Business Law

In In re Cambridge Land Co. II, LLC, 626 B.R. 319 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2021), defendants in a state court legal malpractice action filed by bankrupt limited liability companies (LLCs) appealed bankruptcy court orders reopening the LLCs’ previously dismissed Chapter 11 cases for administrative purposes only. Read more

Courtesy of CEB, we are bringing you selected legal developments in areas of California business law that are covered by CEB’s publications. This month’s feature is from the July 2021 update to California Business Litigation. References are to the book’s section numbers. The most significant legal developments since the last update include developments in such important topic areas as unfair competition, trade secrets, antitrust, trademarks, copyrights, patents, business torts, and unfair employment practices. Read more

As we enter autumn, the California Lawyers Association closes the 2020-2021 term and with it, BLS welcomes its new leadership slate. Our incoming class of Executive Committee members and Standing Committee leadership Chairs are poised to take up the mantle to support our business law community. BLS recently increased its executive committee class from five to eight because of the breadth and depth of our activities. Read more

On September 8, 2021, the SEC charged a Nevada lawyer for playing a crucial role in facilitating the sale of millions of shares of unregistered stock in violation of the federal securities laws. Read more

California's Rosenthal Act (similar to but broader than FDCPA) can apply to nonjudicial foreclosures. Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic, Institutional Exemptions – The Basics, presented by Sy Nguyen. Read more

The Consumer Financial Services Committee held its monthly Zoom meeting on August 18th. Read more

Court rejected a creditor's request for retroactive stay relief but granted relief to re-file and prosecute a lawsuit creditor had filed against debtor during debtor's prior bankruptcy case in which creditor obtained a default judgment. Read more

Even though Amazon was not a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a product available for sale through its website by a third party seller, it was subject to strict product liability. Read more

Plaintiff had standing to challenge a debt collector's transmission of personal information to debt collector's mailing service and that practice may have violated FDCPA. Read more