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Negative Reviews: Seeing Stars or Trolls? Here’s What You Can and Can’t Do
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Trolls aren’t just fictional creatures living under bridges in fairy tales – today they are anonymous but highly visible creatures plaguing individuals and businesses on
Accidental Disinheritance: Update Wills, Estate Plans Annually
Gift Tax, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorney by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 So you have an estate plan? Good for you. You funded it? Even better. But have you updated it and your will in
Negative Reviews: Franchises Pursuing Truth, Justice, & Defamation Claims
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Franchised businesses, particularly restaurants, hotels, automotive servicers and others have been falling victim to the digital age. Many consumers now choose the places they do
No Excuses: Preventing Construction Site Accidents and Remembering the Dead
Wrongful Death Attorney by Thomas Cecil (818) 907-3292 With Spring comes not only warmer weather, a change in time, and the start of baseball, but a return of construction projects as builders begin another season
“Look Mom No Hands!” But Lots of Rules for AI Cars in California
Personal Injury Attorney by Andrew L. Shapiro (818) 907-3230 You may have heard the news: An Uber Technologies Inc. autonomous vehicle was involved in an accident in Arizona. A human driver in a Honda CRV
Food Fight: Two Sides to Every Chicken Filler Story
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently aired a segment reporting that real chicken content in Subway sandwiches amounted to a lot less than what the
Franchisor 101: Ostensible Agency Victory; and Technical Disclosure Violations
bkurtz@lewitthackman.com tgrinblat@lewitthackman.com msoroky@lewitthackman.com kwallman@lewitthackman.com March 2017 Tal Grinblat Recognized Once again, Tal Grinblat will be named a 2017 Legal Eagle in franchising, by Franchise Times Magazine. He has been designated as such by his professional
Whacky Employment Claims: Who’s Whackier? Management or the Employee?
As employment defense attorneys, we see many strange situations arise in the workplace. The question is, how prepared are you as an employer to handle the wackiness that may potentially arise when your employees make
Initiating Unlawful Detainer Actions: Perfection Not Required
Unlawful Detainer Attorney by Nicholas Kanter 818-907-3289 In November 2016 the California Supreme Court ordered that a decision from the appellate division of the San Diego Superior Court in U.S. Financial, L.P. v. Michael McLitus (“McLitus”)
The Customer Is (Not) Always Right: An Employer’s Duty to Protect
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and in this political climate, it seems as though more people are comfortable voicing those opinions, even if they may offend someone. Although free speech is a primary pillar