Co-owners of real property eventually will want to stop being co-owners, because of divorce, because business partners can’t get along, because relatives inherit real property together with most wanting nothing to do with the property, or simply because they just don’t want to continue owning property with others. However, if one co-owner won’t agree to sell […]
Can My Claim Survive Bankruptcy?
One of the key reasons a debtor files bankruptcy is to obtain a discharge of the debtor’s pre-petition debts. Generally, only an individual debtor obtains a discharge. In cases of corporate reorganizations, the Plan may include a provision that except as provided in the plan all pre-petition obligations are discharged, but otherwise, the corporation does […]
Protecting California’s Children in the Digital World
The California legislature has taken another step in the enormous task of protecting children in the digital world. And Governor Brown has endorsed its efforts. On September 23, 2013, Governor Brown signed California’s minor “eraser law,” which is the first of its kind in the country and will require web companies like Facebook, Twitter, and […]
California Consumer Privacy Protections Expanded
In 2002, California became the first state in the union to enact a data breach notification law. The statute requires California businesses or businesses that own or license computerized data that includes personal information of California residents to disclose when there has been a breach of a security system used to protect that data. Since […]
Collaboration and Co-Ownership Claims Discovered in IP Due Diligence
Another important aspect of intellectual property (“IP”) due diligence is evaluating how the target company has managed its relationships with third party technologist or university professors, and whether infringement claims could possibly arise from those relationships. Requesting and reviewing documents that memorialize the terms and conditions under which the target company has worked with third […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- …
- 49
- Next Page »