Originally published in Smart Business Northern California - April 2012 issue.
Wrongful termination claims are far and away the number one lawsuit against employers. Even if you feel that you are justified in firing an…more
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When you receive your summaries, each page will have an alphabetical letter located in the upper right-hand corner. Each alphabetical letter corresponds to a separate subject matter category…more
This Month’s Tip:
HANDLING TENANT MOVE-OUTS
One of the areas that is often overlooked is how to properly handle a tenant move-out, especially the proper handling of a tenant’s security deposit.
Assuming the…more
Originally published in Smart Business Network Inc. - March 2012.
When a company decides to expand or enhance its core activities, sometimes a strategic decision is made to acquire another organization that offers the team,…more
This discussion and analysis comprises Part II of a two-part article, with Part I having appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of New Matter. Part I introduced the central issues underlying filesharing lawsuits by providing a…more
Employers and employees alike commonly assume that if an employee is paid an agreed-upon annual salary rather than an hourly wage, that employee is exempt from the strict wage hour laws here in California. For example,…more
As chair of the ABA/TIPS Disaster Task Force and chair of the ABA Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness, we would talk briefly about the practical aspects of disaster preparedness for law firms.
TIPS this year is…more
Originally published in the January 2012 issue of Smart Business Northern California.
For many companies, intellectual property (IP) – ranging from names and logos to products, websites and beyond – can be their most…more
No business owner starts each day thinking that his or her company will be sued. Preparing to avoid a lawsuit isn’t on most owners’ to-do lists, but it’s a risk that should garner their attention — a reality of running a…more
On December 29, 2011, the California Court of Appeal ruled in the case of Orthopedic Systems v. Schlein, 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1646 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 29, 2011) that California’s right of publicity statute, Civil Code section…more
Originally published in the December 2011 issue of Smart Business Northern California.
Establishing a foreign subsidiary may have lucrative business advantages, but if you’ve decided to pursue this strategy, it’s important…more
Originally published in Gallery Row Art Walk News - December 2011, Volume 2 - No. 1.
The California Fine Art Resale Royalty Act. Los Angeles abstract artist Mark Grotjahn and representatives of late painter and printmaker…more
Launching a new product or implementing a new marketable idea can be an exciting time. You’ve invested time, labor and money into a promising project, and you’re looking forward to the profitable outcome. But imagine if just…more
On March 25, 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulations to implement provisions of the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) of 2008 went into effect. The overarching federal law didn’t…more
Peer-to-peer ("P2P") file sharing software of one type or another has been downloaded worldwide over 600,000,000 times. These programs, such as Gnutella, KaZaA, and BitTorrent, allow users to copy and transfer copyrighted music…more
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