Month: February 2015

On February 9, 2015, Division Four of the Second District California Court of Appeal reversed a $4 million jury verdict (including punitive damages) against Lim Ruger’s client, Southern California Edison, in the first case in California involving claims of personal...

The Mexican American Bar Association presented the 2015 Justice Cruz Reynoso Community Service Award to “For People of Color, Inc.” Lim Ruger Associate Norma Nava accepted the award in her capacity as the Vice President and Board Member of the organization. For People...

Lim Ruger Associate Norma Nava will be joining the newly formed Pro Bono Advisory Council for Asians Americans Advancing Justice—Los Angeles. “The Pro Bono Advisory Council will provide guidance in the development of pro bono programs and open up leadership and...

Each year, employers can expect a new slate of laws that impose requirements and potential exposure. Here is a sampling of some important new laws affecting employers in 2015. AB 1522: Paid Sick Leave AB 1522, also referred to as the "Healthy Workplaces, Healthy...

Lim Ruger is pleased to announce that Jake Cho has joined the firm as a partner. Jake advises private and public corporations on transactional matters encompassing a large spectrum of corporate issues, which range from formation, capital raise, debt financing,...

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) selected Lim Ruger as the 2014 Asian Pacific American (APA)-Owned Law Firm of the Year at its annual convention on November 8, 2014. NAPABA created the APA-Owned Law Firm of the Year Award to recognize...

Foreign-country money judgments can be enforced in California under the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (the Act). Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1713-1724. In a lawsuit brought by Lim Ruger that went up on appeal three separate times, the California Court...

Lim Ruger represented a Korean technology conglomerate in connection with its acquisition of a B2C (business to consumer) company in the US. The transaction is in line with the Korean company’s current focus on consumers purchasing products online globally. The...