Uber and Lyft have long claimed that their drivers are “independent contractors,” even though their entire business depends on drivers completing rides and they control how drivers do their work. This allows Uber and Lyft to enjoy all the profits and benefits of having a fleet of drivers all over the world, without any responsibility for employment benefits or the impact on city roadways, highways, and other drivers.
Read MoreThe Seattle area has seen the deadliest August in years when it comes to water rescue and safety. Due to COVID restrictions on groups, travel, and pools, Lake Washington and other lakes have seen a spike in boaters and swimmers.
Read MoreMy girls love playing I Spy in our back yard, sitting on my hammock. Spending so much time at home, they have gone through almost everything at this point. At least that’s what I thought.
Read MoreThere is always a backlash to progress. The profession sworn to be faithful to the law and systemic fairness is no exception.
Read MoreSince March we have been wondering when we will ever see jury trials again in civil cases. While most cases don’t go to trial, deadlines make the defense world go around, so cases often don’t settle with trial dates. That leaves victims who have had their lives flipped upside down without any recourse.
Read MoreWhat day of quarantine is it? Heck I don’t even know what day it is at all.
Here’s my mood in guitar form.
Read MoreA message from Paul Stritmatter:
My father started our firm 75 years ago after his discharge from the Navy at the end of the war. Since that time we have grown and expanded our offices.
I am extremely pleased to announce that Travis Jameson and Andrew Ackley have just become partners at our firm and represent the next generation of trial lawyers taking leadership positions at our firm.
Congratulations to them both. PAUL
Read MoreIn an effort to stay positive about not really leaving the house ever, I’ve come up with some perks about working from home.
Read MoreCases must move forward during COVID-19. Here is a rapid fire tutorial on Zoom deposition exhibits.
Read MoreTo all defendants, don’t mess around with discovery. I will make you pay a lot of money to charity.
Read MoreWidespread school closure creates hardship for many families. Some students rely on school lunches for sustenance. Many parents rely on school for childcare while they work, including healthcare-related workers we desperately need. And many other workers do not have paid sick leave to self-quarantine.
Read MoreI rarely, if ever, get choked up about celebrity deaths. And I didn’t even like Kobe Bryant when he was playing. But learning about what he was doing after he retired, that helicopter crash hit hard.
Read MoreCourtroom View Network covers trials all over the country, often with gavel-to-gavel video coverage, for use in media broadcasts. Their people see the full trial, argument and preparation—way more than what the jury sees or can say in its verdict. CVN ranked the Ride the Ducks trial as the second most impressive plaintiff verdict of 2019, and the first jury verdict in its Top 10 list.
Read MoreI recently did a podcast with Karen about courtroom bloopers and it reminded me of a CLE blooper.
Read MoreFor any newish lawyers out there, I thought you might find Episode 2 (two parts) of Karen’s fun new podcast interesting. As a baby lawyer (I can say that now that I’ve practiced for ten years), I was irreverent and thought “experience” mostly meant “stuff you can now find on the internet.” Well, information may be cheap, but wisdom is not.
Read MoreOlyve lost her first tooth on Saturday night, which is good because the new one was already coming in and it looked like a shark tooth lurking in the back.
Sunday morning, I’m in the kitchen filling the Nespresso water tank and trying to get my caffeine fix. Olyve comes downstairs and excitedly says “the tooth fairy left me money!”
Read MoreDon’t try to beat your thoughts into other people’s heads like a pinata.
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