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Category: American Litigation
- Elements and Practical Challenges of an Abuse of Process Claim
- Suspension of a California Corporation Bars It From Using California Courts
- How to Domesticate a California Judgment in a Sister State – The Maryland Example
- Secret Recording of Conversations in California – A Crime
- Non-Dischargeability in Bankruptcy of Certain Claims Based on Intentional Wrongdoing
- The Law of Spousal Privilege
- Escheat: The State's Effort To Seize Property
- The Spousal Privilege Not to Testify-The Basic Law
- Procedure for Settlement for Minors
- Default Procedure In Arbitration Proceedings Under the American Arbitration Association Rules
- 998 Offers in California Litigation – The Basics
- Accord and Satisfaction – The Basics
- Multiple Defendants and One Defendant Files Bankruptcy: What Happens To The Rest of The Actions Against the Other Defendants?
- Removing The Default Judgment-Methods and Timing
- California's Vexatious Litigant Law
- Peremptory Challenges to a Judge in California
- Measurement of Damages in Breach of Contract Actions
- Hard Drive Discovery in Litigation
- Getting to Trial with Preference if a Party is Elderly
- Debt Collection – The Tools Available for Enforcement of a Judgment
- Death of the Joint Tenant and the Extinguishing of Creditors' Claims
- Death of a Party in Litigation – What Happens to the Action
- Cost Benefit Criteria in American Litigation
- Constructive Fraud and Other Legal "Constructs"
- Computer Discovery – Your Hard Drive is Fair Game in Any Litigation
- Community Property Debts: When is the Spouse Liable for the Debt Incurred by the Other Spouse?
- Service by Publication – The Legal Requirements
- The American System of Litigation
- The Attorney Client Privilege
- The Basics of Small Claims Actions in California
- The Grudge Fight – The Legal Equivalent to a Temper Tantrum in a Court of Law
- Transfers to Defraud Creditors – The Law and the Practicalities
- Trustees'/Executors' Duty to Pay Creditors – The Priorities Involved and Abatement
- What's the Case Going to Cost?
- Who Can Attend A Deposition
- Right to Privacy in California and Federal Discorvery
- Enforcement of Judgment on Residential Property-How to attach and Sell
- The Basics of Administrative Law
- Statute of Limitations in California
- Interpleader: The Basics
- Renewing The Judgment: Renew It Or Lose It
- Where Does Deposition Take Place Under California Law
- Insurance Defense And The Cumis Doctrine: When Does The Insurance Company Have To Pay For Your Independent Counsel?
- Specific Performance as Remedy
- Hearsay Evidence: The Basics
- Summons in a Civil Case: What is it and What Are the Time Limits
- Injunctions-Seeking Immediate Relief From the Court
- California Jurisdiction on Out of State Businesses – Criteria for Being Sued in California
- Diversity Jurisdiction in Federal Court: What it is and How it Works
- Indemnity and Holdharmless Agreements – Definitions and Practical Applications
- Laches: The Doctrine and the Reality
- Taxation of Punitive Damages: You Don’t Get as Much as You Thought
- Firing Your Lawyer in California: Why and How
- Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule
- The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay: A Danger for Creditors
- Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege in California
- Who Owns Your Case File if You Terminate Representation?
