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Mechanics Liens
January 31, 2007
No 'Relation Back' Without Consummated Purchase Agreement
Lenders
January 31, 2007
Ninth Circuit Interprets CA Law Level of Scienter for 'Aiding and Abetting'
Environmental
January 31, 2007
Expert analysis of key cases.
Eminent Domain
January 31, 2007
Williamson Act Restrictions Must Be Part of Valuation Calculus
Development
January 31, 2007
<i>City of Goleta v. Superior Court</i>
Adjacent Landowners Entitled to Hearing
January 31, 2007
If an entity claims a vested right pursuant to the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act ((SMARA) Pub. Resources Code, ' 2710 et seq.) to conduct a surface mining operation that is subject to the 'diminishing asset' doctrine, that claim must be determined in a public adjudicatory hearing that meets procedural due process requirements of reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. <i>Calvert v. County of Yuba'- County of Yuba.</i>
Predispute Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial
January 31, 2007
Predispute waivers of jury trials are unenforceable under California law, subject to certain limited exceptions. While the recent California Supreme Court case of <i>Grafton Partners v. Supreme Court</i>, invalidated such waivers, there remain two ways that parties can agree, predispute, to avoid a jury trial in commercial real property related transactions.
Decisions of Interest
January 31, 2007
Supreme Court, King's County, erred when it vacated an award of child support arrears because the former custodial parent died and the children are now living with their father. <i>Dembitzer v. Rindenow.</i>
Impact of Bankruptcy on Equitable Distribution
January 31, 2007
Just when we think that the practice of matrimonial law is as complicated as it can get, a case comes down which reminds us of another level of difficulty. <br>In <i>Musso v. Ostashiko</i>, New York Law Journal, Nov. 14, 2006, p. 23, col. 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit definitely resolved one of the many questions that arise from the interaction between matrimonial and bankruptcy law ' an interaction which has been occurring with ever greater frequency over the years.
When There Is No Home State
January 31, 2007
Child custody jurisdiction in New York hinges primarily on identifying the child's 'home state.' But what if there isn't one?

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