The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognition Ricketts Case is proud to announce that five of our attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023. Please join us in congratulating Cindy Ricketts, Mark Boxer, Michele Floyd, and Merrili Escue for being recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition) and […]
United States Supreme Court Holds Federal Courts May Not Create Arbitration-Preferring Procedural Rules Based on the FAA’s “Policy Favoring Arbitration” Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., No. 21-328 (United States Supreme Court May 23, 2022) (Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Supreme Court). In Sundance, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that the Federal Arbitration […]
California Supreme Court Serves Employers with a Side Order of Penalties for Meal Break Violations On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued another employee-friendly decision—Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.—that highlights the importance of complying with California law governing premium pay for missed meal, rest, and recovery breaks. California has highly technical rules […]
Ricketts Case, LLP is proud to announce that Super Lawyers named Cindy Ricketts, one of the firm’s founders, one of the Top 25 Women – Arizona for 2022. Cindy has been named a Top 25 Woman – Arizona by Super Lawyers every year since 2014. Congratulations, Cindy!
Congratulations to Merrili Escue, who was named a San Diego Super Lawyer, and to Cindy Ricketts and Nathan Kunz, who were both named Southwest Super Lawyers. This marks Cindy’s 13th year as a Super Lawyer, Nate’s 9th year, and Merrili’s 7th year. We are so proud of these members of Ricketts Case, LLP!
New Federal Law Allows Plaintiffs to Bring Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Claims in Court, Despite Mandatory Arbitration Agreements On February 10, 2021, the Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, H.R. 4445 (“Law”), with bipartisan support. The Law was signed by President Biden and took effect […]
Cindy Ricketts Named One of The 2022 Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona Congratulations to Ricketts Case founder Cindy Ricketts, who was named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona for 2022! (https://azbigmedia.com/business/the-top-100-lawyers-in-arizona-for-2022/) This group is chosen by AZ Business magazine’s editorial team in collaboration with industry experts from a pool of more than 1,000 […]
Ricketts Case (under its former name Sacks, Ricketts & Case LLP) has been named one of U.S. News – Best Lawyers Best Law Firms for 2022! The firm received multiple tier designations, recognizing the it on a national and regional-based scale and reflecting the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading […]
Don’t Let California’s New 2022 Employment Laws Haunt You! As we enter the Halloween season, we hope you are not horror-stricken by the new labor and employment laws signed by Governor Newsom in 2021. Fear not, below we briefly summarize noteworthy provisions of some of these recently-enacted laws so as not to leave you alone […]
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognition Ricketts Case is proud to announce that four of our attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. Please join us in congratulating Cindy Ricketts, Michele Floyd, Merrili Escue, and Nathan Kunz for being recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2022 Edition). […]
California Supreme Court Proclaims That Employees Must be Paid for Meal and Rest Break Violations at the Same “Regular Rate of Pay” Used for Calculating Overtime Pay July 22, 2021 On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court, in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, issued a disappointing decision for employers when it ruled […]
Ricketts Case Founder Cindy Ricketts Ranked In Chambers USA 2021 Ricketts Case is proud to announce that founder Cindy Ricketts has been ranked for the third year in a row in Chambers USA 2021 for Litigation: General Commercial – Arizona. The Chambers review says: Cynthia Ricketts is a deeply experienced litigator, routinely providing counsel to clients […]