Awarding Attorney’s Fees Attorney’s fees play a significant role in pursuing a case. A contractual clause will determine when an attorney’s fee will be awarded. When a legal dispute happens and people go to court,… 

Tips on Protecting Trade Secrets In order to qualify for protection under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act in California, trade secrets must be the subject of reasonable measures to maintain secrecy. To avoid confusion on… 

Lawsuit Prevention in California When it comes to filing lawsuits, the end of the year calendar is when it’s most busy. Because of the continuous COVID-19 pandemic, devastating impact has made its way to many… 

Dissociated Partner May Remain Liable According to Cal. Corp. Code § 16603(1), when a general partner dissociates, they lose their right to participate in any conduct or management of the partnership business. Subdivision (a) of… 

Corporations Must Have a Location If you are a registered corporation in the state of California, you must have an address. Without a “there” you cannot be considered a corporation. If you are a California… 

CA laws to protect gift cards Every gift card comes with a long list of rules in the fine print. But do you ever wonder if there are laws regarding gift cards? Well, there are!… 

Defective product liability California has a well-developed body of law designed to deal with defective products. But what exactly defines a product as defective? A “product” can be anything from bottled water/food all the way… 

Hostile Work Environments In order to have a legitimate hostile work environment case, you must prove three things: An employee was subjected to unwanted conduct The conduct was based on sex The harassment was “severe… 

Annual Report to Secretary of State An annual Report of information must be filed by each and every California LLC and Corporation to the California Secretary of State. An annual LLC statement includes: The business…