- Mediation Too Soon: How to Avoid a Waste of Resources
- Contacting a Former Employee of Opposing Party
- The “Catch-22” as to Damages Awarded in Real Estate Fraud Cases in California
- Destruction of Evidence in California: A Crime and Liable to Civil Sanctions as Well
- Category: Alternative Dispute Resolution
  - The Use of Alternative Resolution in the Bankruptcy Arena
  - Arbitration and Mediation – The Difference and the Tactics
  - Arbitration of Business Disputes
  - Default Procedure and Proof in AAA Arbitration
  - Mediation of Legal Disputes-The Basic Law
  - Confession of Judgment – The Basics
- Category: Basic Procedures
- Category: Cost Benefit Issues
- Category: Discovery Issues
- Category: Enforcement of Judgments
Category: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law
- Cancelling Debt: Practicalities and Tax Results
- Assignments for the Benefits of Creditors – "ABC's" – The Basics in California
- Mere Conduit Defense to Preferential Payment Return Demand in Bankruptcy
- Ordinary Course of Business Defense in Preferential Payment Claims in Bankruptcy
- New Value Defense to Preferential Payment Claims in Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy: The Constitutional Right to Start Over
- Subrogation – The Basics
- Home Owner Protection – The Anti Deficiency Statute
- Federal Deposit Insurance Company and Its Protection Accounts
- Category: Bankruptcy Issues
- Category: Insolvency Issues
Category: Business Law
- The Law and Liability of Hotels
- Deceptive Trade Practices: Definitions and Remedies in California
- False Advertising or Labeling – The Remedies and Risks
- Debt Collection in Hard Times
- Limited Partnerships – The Basics
- Consumer Protection Laws – Practical Use
- The Warn Act: Warning of Layoffs to Employees – The Federal and California Law
- Employee Theft – Guidelines for Spotting and Preventing It
- Conversion – The Basic Tort
- Protection of On Line Business Reputation: The Law and Practical Remedies
- Bulk Sales Law for Sale of Assets in California
- The Federal Corrupt Practices Act – The Basics
- Video Surveillance Tapes: Access to Them and Privacy Issues Under California Law
- Sub S Tax Status for Corporations and Some Basic Structural Restrictions
- Commercial Bribery in the US and California – The Penalties
- Product Liability – The Basics
- Extortion – Essential Elements and the Broader Reach of RICO
- Usury Law in California
- Criteria for Credit Scores
- Laws Pertaining to Commerce on the Internet
- Basic Banking Law
- LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offer Rate) – What Is It and How Does It Work?
- Security and Confidentiality in the World of Email and the Internet
- Disaster Recovery Plans for Your Business and Computers
- Consumer Protection in California for Data Use and Data Theft (Senate Bill 1386)
- Debt Collection Restrictions Under Federal Law – The "Mini-Miranda Warning"
- When Should a Business Destroy Old Records?
- Non-Disclosure Agreements: The Purpose and Basics
- Inspection Rights For Limited Liability Company Members
- Inspection Rights for Corporate Shareholders
- Indemnification of Corporate Agents in California-Criteria
- Reopening the Business – Legal Steps Required
- Vesting Stock and the 83 B Election of the Internal Revenue Service
- After The Embezzlement – Rebuilding The Business
- Work Product Rule and the Attorney Client Privilege
- Implied Warranties-Protection for Consumers and Businesses and the California Song-Beverly Act
- Trade Libel in the World of Social Media: Practicalities
- Unlawful Business Acts in California – Definitions and Remedies
- Category: Business Formation
  - Limited Liability Companies – The Basics
  - Joint Ventures Compared to Partnerships: The Single Purpose Partnership
  - The Non Profit Corporation – The Basics
  - Corporation Formation Checklist
  - Private Equity in Funding Your Business
  - Professional Corporations in California: Definitions and Practicalities
  - Minimum Franchise Tax in California Waived for the First Year: the Basics and the Limitations
  - Business Startups While Protecting Your Assets
  - The Basic Rights and Benefits of Ownership of Stock In A Non Public Corporation
  - Directors and Officer's Fiduciary Duties – California Versus Delaware
  - Fictitious Business Names – The Basics
  - Associations and Clubs
  - Partnerships: Their Pluses and Minuses
  - The Basic Start Up Business Package: What You Need to Properly Start Operations
  - Accountants – Definitions and Licensing
  - Basic Summary Of Characteristics Of Various Types Of Business Entities
  - Veterinarians: Definitions and Licensing in California
  - Limited Liability Entities as Tools of Risk Taking
  - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2021-Attempting to Halt Illicit Finance and an Obligation You Must Take Seriously
- Category: Business Law/Litigation
- Category: Business Operations
- Category: Employee Relations
- Category: Tax Issues
Category: Construction Law/Litigation
- Change Orders – Methods to Avoid Turmoil
- Impact and Acceleration – The Hidden Change Order Cost
- Penalties for Failure to Pay Subcontractors
- Mechanics' Liens, Stop Notices, Payment Bonds, and Construction Claims Based On Labor and Materials Installed on a Project
- Mechanics' Liens and the Danger of Paying for the Same Thing Twice
- Project Managers – The Role and the Law in California
- Contract Documents That Consistently Produce Change Orders
- Mechanics' Lien Law – Claimant's Procedural Chart (Updates as of July 2012)
- Construction Defect Law and SB 800 in California
- California Courts Prohibit Contracts Which Limit Subcontractors' Lien Rights
- Contractors in California Must Ensure Sub's Workers Paid
- Incorporation of Materials in a Construction Claim – a Key Requirement for Materialman Mechanics Liens
- Category: Construction Roles and Duties
- Category: Contract Issues
- Category: Liens and Stop Notes
Category: Consumer Rights and Remedies
- What Is Criminal Record Expungement and Record Sealing?
