Making a lot of news lately are high profile patent infringement lawsuits coming out of silicon Valley. Clearly one of the biggest (and what The Wall Street Journal termed “The Patent Trial of the Century) was Apple’s suit against rival Samsung. Though this case made international news what a lot of people don’t recognize is […]
New proposed federal legislation would affect patent litigation in California and injunction proceedings. U.S. House Resolution 6245, or popularly known as the S.H.I.E.L.D Act (Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes) would require patent holders defined as Non Producing Entities (NPE) to pay for the defendants legal fees if the patent infringement case is found […]
California’s legislature is in session. And like every year there are a host of proposed changes to the legal code in California, both civil and probate. For instance, Senate Bill 156 (SB-156) would challenge an attorney’s ability to collect fees from the management of a conservatorship. From the bill text, “This bill would … limit […]
A sad result of the ‘the great recession of 2008’ is that many people fell behind in their auto loans. In the aftermath, many vehicles were repossessed by the crediting institutions. And with the large population and all the car friendly scenery, California has seen a big upswing in the number of automobiles repossessed over […]
Did you know that in 2007 the California legislature passed into law the Professional Fiduciaries Act and as of January 1st 2009 it became necessary for any fiduciary to be licensed if they were to legally operate in the state. In the legal world a Fiduciary is defined as, “An individual in whom another has […]
Did you know that the electronic filing (E-filing) of certain civil court documents is available (and sometimes mandatory) in counties and judicial districts all over California? Its true. Pursuant to amendments in the California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, civil court documents can be filed easily and efficiently from your office. In Orange County […]
Often times surety bonds are used in cases to protect an enjoined party from wrongful civil actions. These generally fall under the category of plaintiff bonds. However there is also a list of surety bonds used as good faith measures so certain legal actions can be delayed. These are called defendants bonds. Over the coming […]
There are many reasons why a plaintiff would seek a prejudgment Writ of Attachment Bond in a civil proceeding; and there are valid reasons why seeking to attach in a civil proceeding is not a good tactic. California has strict statutory regulations regarding a claimant seeking to attach so it is important to weigh the […]
Plaintiffs involved in court cases in California must be aware of all their surety bond requirements. Today, our surety bond blog will discuss a few types of plaintiff bonds in California. A plaintiff may be required to have any combination of the following court bonds: replevin, garnishment, attachment, sheriff indemnity, corporate undertaking, receiver/assignee, bid protest, […]