Alexander Vannesse was the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision. Ventura Police Officer Baumann, a certified drug recognition expert, responded to the scene. After his preliminary investigation, he arrested Vannesse for “driving under the influence.” POLICE ERROR Concluding Vannesse was under the influence ... Read more >
Most homeowners’ associations within the State of California are common interest developments governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (“Davis-Stirling”). Davis-Stirling is a state law imposing various rules, regulations and requirements on homeowners’ associations, concerning elections, open board meetings, assessment collections, and other matters. ... Read more >
Blended families, although increasingly common, still seem (to this author at least) to generate an outsized share of legal problems in the estate planning and administration field. In the blended family arena a new California case gives us one more deadline to add to our ... Read more >
“Accidents happen. Sometimes they happen to individuals committing crimes with loaded guns.” Dean v. United States (2009). That is the lead sentence in today’s case USA v. Van McDuffy. BANK ROBBERY - RENO, NEVADA On October 16, 2013, Van McDuffy entered a Bank of America ... Read more >
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) save lives and in my humble opinion should be available in all large business stores and in every major place of public assembly. HEART ATTACK IN TARGET STORE Mary Ann Verdugo had a heart attack and died in a Target store ... Read more >
Believe it or not, quite a few of you ask for my voting recommendations for elections, so here we go with Placer and Nevada Counties as well as statewide Propositions. Nevada County will be participating in the brand new California Voter’s Choice Act, so whether ... Read more >
Every real estate broker knows that he/she must have a written agreement to be paid a commission. Nevertheless occasionally brokers are too lax or too trusting to dot that “i” and cross that “t” in a written fee agreement with their principal, and should that ... Read more >
Today we have a fun case to discuss. It involves two seemingly unrelated laws you should know about. Public agencies are liable if they maintain a dangerous condition on their (public) property, while, on the other hand, public agencies are not liable for injuries caused ... Read more >
Actress Olivia de Havilland is a 101 year old living legend now residing in Paris. FX Network is the creator and producer of the television miniseries Feud: Bette and Joan, a docudrama about film stars and close friends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. 2017 DOCUDRAMA ... Read more >
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