- Involuntary Commitment, Conservatorships and Guardianships
- Rights and Obligations As To Human Remains and Burial
- Elder Abuse and Nursing Home Neglect
- Nursing Homes and the Law
- Basic Social Security Benefits and Retirement Planning
- Emancipation of Minors in California: Basic Law
- Stalking: The Basic Law and Remedies
- Basic Law of In Vitro Fertilization
- The Legal Right to Privacy
- Firearms – The Law in California
- Hate Crimes: The Federal and State Protections
- HIPAA – The Basic Privacy Law (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
- Access to your Medical Records – Federal and California Law
- Sexual Harassment of Students in the University Setting
- Insurance Bad Faith…Failure to Properly Investigate Claim
- Category: Business, Purchase and Credit Problems
- Category: Personal Problems
Category: Contractual Law
- Category: Basic Law of Contracts
- Category: Breach of Contract
- Category: Contracts and Torts
  - Agency – The Basic Law
Category: Corporate/LLC/Partnership Law
- Why Use the Corporate Structure
- Voluntary Dissolution and the Corporation's Power to Purchase Shares of Stock Via Corporations Code Section 2000
- Selling the Business – Basic Issues to Confront
- Corporate Opportunity Doctrine
- Employee Embezzlement in Business: What Business Owners Should Know
- Dividends – Definitions and Rights
- The American System of Business – Limited Liability Entities
- Information Checklist for LLC Formation
- Employer Liability for Unauthorized Acts of Employee?
- Shareholder Liability Due to Ownership of a Dissolved Corporation
- California Registered Agent For Service
- Lack Of Bylaws In A California Corporation-Fatal?
- Asset Purchase Versus Stock Purchase Pros and Cons
- Subsidiaries-What Are They And Why Use Them?
- The Director's Duty to Inquire
- Tax Break Previously Only Available to California Corporations Now Available to Other Limited Liability Entities
- LLC Meetings and Minutes – Why Have Them?
- Category: Control Issues
  - Basic Duties of a Director in a California Non-Public Corporation
  - The Business Judgment Rule for Corporate Director Fiduciaries
  - Board of Directors Meeting – Who Can Attend?
  - Reimbursement to General Partner by Partnership for Litigation
  - Corporate Officers: Duties And Fiduciary Responsibilities
  - Corporate Counsel's Role If There Is a Dispute Within the Corporation
  - Corporate Profits – Do They Go to Shareholders or Not?
