Employment contracts help limit the risk that comes with hiring new talent. Many employers like to integrate restrictive covenants into their contracts with workers to protect against future misconduct. However, California has implemented rules limiting the use of...
Contract Disputes
Buyers Must Make Sellers Prove Signer is Authorized
I bet you thought you could rely on your title and escrow company to make sure that the signatures on a purchase or loan transaction, are valid. In Sam v. Kwan, published on April 19, 2024, when the seller purchased the subject property in August 2014, all the...
3 options for effectively addressing a breach of contract
People sometimes say that contracts are the lifeblood of business. This aphorism stems from the importance of having predictable costs and reliable operational support. Contracts are crucial to the smooth and profitable operation of a business. Business contracts...
A New Theory of Premises Liability: Negligent Undertaking
If a property owner or major tenant, adopts protective measures, such as security guards, and a visitor is injured, the owner or tenant is liable for the injury only if either (a) the safety undertaking of hiring security guards increased the risk of harm or (b) the...
What causes scope creep?
Contracts create a pretty clear outline when it comes to everybody’s rights and responsibilities in an agreement, which can make a situation confusing when a project or plan changes along the way. This happens more often than many people realize, especially in the...