Commercial Litigation

Autonomous, or self-driving, cars have been a hot topic in recent years. More and more automobile companies are adding advanced self-driving features, requiring increasingly less input from a human driver. Waymo, Google's autonomous car subsidiary, even has a limited...

Commercial litigation encompasses a broad range of legal disputes involving business entities and corporate law. In California, a litany of laws regulates business partnerships and fairness practices. It's rare for these matters to have simple answers. Most arguments...

Communications with an attorney are privileged. No one other than the attorney's client has authority to disclose them, and in all but the rarest cases, no one can compel that disclosure.  But there are also limits to the attorney-client privilege that can create...

Conflicts of interest happen when one of the decision-makers in the company has a financial interest in one of the firms doing business with the corporation. To this end, the said director may reveal trade secrets, budgetary allocations or approved designs to managers...

Starting your own business can produce some of the most rewarding feelings you could experience, but it requires a lot of work. Many problems can arise. One way you might leverage the business experience of another, opening a franchise location, provides you with many...

Many contracts your business enters into are likely to include a force majeure clause. This clause is commonly referred to as the "Act of God" clause because it protects if a party is unable to perform under the contract due to designated events. Carefully review any...

  An invention becomes "Patent Pending" after the owner makes an application with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). During this time, your patent is protected, and no one can steal or use it without your consent. However, the right to sue an infringer...

When organizations get involved in a legal dispute, it is viewed as commercial litigation. However, commercial litigation is often mistaken as civil litigation. Many categories of lawsuits fall under civil litigation and while commercial litigation can fall under this...

A severance package is a negotiated settlement between an employee and an employer that details terms that will apply upon the termination of their working relationship. These contracts often come into play during unfortunate events such as downsizing. However, the...