According to recent data, approximately 34% of household financial assets are held in retirement accounts (approximately $28.0 trillion nationwide). The reason for this is largely tax driven as retirement accounts are (1) often funded on pre-tax dollars , ...

Mr. I. N. Corporate and Ms. Elle L. Cee decide to form a business entity in the State of California and their operations are going smoothly. Suddenly, they hit a snag when they receive a notice that their business entity (e.g., corporation or limited ...

On June 28, 2018, The U.S. Supreme Court instructed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”) to reconsider CTIA-The Wireless Ass’n v. City of Berkeley (2017) 854 F.3d 1105 ( CTIA ), which upheld a City of Berkeley’s ordinance requiring ...

Last month, we discussed the potential negative impacts of the Dave Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics, LLC (May 8, 2018, B277893) ( Pebley ) decision in personal injury actions involving insured plaintiffs who choose to treat on a lien basis. A petition for ...