There can be a fine line between an unenforceable agreement to agree and an enforceable agreement with set terms. The Fourth District...

In De Martini v Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal recently held that a claimant cannot record a subsequent lis pendens on...

In Castaic Studios, LLC v. Wonderland Studios LLC, the California Court of Appeal held that when a property owner only licenses its real...

Since March 2020, California commercial landlords and tenants have faced financial ramifications as a result of COVID-19 and associated...

In Chase v. Wizmann, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a preliminary injunction that ordered a neighbor to relocate his loud pool...

In a lease dispute between a ranch-owner and cannabis company, a California state court of appeal ruled that the arbitration provision...

In Garcia v. D/AQ Corporation, the California Court of Appeal recently upheld an exculpatory clause[1] which spared the landlord from a...

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In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal held that the statute of frauds precluded an investment borrower from alleging that...

This content originally appeared in the July 13 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal. The United States continues to feel the...

In Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP v. Dhindsa, the California Court of Appeal held a California statute that establishes the priority of...

In Goens v. Blood, the United States District Court of the Southern District of California recently held that commercial tenants cannot...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, among the issues that are being discussed are "force majeure" provisions in various contracts. To attempt...

Effective April 6, 2020, the California Judicial Council enacted eleven Emergency Rules of the California Rules of Court due to the...

This article first appeared in the October 14 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal. I have to admit that I was caught by surprise...

In a case of first impression in California, the California Court of Appeal in Smyth v. Berman held that in the absence of specific...