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What To Do If Your Client’s Customer Files Bankruptcy?

Kenneth C. Edstrom April 30, 2020

The number of bankruptcies in the United States, both for businesses and individuals has decreased steadily since the Great Recession of 2008-09. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, the last business bankruptcy peak was in 2009 when 60,837 business-related bankruptcy cases were filed. By 2018 that number had decreased by nearly two-thirds to 22,232 cases. The COVID- 19 virus will

SB 806 and the Proposed New Test for Independent Contractor Misclassification

Laura Reathaford April 29, 2020

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles where it set forth the “ABC” test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor. Under the ABC test, a worker is deemed to be an independent contractor if the hiring entity proves that a worker: Is free from the

White-Collar Crime: What It Is and How It Affects Society

Heather Williams Forshey April 17, 2020

If you’ve ever wondered what white-collar crime is and how it impacts society, you’re in the right place. White-collar crime has long been viewed as a “lesser” crime and glamorized in Hollywood; in reality, it can be devastating for society and victims. Read on to learn about white-collar crime, and how it is treated differently than “street” crimes. What Are

Family Feud Isn’t a Game Show in Trust & Estate Litigation

Alessandro A. Apolito April 9, 2020

In almost every trust or probate litigation case, I tell my client that death and money can do bad things to good people. Unfortunately, this statement turns out to be true in just about every case. This type of litigation is a form of family law involving different family members such as siblings, parents, uncles, and other relatives fighting over

Your Client Has Been Served With a Subpoena – What Do You Do?

Santos Vargas April 6, 2020

Businesses and individuals are often served with subpoenas ordering a person to appear and give testimony and/or to produce documents, even if they are not party to a lawsuit. Determining when and how to respond to a subpoena is important and can carry significant implications for the business or individual served. If your client is served with a subpoena, below

COVID-19 & Family Law: From Parenting Time to Finances

Jon Eric Stuebner and Ann Gushurst March 31, 2020

As most of the country is now under orders to shelter in place, family law attorneys (and their clients) are facing unprecedented issues. Colorado family law attorneys Ann Gushurst and Jon Eric Stuebner of Griffiths Law outline some of the most pressing questions they’re receiving from clients. How COVID-19 Impacts Parenting Time Perhaps the most common question for family law

Copyright Is Automatic!

Z. Peter Sawicki and James L. Young March 31, 2020

Thankfully, clients are always asking us questions. For example, a client might ask, “Can I copyright this video?” or “. . . this photograph?” or “. . . this hat design?” We hear about disputes over music copyrights and copyrighting songs in entertainment news all the time. As IP lawyers, we understand what our clients are asking (and even occasionally,

Distracted Surgery

Kay Van Wey March 19, 2020

We’ve all heard the statistics about preventable deaths caused by distracted driving. Approximately 4,000 preventable deaths per year was enough for the Texas legislature to make distracted driving a crime. Heck, pedestrian injuries and deaths are also on the rise because of distracted driving and walking. Smart phones are everywhere, glued to everyone at all times. Have you ever stopped

Trademark Rights – Where Do They Come From?

Z. Peter Sawicki and James L. Young March 11, 2020

Your client wants to make money by selling a product or rendering some service – or maybe some new century combination of both now commonly referred to as SAAS (“software as a service”). In any event, your client will want the relevant consuming public to be able to readily spot its product or service in our crowded, noisy 21st century

Doe v. Nielson: Managing Mass Migration at the Border

Angela M. Banks March 5, 2020

Between 2015 and 2019 almost 300,000 individuals were apprehended by the United States Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector. These individuals were detained without beds, blankets, showers, “food that meets acceptable dietary standards,” access to medical assessments performed by medical professionals, and consistent access to potable water. On February 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of

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