Delaware Court Declines To Apply California Labor Code Despite California Choice Of Law

Do California Labor Code provisions governing employees apply to persons performing work outside of California?  What if that work is performed pursuant to an agreement that includes the following provisions?

New California Labor Code Statute Results In Enforceable Covenant Not To Compete

In October 2016, I wrote about a newly enacted statute, Labor Code Section 925.  That statute prohibits an employer from requiring an employee who primarily resides and works in California, as a condition of employment, to agree to a provision that...

Forum Selection Clause Prevails Over State Securities Law Anti-Waiver Statute

The Washington State Securities Act includes the following provision:

California Court Applies California Law To Officer Of Delaware Corporation

Not quite three years ago, I penned the following lines:

Court Of Appeal Dismisses Case Based Certificate Of Incorporation's Forum Selection Clause

NantKwest, Inc. describes itself as "a pioneering clinical-stage immunotherapy biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, California with certain operations in Culver City and El Segundo, California and Woburn, Massachusetts". It also happens...

Court Finds Tort Claims To Be Covered By Forum Selection Agreement

Contractual forum selection provisions are often broadly written so as to encompass not just claims involving enforcement of the contract but claims arising out of or related to the contract.  But how far do these clauses reach?  In the case of ...

Shareholders Sues Officer Of Delaware Corporation In California State Court, Should Texas Law Apply?

Yesterday's post discussed one aspect of the California Court of Appeal's opinion in Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. McAfee, Inc., 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1008. The case arose from Intel Corporation's acquisition of McAfee, Inc., a Delaware...

Can Shareholders Sue CEOs For Corporate Social Activism?

In an August 17, 2017 opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Jon L. Pritchett and Ed Tiryakian had the following message for shareholders:

California Judge Honors Delaware Forum Selection Bylaw

In May, I wrote about Judge Peter H. Kirwan's ruling in Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc., (Cal. Super. Ct. Case No. 16-CV-294673, Nov. 18, 2016).  As readers may recall, Judge Kirwan declined to approve a disclosure only settlement based on In...

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