Rights of Shareholders in a CA Corporation As a result of broader judicial and legislative scrutiny of board of directors, the laws relating to shareholders’ rights and responsibilities have changed. This article explores the rights and responsibilities of shareholders to…
Skeletal ANATOMY of Insurance Policies Insurance policies are rather esoteric documents. Let us dissect insurance policies main parts and understand the BASICS of Declarations, Endorsements, Conditions and Exclusions. DECLARATIONS Declarations page “Dec Page” is the page often attached to the…
Some BASICS of Rights Clearance in Entertainment Deals Clearing world rights of an underlying source for translation, adaptation or republication is invariably a cumbersome complicated lengthy process. Clearing rights serves a very important purpose in entertainment transactions, as such rights…
Broker’s Liability in Real Estate Transactions: Fraud or Lack Thereof Real estate brokers, generally, might be found liable on contract or tort basis. A broker is found liable on contractual basis for not specifically complying with provisions of the stated…
What Are Some Salient Provisions of Commercial Leases? Commercial leases, understandably, are rather different from residential leases. In fact, while drafting commercial leases, counsel should consider points not necessarily deemed salient for drafting residential leases. Some of these points include…
What Do Sports Endorsement Contracts Encompass? Entering into a sports endorsement contract could pose its own unique challenges and qualms as counsel, agent and athlete seek to hammer out a relatively arm’s length deal. Negotiating in good faith and knowing…
How to Handle Disgruntled Employees It is incredibly important that if an employee brings forward harassment complaints, or is disgruntled because of an issue related to a form of harassment, the employer works with an employment lawyer to take appropriate…
Nuts and Bolts of Limited Partnerships Limited Partnerships are one of the forms of entities available to form in California. Limited Partnership offers limited partners limited liability to the extent of their investment in the business. Nonetheless, Limited Partnership has…
What To Look For In An Artist Personal Manager’s Contract Artists might elect to secure professional services of a personal manager (i.e. talent manager) to further organize their professional career and hopefully open new vistas of opportunities to themselves, to…
Nuts and Bolts of Copyright: Creation, Protection, Length and Ownership Copyright law today not only protects authors or publishers from making unauthorized copies, but also copyright law encompasses other rights including without limitation a “derivative work”, distribution of the copyrighted…