http://www.prattattorneys.com Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:53:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pratt & Associates is proud to welcome attorney Kyla Holcomb Piramoon to the firm. Prior to joining Pratt & Associates, Ms. Piramoon served as corporate counsel for Seascape Beach Resort and The Holcomb Corporation Group of companies, a Santa Cruz area real-estate brokerage firm and development/construction company. She ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/september-2011/ Pratt & Associates is pleased to announce the association of Pierce Gore as Of Counsel.  Before starting his own practice in 2003, Pierce was a partner with Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP in San Francisco.  Pierce’s career has spanned the gamut of litigation relating to class actions, real estate ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/august-2011/ Sharon Glenn Pratt of Pratt & Associates has successfully obtained a one year restraining order protecting her client, in a neighbor harassment case in Santa Clara County. During the past 6 months, Attorneys Susan Bishop, Rosalia Tapia, and Sharon Pratt of Pratt & Associates have successfully obtained collection judgments in favor ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/april-2011/ On March 24, 2011, the Court of Appeal ordered the case entitled “Country Side Villas Homeowners Association v. Susan Ivie” 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 338 to be published in the official reports for the State of California. Pratt & Associates successfully defended its client in the case from what ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/march-2011/ Pratt & Associates wins appeal in Homeowner Association anti-SLAPP case. Attorney Sharon Glenn Pratt presented oral argument on February 15, 2011 before the California Sixth Appellate District Court in San Jose, California. On February 25, 2011, the Appellate Court upheld the trial court’s decision granting a motion to strike ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/february-2011/ Attorney Elena Rivkin Franz recently presented a class for the California Apartment Association on Limiting Bed Bug Liability for Landlords and Property Managers. http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/january-2011/ Attorney Elena Rivkin Franz was quoted by Fox News regarding liability issues concerning bed bugs while travelling.  Read the full article at: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/11/17/avoid-bedbugs-vacation/ http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/november-2010/ In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Prospect Airport Services, Inc.¸ the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of a male employee subjected to advances by a female co-worker. The male employee, Rudolpho Lamas, and the alleged harasser, Sylvia Munoz, worked for Prospect Airport Services, Inc. ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/employment-law/the-9th-circuit-confirms-that-sexual-harassment-laws-in-california-apply-to-men-as-well-as-women/ Are companies required by law to have a Policy Manual or Employee Handbook? No.   There is no legal requirement to have a handbook or policy manual.  However, many federal, state, & local laws require employers to provide certain written notifications to employees. A handbook is a good way to satisfy ... http://www.prattattorneys.com/employment-law/employee-handbooks-in-california-should-your-company-have-one/ Sharon Glenn Pratt of Pratt & Associates was recently quoted by HOALeader.com regarding her opinions on various issues.  Read the full articles at:   http://www.hoaleader.com/public/464.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/463.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/462.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/461.cfm http://www.hoaleader.com/public/459.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/456.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/455.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/454.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/453.cfm  http://www.hoaleader.com/public/451.cfm http://www.prattattorneys.com/current-office-news/september-2010/