  - Firing the Director of a California Corporation
- Category: Employee Issues
- Category: Fiduciary Duties
- Category: Sale of Interests
- Category: Structural Issues
- Category: Tax Issues
- Category: Terminating the Entity
Category: Criminal Law in the United States
- California Drivers Hardship License Law
- Category: Criminal Law
- Category: Criminal Process
Category: Employment Law and Issues
- Sexual Harassment In The Workplace – Navigating The Minefield For Employers
- The Role of Corporate Counsel During Investigation and Litigation When An Employee is Accused of Wrongdoing
- Federal Law on Age Discrimination in the Work Place – The Basics
- Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Requirements – The Basics
- Federal Law on Child Labor
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- Employee's Right To Inspect Personnel Files in California
- Single Remedy Rule Under California Workers's Compensation Law-And The Exceptions
- California Amends its Family Rights Act to Provide More Coverage
- Family Leave Act in California…Expansion of the Prior Law and COVID-19 Notice Law
- Why Embezzlers Try to Destroy the Victim Business
- Category: Basic Law of Employment
- Category: Laws Imposing Special Requirements
- Category: Problems in the Workplace
Category: Family Law
- Items to Consider Before Marriage
- Category: Child Custody and Visitation
- Category: Community Property
- Category: Dissolution of Marriage
- Category: Prenuptial Agreements
Category: Immigration Law and Practice
- The Student Visa For Entry Into the United States
- Category: Business and Immigration
- Category: Personal Issues
Category: In Depth Legal Articles and Summaries
- International Business Transactions for the United States Business
- Public Examination of Nonprofit Corporation Records
- Memo on Nonprofit Director Liability
- Nonprofit Corporation Formation Questionaire
- Special Governmental and Currency Risks in International Transactions
- European Union Restrictions On Non Compete Clauses in Distribution Agreements
- International Commercial Transactions Standard Terms and Conditions
- Homestead in California: Protecting the Family Home
- Lease Back Arrangements With Your Own Business
- Export Control Restrictions and Due Diligence as Part of Any Off Shore Pre Transaction Analysis
- Whistle Blowing Statutes in Europe Conflict with the Anonymous Report Protections in the USA: Possible Simultaneous Solutions
- The New Laws Applicable to the International Sale of Goods
- SAs and SLs in International Business
- Authentication of Documents for Use in a Foreign Locale
- Cost Benefit of American Litigation
- Testifying at Trial: How to Prepare, How to Succeed
- The Practicalities of American Litigation: What to Expect and What to Avoid
- Depositions in American Litigation
- Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes
- Web Page Meta Tags: What They Are and the Legal Issues Affecting Their Use
- Internet Domain Names
- "Single Action Rule" of Code of Civil Procedure Section 726
- Methods to Avoid Claims of Discrimination In Residential Leasing in Communications with Potential Tenants
- Team Dynamics in the World of Litigation
- Discovery Wars – The Meat and Potatoes of American Litigation
- Burdensome Discovery in Litigation: Definitions and Relief
- The Settlement Game: Role of Counsel
- Conducting Depositions – Why It Isn't Like Perry Mason
- Conflicts of Interest Policy For Non Profit Corporations
- Setting Up Your Own Foundation: The Basic Law Procedure
- Excessive Compensation Issues with California Non-Profit Entities
- Equitable Estoppel in Contract Disputes
- Category: Business Operations Agreements & Memos
  - Confidentiality Agreement for Independent Contractors
  - Material Adverse Change Provision (MAC Provision) in the Real World
  - Borrowing Money From Your Own Business – Some Cautions
  - Security and Safety for Business Travelers Abroad – Part 1
  - Letters of Credit in Business Transactions
  - Distribution Agreements in the United States
  - Negotiations Non-Disclosure Contract
  - Common Sense Security Procedures Part 2: Inside the USA
  - Audits Versus Compilations Versus Reviews: The Differences and What CPAs do to Accomplish Each for a Business
  - The Bonding Company on Construction Jobs – How to Handle Them if You Are a Claimant
- Category: Business Ownership Conflicts and Resolutions
  - The Opening Shots in Corporate Warfare – The First Steps May Establish the Access to the Vaults…and Eventually Victory
  - Absentee Owners: Problems and Solutions – Part Two: Ways to Solve the Problems
  - Absentee Owners: Problems and Solutions – Part One: Stating the Problem
  - Embezzlement: The Tactics Allowing Successful Recovery
  - Firing Officers of a California Corporation: How To Do It
  - Corporate Struggles: Who Has What Power When Push Comes To Shove?
  - The Constitutional Right to Privacy: Precisely What Is It?
  - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Anti-Bribery Provisions
  - Selecting the Right Board of Directors
- Category: Business Structures
  - Piercing the Corporate Shield: How To Do It: How To Avoid It
  - Formalities in Minutes and Board Procedures in California Non-Public Corporations
  - Proxies Under California Corporate Law
  - The Basics of "Cumulative Voting"
  - Minimum Number of Directors & Officers in a California Corporation
  - Disclosure and Consent Form to Corporate Opportunity Utilization
  - Checklist for Voluntary Dissolution
  - The Fiduciary Duty
  - Corporate Buy and Sell Agreements: What They Are and How to Use Them
  - Procedures and Forms for Annual Meetings of Shareholders and/or Directors of Corporation
  - "Golden Chains" and Your Employees – Methods to Keep Good Employees There With Offers Too Good to Refuse
  - Limited Liability Companies an Old Idea for the World, a New Idea for California
- Category: Buying or Selling a Business or Assets
  - Basic Critical Terms in the Purchase of Sale of a Business: The Usual Bumps in the Road Lawyers Expect
  - Building Value to Sell Your Business: Part II, Sales to Outsiders
  - Building Value to Sell Your Business: Part One, Sale to Insiders
  - Checklist of Questions to Propound for Purchase of a Professional Business
  - Checklist for Purchase of Restaurant
  - Checklist of Questions to Propound for Purchase of Retail Business
  - The Basic Business Plan
  - Due Diligence: What Is It and How You Do It
- Category: Commercial Disputes
  - Passing Bad Checks: Remedies and Relief for Victims
- Category: Commercial Transactions
  - Equipment Lease Provisions – Some Cautions
  - California "Anti-Spam" Law
  - Terms and Conditions on Invoices
  - Promissory Notes and Related Obligations
  - United States Supreme Court Seeks to Negate Some of the Effects of the Internet by Some Relaxation of Anti-Trust Limits on Vertical Price Controls
  - California Requirements for Guaranty
  - Website Disclaimer and License Form
- Category: Construction Law
  - Responsible Managing Officers Under California Law
  - Minimizing Subcontractor Financial Exposure During the Preconstruction Phase
  - Steps to Compress Industrial Project Timeframes Without Litigation
  - Equitable Aspects of Change Orders: You Don't Always Get What You Write
  - Hidden Change Orders – What Are They and How to Handle Them
  - Fixed Price Commercial Contracts – The Perils for the Contractor
  - The Role of the Owner in the Construction Project: Doing More Than Writing Checks
  - The Architect Responsibilities and Disputes
  - Setting up a Real Estate Development Company: An Outline
  - The Contractor in the Construction Industry: Eight Practices for Success
  - Critical Path Method for Owners on Construction Projects
  - Bonding Around the Stop Notice: A Critical Tool for Contractors on Government Jobs
  - Acceleration Construction Claims: Definitions and Remedies
  - Statute of Limitations for Defects in Construction Projects
  - Punch List Procedures and Basics in a Construction Contract
- Category: Construction Litigation
  - Bankruptcy and Construction Contracts – What To Do
  - Legal Penalites for Contractor's Failure to Pay Subcontractor
  - Construction Delay and Damages Analysis and Critical Path Methodology in Proof
  - Labor Productivity on Construction Projects: The Proper Measure for Bidding and for Damages – Part One
- Category: Employer-Employee Disputes
  - Exit Interview
- Category: Employer-Employee Issues
  - "English Only" Rule in the Workplace – The Federal Law
  - Who Owns Employee's Inventions Made at Home
  - Payment for Employee Travel Time, Expenses and Seminars – What Is Required
  - Employee Injury and Illness Prevention Programs Requirement Under California Law
  - Sexual Harrassment Training Requirements of 2004
  - California Wage and Hour Issues
  - The Employment Non-Compete Clause in California
- Category: Estate Planning and Trust Documents and Forms
  - Probate in California – The Basics
  - Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care in California – The Law and The Form
