Three Contractor’s License Mistakes That Matter
Contractors – even licensed contractors – sometimes make mistakes. There are at least three mistakes that could result in the contractor being deemed unlicensed by a judge or jury. This […]
How The New Consumer Privacy Act Could Affect Your Business
Recent advancements in technology have made the sharing of information, including personal information, much easier than it was in the past. Of course, the easier it is to share, the […]
Repair Work: A Word of Caution
As has become a truth in California with respect to auto dealers, no good deed goes unpunished. Many consumer attorneys have taken issue with dealers providing goodwill and/or warranty work […]
Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders (AKA “ATROS”)
California is a community property state and there is a presumption that all property (real or personal) that is acquired during a marriage is community property. That is why it […]
Dealer Bond vs. Cash Deposit
In order to operate as a dealer in California, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) requires dealers to provide a $50,000 dealer bond to protect purchasers, sellers, financing agencies, […]
Reduce Taxes By Investing In Qualified Opportunity Zones And Like Kind Exchanges
The Commodore Hotel Revitalizes New York City’s Grand Central Neighborhood In 1976, New York City (“City”) was bankrupt and crime-ridden. While City residents and businesses fled to avoid the City’s […]
PG&E Chapter 11 Bankruptcy—It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
On January 29, 2019 at 6:32 am, PG&E Corporation (“PG&E”) filed its petition for bankruptcy relief in the San Francisco Division of the Northern Bankruptcy District of California for Case […]
THE PURPOSE & BENEFITS OF MEDIATION
Mediation, in one form or another, has been around since the dawn of civilization and is widely used for dispute resolution in many cultures. However, mediation was not a part […]
Neighbor Disputes: Shared Fencing
One of the most common disputes arising among landowners in California is, when a shared fence needs to be repaired or replaced, which neighbor pays? The short answer is that […]
Electronic Signatures in Vehicle Sales
Electronic transactions have vastly simplified the way many industries document deals. Several of my automobile dealership clients have inquired as to whether vehicle transactions can be documented electronically. Currently, the […]