As business owners in Los Angeles, you face unique challenges that call for expert legal guidance. One such area in which many businesses require assistance is bringing or avoiding copyright litigation. With the vast number of diverse businesses operating in our...
On August 29, 2019, in Quidel Corporation v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Cal. Ct. App., No. D075217) 2019 WL 4071848 (“Quidel”), the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, clarified when noncompete agreements are lawful in...
I am pleased to announce that the first edition of “Litigating and Judging California Business Entity Governance Disputes” (2019) is now available from legal publisher LexisNexis/Matthew Bender. I am the co-author and co-editor of the chapter titled “Judging and...
A Brief Introduction to the Function of LLC Operating Agreements The operating agreement is a limited liability company’s (LLC) governing document and the foundational contract among its owners. The operating agreement is the exclusive consensual process for...
A recent case from the California Court of Appeal highlights the importance of not running afoul of California’s ban on liquidated penalties. On September 29, 2017, in Vitatech International, Inc. v. Sporn, Appeal No. G053477, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate...
A recent case from the California Court of Appeal offers instruction in how to conduct the valuation of a minority shareholder’s interest under California’s statutory buyout process in a corporate dissolution lawsuit. On November 22, 2016, in Goles v. Sawhney, 2d...