  - Gifts to Minors and the Wise Use of Irrevocable Trusts
  - Qualified Personal Residence Trust – A Useful Estate Planning Tool
  - Prudent Investor Rule – Compliance in California
  - Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)
  - Typical Revocable Family Trust Structure
  - RETRIEVING A GIFT – LEGALITIES
- Category: Family Businesses, Their Unique Advantages and Disadvantages
  - Chapter Three: Interaction with Non-Family Officers and Key Employees
  - Chapter Two: Ownership and Control for the Next Generation
  - Chapter One: Power in the Family Business: Structural and Emotional
- Category: Immigration and Visa Law
  - Investor's Visa: The "Millionaire's Way to a Green Card"
  - Trial Preparation: What Happens in the Month Before Trial
- Category: Intellectual Property: Trade Names, Logos and Copyright
- Category: International Commercial Transactions
- Category: Internet and Web Law and Issues
- Category: Litigation and Arbitration Proceedings
- Category: Nonprofits and Foundations
- Category: Personal Contracts and Legal Issues
- Category: Real Property Law and Issues
Category: Intellectual Property
- Hyperlinks and Copyright in the EU-Infringement-New Law (2014)
- Category: General Law on Intellectual Property
- Category: Technology and Intellectual Property
Category: International Law
- Anti Dumping Import Laws-The Basics
- Antidumping Laws in the United States – The Basics
- Category: Contractual Issues
- Category: Regulatory Issues
Category: Lessons from the Combat Zone - Lawyer's Stories with a Moral
- Story #7 – Getting the Land for Free Was Not Free
- Story #16 – Does Money Gut Gumption In The Grandkids?
- Story #15 – Planning the Glorious Death
- Story #14 – Buy and Sell Agreements – Pay Now or Pay Later
- Story #13 – Adverse Possession and Glory
- Story #12 – Prenuptial Angst – To Be or Not To Be Protected By Contract
- Story #11 – How Not to Sell Your Business
- Story #9 – The Compatibility of Law and Justice
- Story #8 – Buying Justice
- Story #6 – How the Handwritten Will Had My Father Singing in Court
- Story #5 – You Ain't In Kansas Anymore
- Story #4 – Preprinted Forms Don't Go to Trial
- Story #3 – Lying to Your Lawyer is Lying to Yourself
- Story #2 – The Acid Test Clause
- Story #1 – Embezzlers are Nice People
- Story #17 – Selling What No One Wants To Buy
- Story #19- It's Always Friendly at The Beginning
- Category: War Stories
Category: Non Profit Entities
- Conflicts of Interest in The Non Profit Entity
- Category: Non Profit Entities
Category: Real Property Litigation
- Category: Landlord-Tenant Issues
- Category: Property Rights Disputes
Category: Real Property Transactions
- How to Counter an Existing Prescriptive Easement
- Joint Tenancy Co-Ownership of Property – Advantages and Disadvantages
- Prescriptive Easements – Obtaining Rights In Land By Use
- Adverse Possession – How to Acquire Land Without Buying It
- Homeowners Associations and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Category: Buying and Selling Real Estate
- Category: Family Ownership
  - Family Property Co-Ownership – Recipe for Disasters, Prescription for Cures
  - Gifting Real Estate to Children
- Category: Leases
- Category: Legal Actions Regarding Real Estate
  - Lateral and Subjacent Support – Protecting the Foundations
  - Eminent Domain – The Basic Law
- Category: Notes and Deeds of Trust
- Category: Rights Not Based on Contract
Category: Torts
- Category: Business Torts
- Category: General Torts
Category: Trust & Estate Administration & Litigation
Category: Trusts and Estate Administration
- Category: Duties and Law Regarding Trustees and Executors
- Category: Probates of Estates
Category: Uncategorized
- Trust Litigation: The Basics
- Personal Lawyer Solicitation of Business from a Client Prohibited by the California Bar
Category: Unfair Competition Law
- Category: Threats From Competitors
- Category: Threats From Within
Category: Wills and Trusts
- Category: Basic Law on Wills and Trusts
- Category: Community Property
- Category: Disputes Concerning Estates and Wills
- Category: Family Care
- Category: Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Category: Trusts