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Property laws provide landowners with significant rights and options for protecting the parcels and structures that they own. In California, a person who wishes to purchase a parcel of property should know what they are getting for the price they negotiate in order to...
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are essential legal agreements for maintaining the integrity of a business. NDAs apply to both partnerships and employee contracts for making sure that there are legal protections in place for proprietary information at your company....
In California, an easement is a right by some other party to access and use some part of another person or legal entity’s property. Traditionally, the easement definition restricts the user via the grant of easement. This description of the easement can influence a...
California’s ‘Assembly Bill 5,’ AB-5, was signed into law last year and came into effect on January 1, 2020. The ‘gig-worker law’ reclassifies many gig workers as employees with the associated entitlements to minimum wage, paid sick leave and overtime pay. How the law...
There are heightened risks for lenders in California who need to act against a borrower who owes payments to them. This risk comes from the California statute known as the one-action rule (also known as the single-action rule). California community associations can...
At its heart, a franchise is a legal contract, with associated commercial transactions, between the entity that owns a trademark for a company and the individuals/entities that would like to open a business associated with that larger entity. Franchises, as...
Since March 20, commercial and residential property showings were canceled in California as nonessential services, forcing realtors to utilize unconventional means of showing properties through social media platforms. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security...
Escrow is the process of depositing funds or other things of value, like legal documents and titles, with a neutral third party until an agreed-upon action occurs. The way escrow works in California is slightly different than how it works in other parts of the...
Antitrust laws are focused on removing unfair restraints from trade and commerce. Antitrust laws, whose foundation lies in the Sherman Act and Clayton Act, may be enforced in two ways: The state attorney general can sue on the state’s behalf to end an unfair practice...
Mergers and acquisitions represent as many potential risks and liabilities to a company and its executives as the potential benefits. Companies may want to see that such transactions move quickly to take advantage of the economic benefits related to expanded customer...