June 3, 2021
Corporate Litigation Attorneys Cannot Side Step The Rules In A Derivative Lawsuit 1. The compulsory cross-complaint statute is designed to prevent ‘piecemeal litigation’. Business litigation attorneys in Los Angeles and throughout California are familiar with California Code of Civil Procedure section 426.30(a) relating to cross-complaints. …
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Commercial lease litigation by shopping center tenants is usually brought about when a failing retail store is being evicted but counter claims against the landlord for fraud. “You promised me foot traffic!” Or “You promised me quality tenants were moving in next door and their …
Read MoreThe second part of the court’s ruling in Hoffman v. 162 North Wolfe, LLC dealt with justifiable reliance in a failure to disclose lawsuit.
Read MoreIn our prior post we outlined the new holding in Hoffman v. 162 North Wolfe LLC by the California Court of Appeal. The court granted a motion for summary adjudication on a cross-complaint, holding that a property owner had no relationship with the purchaser of …
Read MoreThe California Courts of Appeal have issued a new case entitled Hoffman v. 162 North Wolfe LLC addressing a cross-complaint for fraud relating to a lawsuit over prescriptive easement rights.
Read MoreToday I attended the Federalist Society’s annual Supreme Court round up. Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman comment on the Supreme Court’s last term, moderated by Judge Sandra Ikuta of the Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Read MoreBusiness litigation attorneys surely deal with this issue on a constant basis: They are asked to analyze an important lawsuit against their client but are not given all of the client’s documents. Help your attorney. As soon as you retain an attorney, make an effort …
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