Business Law

The following is a case update written by Marc Lieberman of FLP Law Group LLP analyzing a recent decision of interest, Elissa Miller v Slotkin Defective Trust of December 14, 2021 et al (In re Mark Abbey Slotkin), No. 20-bk-12042-BB, 2022 WL 16835524 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2022) (“Slotkin”). Read more

The following regulatory information may be of interest to attorneys practicing insurance law.  This information is current as of February 14, 2023.   Read more

Presentation will focus on current enforcement and compliance trends in the immigration law affecting agribusinesses including I-9 compliance, E-Verify, work visas, and best practices for employers. Read more

An IRA/LLC is an investment structure whereby an IRA invests capital into a newly created limited liability company (“LLC”). The IRA owns the LLC units just like your IRA can own Coca-Cola corporation stock. Read more

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section presents guest speaker Mike Howerton on the topic: Intuitive Business Development for Overworked Lawyers on February 21, 2023, at 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.  Get real tips and a practical action plan to grow and development your legal practice from an entrepreneurial and executive coach!  Read more

Panel Discussion of new Section 119 to the California Corporations Code providing for corporate ratification and judicial validation of noncompliant corporate actions, similar to laws adopted in Delaware and Nevada.   Read more

In Akhlaghpour v Orantes, 86 Cal. App. 5th 232 (2022), the California Court of Appeal reversed a trial court decision which granted a demurrer without leave to amend and dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former chapter 11 debtor against her chapter 11 attorney for malpractice. Read more

Acute care hospital needed no additional license or approval to operate drug detoxification center. Read more

David Gurnick, who recently passed away unexpectedly was a long time member of the Business Law Section.  He previously served on the BLS’ Franchise Law Committee. Read more

The New York Court of Appeals (the Court) recently held that under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) the holder of an exercisable security interest in a borrower’s receivables is an “assignee” under UCC § 9-406, such that once the holder gives notice to the borrower’s account debtor, the account debtor must pay the holder, not the borrower, to receive credit for the payment.  Read more