Good news for renters and bad news for landlords in California. Assembly Bill 12 goes into law on July 1, 2024, prohibiting landlords from collecting a deposit from renters that is more than one month’s worth of rent as a security deposit. Landlords may still collect the first month’s rent, a security deposit equal to …
Stone | Dean is thrilled to announce their newest partner, Joseph Lara. Joe zealously represents clients in a wide variety of disputes. A skilled litigator, Joseph has guided myriad clients through cases in both State and Federal Courts. His practice focuses on complex litigation, including trade secrets misappropriation, trademark infringement, shareholder derivative actions, business disputes, …
The ballots are in, and the votes have been counted for the California 2022 Midterm Election. The following summarizes the results of critical measures that Californians voted on earlier this month.
In addition to being one of the nation’s foremost experts on transportation law, Stone | Dean partner Gregg S. Garfinkel is an avid saltwater fisherman. For many years, he has preached (and practiced) the importance of practicing “catch and release” when fishing for many species, including California’s own, Calico Bass. He, along with his two …
Halloween is always a big deal at Stone | Dean, and this year was no different (other than the fact that our celebration was done remotely). Taking first place in the “Best Costume” contest was Alicia Gonzalez who won for her “Cereal Killer” ensemble. Joe Lara won the “Best Pumpkin” contest with his Jack Skellington …
StubHub has been ordered to refund over $8.5 million to customers who purchased tickets under the company’s pre-pandemic refund policy for events that were canceled because of COVID-19. StubHub initially refused to pay refunds to consumers for concerts, sports and other events that were canceled by the pandemic. Under its ‘FanProtect Guarantee,’ StubHub typically offered …
Our wonderful partner and Chair of our Transportation and Logistics was interviewed on ABC news concerning a hostage situation involving a homeowner’s personal property. Watch for him nationwide as his celebrity status spreads like wildfire! https://abc11.com/home-movers-moving-company-broker-troubleshooter-diane-wilson/11003657/
Parties to a construction or design contract can define their duties toward one another, in the event a third-party claim arising out of the working relationship is brought against one or both. In many cases, the terms of this type of agreement will require one party to indemnify the other, for money paid or expenses …
By now, you should be well aware of the battles between Uber/Lyft and the State of California regarding the classification of the drivers working for these ride-hailing companies. The battle centers on the State’s desire to have those working for Uber/Lyft to be considered employees, and Uber/Lyft’s desire to have them classified as independent contractors. …
On January 15, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the matter of New Prime v. Oliveira. This case presented important issues impacting employment law and interstate commerce. Specifically, the High Court was presented with two issues arising from an independent contractor agreement between a driver and a transportation company that contained an arbitration clause —which …