Where a State Statute Provides for Attorney’s Fees, Does the FTC Holder Rule Limit the Amount? The first critical issue lies with the second sentence of the Notice required under the Holder Rule. The Notice provides, “any holder of this consumer credit contract is subject to all claims and defenses which the debtor could assert against the seller of goods or services obtained pursuant hereto or with the proceeds hereof. […]
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government approved a tax credit for certain qualifying purchasers of used clean vehicles.
The real estate market in Southern California has been on a relatively wild ride. As uncertainty grows, more attention turns toward alternatives to selling or purchasing a home.
On January 1, 2023, new rules will go into effect concerning guaranteed asset protection waivers (“GAP”) in California.
If you are starting a new business or interested in changing your existing business structure, a common question is should I choose an S-Corp or a LLC.
Arbitration Agreements are (temporarily) Solution to PAGA claims On June 15, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana.[1] That opinion provides that an arbitration agreement may be enforced to require an employee to arbitrate that employee’s individual PAGA claims. That opinion further provides that there is no current law that would permit the representative PAGA claims to go forward in court […]
