Cyber-Slamming

The seemingly anonymous world of the Internet leads many of us to say things there that we would never say in person. But watch out, libel laws follow you into cyberspace.

3 Steps Every Condo Board Should Know to Take When Sued

Many condo complexes and buildings are governed by owner-members of the community. These folks often have little or no legal background and can get themselves into trouble when they get sued for personal injury or property damage within the development. To avoid having to unravel a disaster, counsel for these developments should arm the association management with [...]

Be Ready for the Defense When Suing a City for a Pothole

In an earlier blog post, I discussed the elements of a claim against a public entity for dangerous condition of public property, such as a deep pothole or obscured signage at an intersection that causes a car accident. As a followup — and in response to a reader’s thoughtful comment — here are the defenses you may [...]

Before Taking on the Government for that Pothole

A client comes into your office claiming that a deep pothole or obscured signage at an intersection caused a car accident in which she was injured. Or maybe the family of a bicyclist comes to you claiming that dangerous road conditions contributed to her fatal crash. Would you know how to analyze the situation to determine whether [...]

New Property Insurance Book

I am very excited about my first YouTube video — an interview with Tim Sullivan, the contributing editor of CEB’s new book California Property Insurance: Law and Litigation. This book is a great guide for attorneys who Handle real property and advise clients on how to insure that property; Manage, or assist others who manage, [...]

Profile of Timothy R. Sullivan

As part of CEB’s commitment to bringing together California’s legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys. This week, we profile attorney and Consulting Editor of CEB’s new Property Insurance book Timothy R. Sullivan: CEB: What are your practice areas and how/why did you choose or start in your [...]

Contributory Infringement in the Electronic World

In addition to direct copyright infringement and inducement of infringement, there is a third type of copyright infringement, “contributory infringement,” which is becoming more of an issue in the electronic world.  As one Web-hosting company recently learned the hard way, Internet service providers are more frequently being found liable for contributory infringement based on the infringing [...]

What’s Libel?

Libel is back in the news with actress Katie Holmes’ suit against Star Magazine. So, maybe it’s time for a quick refresher on what is libel and the showing needed for a libel claim.

What’s a Few Square Feet?

A New York real estate developer is learning the hard way that a few square feet matters. The buyer, perhaps not coincidently a lawyer, says the condo he wanted to buy was missing 109 of the advertised square feet and is taking his dispute to trial next month, as reported by the ABA Journal. Such false [...]

Profile in Practice: Matthew J. Geyer

As part of CEB’s commitment to bringing together California’s legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys. This week, we profile Matthew J. Geyer: CEB: What are your practice areas and how/why did you choose or start in your practice area? Matt: 80% of my practice now is [...]

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