pay its policyholders, according to class action lawsuit WASHINGTON, DC– Gibbs Law Group LLP and Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group partner Karen Barth Menzies has published “The New Normal: Working From Home” in the June 2020 issue of Trial magazine, an American Association for Justice publication. Karen’s article offers practical… Read more »
On March 30, 2020, a contingent of Instacart grocery delivery workers and Amazon warehouse workers went on strike to demand better protection and pay during the coronavirus outbreak, NY Times reports. While many… Read more »
As business slows dramatically or grinds to a halt during the coronavirus crisis, many companies have turned to their business interruption insurance policies for help. These policies are meant to replace lost income… Read more »
On January 1, 2020, a new workers’ rights law went into effect in California that requires companies such as DoorDash, Uber, and Lyft to give their drivers the pay, tips, rights, and protections… Read more »
Right as DoorDash is facing thousands of arbitration claims from drivers who say they’re being misclassified as contractors rather than employees, the company suddenly dropped its arbitration provider, the American Arbitration Association (AAA).… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group attorney Jeff Kosbie presented on February 28, 2020 at the annual symposium for the William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice. The Journal’s 2020 Symposium, “First Amendment… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group partner Andre Mura, along with Project on Government Oversight director Sarah Turberville, filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Congress to subpoena the President’s private financial… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group attorneys Andre Mura and David Berger will be speaking on panels on March 4, 2020 at the Class Action Law Forum 2020, presented by Western Alliance Bank and University of… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group attorneys Amanda Karl and Jeff Kosbie will present a webinar on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 on employment litigation with insights from their experience representing employees in a variety of complex… Read more »
Uber is testing another major overhaul to its application in response to California’s new AB5 law. Uber announced it is testing this new feature in three California cities: letting drivers set their own… Read more »
One week after California passed AB5, a new worker rights law, Uber overhauled its mobile application, but only for its California drivers and customers. A Washington Post article links these changes to a… Read more »
We are thrilled to announce that Gibbs Law Group’s class action practice was awarded 2019 “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. This prestigious award honors “the law firms behind the litigation wins… Read more »
The passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) signals a major victory for independent contractors and gig-economy workers across California. The law restricts when companies can classify workers as independent contractors. Signed by Governor… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group attorney Karen Barth Menzies published an article in the January 2020 issue of Trial Magazine, an American Association for Justice publication. Karen’s article, entitled “Prepping for the Prescriber Deposition,” includes… Read more »
Creating and using a new DoorDash account after Jan. 1st may allow Dashers to preserve their rights to sue in court and participate in a class action under a new California law. Going… Read more »
DoorDash drivers are increasingly worried about the company’s new payment model, which will finish rolling out by January 2020, according to Gizmodo. Their concerns focus on the company’s removal of the “total earnings”… Read more »
A new federal lawsuit has been filed, accusing GPB Capital Holdings of operating a $1.8 Billion Ponzi scheme. According to the Portland Press Herald, the lawsuit claims that GPB has been paying investors… Read more »
