In Perez v. Bui, No. CC-17-1102-FLKu, slip op. (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Feb. 8, 2018), the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") affirmed summary judgment in favor of the Chapter 7 Trustee for actual and constructive fraudulent transfer of real property. Before finding that the case was one of the unusual circumstances in which it is proper for a court to grant summary judgment on an issue of intent, the BAP took a narrower look at precedent with respect to constitutional and equitable mootness in order to reach the merits of the appeal.
Lawson v. ZB, N.A. - The Dispute Over Arbitrability of PAGA Claims Continues
In Lawson v. ZB, N.A., 18 Cal. App. 5th 705 (2017), Plaintiff asserted various wage and hour claims and a California Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") claim against Defendant employer seeking penalties and underpaid wages pursuant to Cal. Labor Code § 558. Defendant moved to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's individual claims and her Cal. Labor Code § 558 claim for underpaid wages pursuant to an arbitration agreement whereby Plaintiff waived her right to bring a class or representative action. The trial court granted Defendant's motion pursuant to Esparza v. KS Industries, L.P., 13 Cal. App. 5th 1228 (2017). Plaintiff filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging the trial court's order.
