In the California real estate and lending community, and especially for non real estate attorneys (normal people !!), there is some misunderstanding and hidden mystery about what a notice of lis pendens is, what is its function, and what is its place in the law and the world of California Read more…
A company, its principals, and their legal counsel involved in business litigation in any form should ask themselves questions regularly, such as: 1. Why are we in the lawsuit? 2. What are the business causes and objectives of the litigation? 3. What are we trying to achieve? 4. What has happened and will potentially Read more…
TIPS FOR SURVIVING BUSINESS LITIGATION: BUSINESS NOT PERSONAL By Anthony C Duffy Paraphrasing the famous line in the Godfather movie for non-criminal purposes, business litigation is or should be about “business”- not “personal” animosities or disputes. Humans have emotions and unique and diverse personalities. Disputes almost inherently create adversarial attitudes Read more…