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COMMERCIAL LEASE: Did you consider all potential pitfalls?
COMMERCIAL LEASE: Did you consider all potential pitfalls? When evaluating a commercial lease, it’s important to keep in mind what sort of contract clause you should expect to see—and which ones to be careful of....
The Top Three Reasons for Real Estate Purchase Contract Disputes and How to Avoid Them
The Top Three Reasons for Real Estate Purchase Contract Disputes and How to Avoid Them Part I: From the Seller’s Perspective 1. Buyer fails to close A Seller’s primary objective in a real estate purchase...
How the NLRB’s Overruling of the Browning-Ferris Industries Decision Might Affect You
So you work for McDonald's, or you think you work for McDonald's? (How the NLRB's Overruling of the Browning-Ferris Industries Decision Might Affect You) Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled the 2015...
Things to Consider Before Listing your Home on Airbnb
Things to Consider Before Listing your Home on Airbnb BACKGROUND In 2007, two San Francisco tenants struggling to pay rent decided to throw a few air mattresses on the ground and advertise for nightly rentals....
You were served with a lawsuit. What should you do?
You were served with a lawsuit. what should you do? “Being served” is simply the term describing the actual delivery of the lawsuit to you. Did you receive the lawsuit in the mail? Or, was...
Which Lawsuits Can Be Determined In Federal Courts?
> Which Lawsuits Can Be Determined In Federal Courts? Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Unlike State courts, which have general jurisdiction and have the power to hear most cases arising under the state...
My Partner is Stealing Money/Ruining Our Business, Now What?
My Partner is Stealing Money/Ruining Our Business, Now What? There is almost nothing worse than the feeling that those you should be able to trust most are taking advantage of that trust. Yet, it happens--in...
Landlord Lockouts
Landlord Lockouts Can Landlords Lock Out Tenants When They Fail To Pay? A common question landlords have when tenants fail to pay rent is whether they can do a “lockout.” The answer to that question...
Do you have a Harvey Weinstein-like Sex Harasser at your company?
Do you have a Harvey Weinstein-like Sex Harasser at your company? Many of us have read about the appalling sex harassment that Harvey Weinstein allegedly committed while he ran his powerful Hollywood company. Could there...
Litigation how does it begin?
Litigation - how does it begin? Litigation always starts with a dispute. The dispute can take a variety of forms. The dispute could arise from claims of breach of contract, defamation, copyright infringement, quiet title,...