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5 Things an Indie Artist Should Know about Entertainment Law

Tips for the Indie Artist

Will the New Federal Law Prohibiting "Anti-Yelp" Contract Terms Affect Your Business?

A brief review of the Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 and how it may affect your business.

Top Ten Things To Do After You Receive Your 501(c)(3) Status

Finally got your 501(c)(3) tax exempt letter? What I'm about to tell you will blow you away.

Top Ten Contract Mistakes People Make

Most lawsuits can be avoided via a soundly written contract. Unfortunately, many contracts are not soundly written. Or worse, many contracts aren't written at all (shame!). Here, I share the top 10 contract mistakes people make, and how you can avoid them!

Mixing Houston, FEMA, Legal Counsel & Hurricane Harvey

It is suspected that government officials purposely held on to outdated flood maps of Houston to keep housing property prices from dropping.

Does an Insurance Company Need to Deny a Claim to be Liable for Bad Faith Damages? You May Be Surprised to Learn the Answer is "No."

This article discusses Bad Faith Damages

High Court Changes Cumis Landscape

This article discusses a case from the Calif Supreme Court that changes the "Cumis" Landscape

Ninth Circuit Grants a Small Reprieve to the Abuse of Discretion Standard of Review

Ninth Circuit ruling That Discretionary Language Provisions in Self-Funded ERISA Will Apply

Plan Administrators Cannot Violate their Fiduciary Duties by Failing to Provide Proper Notice of Policy Amendments; ERISA Plan Exclusions/Limits May N

Discussion of new Ninth Circuit case: King v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois UPS, No. 15-55880 (Ninth Cir. Sep. 8, 2017)

California Court Affirms Decision Finding Bad Faith Where Insurer Interprets Policy Against Insured's Interests

On August 31, 2017, the California Court of Appeal discussed a variety of topics touching upon important matters in insurance “bad faith” litigation in Pulte Home Corp. v. Am. Safety Indemnity Co., 14 Cal.App.5th 1086 (Aug. 31, 2017). I

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