CCPA Effective Date Looming: Is Your Toll-Free Number Up and Running?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) effective date is January 1, 2020. That is a bit more than four months from now. Among the many provisions of the CCPA is … Read More
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Limiting Business Risks by Contractually Truncating Statutes of Limitations
Under California law, the statute of limitations for a lawsuit involving a business contract is four years. This means that, if there is a breach of the contract, the aggrieved … Read More
San Diego Mergers and Acquisitions: Some Common Representations and Warranties
When a San Diego business contemplates a merger with or acquisition of another business, the purchase agreement tends to be long as there are many things to cover. One of … Read More
An Example of Challenging a Trademark Application: Fans of Tom Seaver Say Tom Brady is Not “Tom Terrific”
In a follow-up to a recent article, NFL quarterback Tom Brady was recently denied a trademark registration for the phrase “Tom Terrific.” The denial was based on a challenge to … Read More
Claim for “Wage Conversion” Disallowed by California Supreme Court
In good news for San Diego business owners, the California Supreme Court recently held that a former employee cannot use a conversion of wages claim to hold the business owners … Read More
CCPA Effective Date is January 1st: Does Your Business Have Indemnity Insurance Coverage?
January 1, 2020, is the effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which is coming up fast. The CCPA provides consumers with various rights with respect to the … Read More
Does the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Apply to San Diego Franchises?
In brief, the answer is “yes.” The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is applicable to all franchise agreements in San Diego and elsewhere here in California. However, … Read More
San Diego Employers do Not Have to Police Meal Breaks
Mandatory meal breaks for employees are required by California law. Labor Code section 512 and the wage orders adopted by the Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”) require these meal breaks. If … Read More
Does My San Diego Website Have to be Accessible to the Blind?
As of yet, there is no definitive answer to this question, but the legal trends are leaning towards “yes.” The “yes” answer is for any and all San Diego businesses … Read More
Federal Court: Gas Station Franchisee Showed Violation Where Right of First Refusal Offer Was Not the Same
There is a federal law that governs franchisor-franchisee relationships among petroleum companies and gasoline stations called the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (the “Act”). See 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. … Read More