At the opening of the Los Angeles aqueduct on November 5, 1913, William Mulholland famously declared “There it is. Take it!” Much the same could be said of Civil Code Section 1646.5. The statute provides that the parties to a...more
2/21/2013
- Choice-of-Law
Last Friday, the jury in FDIC v. Van Dellem (C.D. Cal. Case No. CV 10-4915 DSF (SHx)) returned a verdict totalling nearly $169 million against three former officers of the home builder division of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. The...more
12/11/2012
- Business Judgment Rule Choice-of-Law