Show Me the Money! Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms HOA’s Right to Recover Attorneys Fees
1/31/18
By: Cheryl H. Shaw
Community associations are funded through assessments paid by property owners. When owners fail to pay, the association’s ability to meet financial obligations and provide for upkeep of the community is diminished. Common area repairs and replacements …
Insurer Entitled To Prejudgment Attachment Against Insured Upon Establishing Probable Validity of Coverage and Recession Defenses
1/29/18
By: Rebecca J. Smith
A California Appellate Court recently ruled that an insurer was entitled to a prejudgment attachment on the property of its insured when the insurer provided what the court deemed to be ample evidence to support its …
Look Mom, No Hands!
1/24/18
By: Seth F. Kirby
On January 22, 2018 a Tesla Model S slammed into a parked fire truck on California’s 405 near Culver City. The driver of the Tesla stated that prior to the accident he had the car’s autopilot …
New Developments in TPS and DACA
1/18/18
By: Kenneth S. Levine
This past week the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for citizens of El Salvador. DHS reports that there are approximately 200,000 El Salvadoran citizens living and working in the United …
Will Innocent Sellers Catch a Break?
1/12/18
By: Jeremy W. Rogers
In a products liability case, any party along the line of distribution, from the design and manufacture, all the way down to the seller, may be held liable to a party injured from use of a …
Landowner Scope of Duty
1/11/18
By: Owen T. Rooney
The California Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that limits the scope of duty and liability in premises liability cases. In Vasilenko v. Grace Community Church, plaintiff was struck by a car as he crossed …
California’s Protecting Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB-450)
1/11/18
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
On October 5, 2017 Governor Brown signed AB-450 into law further taking California into the federal immigration landscape. The new State law took effect on January 1, 2018.
Here are some key elements:
- Employers no longer
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Puff, Puff, Veto!
1/10/18
By: Jason C. Dineros
This past Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era’s relaxations for federal prosecutors of marijuana enforcement. This comes only four days into California’s open recreational use market, and potentially halts what has grown into a …
Self-Driving Vehicles and their Anticipated Impacts
1/9/18
By: Courtney Mazzio
Self-driving vehicles are quickly bursting onto the scene and federal regulatory bodies are ever-evolving policies with an effort caught in a tug of war between accelerating the development of the technology and encouraging safety. In September 2016 …
Georgia Court of Appeals Upholds Statute of Limitations Defense in Exterior Siding Case
1/9/18
By: Jan S. Sigman
In Georgia, a negligent construction action must be brought within four years from when the right of action accrues. The right of action accrues when the plaintiff first could have maintained the action to a successful …
Who Can Lobby?
1/8/18
By: Allan J. Hayes
Most businesses are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. The business value at stake from legislative and government regulatory intervention is huge: about 30 percent of earnings for companies in most industries, according …
FINRA Seeks to Tighten Rules for Expungement of Customer Dispute Information
1/5/18
By: Theodore C. Peters
What once was a relatively simple process of removing outdated or false information on a registered person’s CRD (Central Registration Depository) record has become increasingly complicated (and expensive) over the years. Bit by bit, securities regulators …