Nearly 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
Read & Download the story here In a recent decision, In re Hutchinson, ___ F.3rd ___, 2021 DJDAR 10838 (9th Cir. 2021), the Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court and the Ninth Circuit BAP holding that a debtor may not attempt to avoid a penalty portion of a tax lien if a trustee takes action to do so, and if the…
Coleman & Horowitt, LLP is pleased to announce that 10 of our attorneys have been named 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Darryl J. Horowitt has been selected for the 15th year in a row for his outstanding work in business litigation. He has also been named on the “Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers®” list for 5 years.…
Read the article HERE. Not since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart have people been more perplexed. Which companies were the early targets of the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and on what basis? We finally have a partial answer. On July 19, the California Attorney General released an enforcement report and launched a new…
Download a PDF of the article here: By the Firm’s IP and Tort Practice Groups In law, “strict liability” is an interesting concept. It provides that any company that places a consumer product in the stream of commerce (i.e., is part of the distribution process such as manufacturer, retailer or other seller) may be liable for injuries caused by the…
Download a PDF of the article here: By the Firm’s Labor & Employment Department For California employers, one of the most significant legal RISKS is a wrongful termination lawsuit. For a sometimes bewildering variety of reasons, terminating an employee can wind up with you as a defendant, either in court or negotiating a settlement with someone from the very aggressive,…
Download a PDF of the article here On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court handed down a key decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. This ruling, a landmark in the state’s labor law, set out the requirements for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. It was later made into law in…
In this webinar, Darryl Horowitt and Sheryl Noel discuss steps your business can take to reduce your exposure to businesses who do not pay. They also discuss remedies you have once a customer defaults, including remedies in bankruptcy court. We have provided two articles below for further reading and information. Watch it Here: https://youtu.be/0ODomvMi-VU Jump to various sections in…
Download a PDF of the article here Over my last 25 years, as a lawyer practicing in the Central Valley of California, I have defended many farming operations and their employees, for accidents which involved tractors, trailers, or other moveable equipment referred to in Vehicle Code section 36000 as an “implement of husbandry.” These vehicles and equipment are typically designed…
Download a PDF of the article here After a long, slow, hopeful decline in both cases and fatalities, the COVID-19 pandemic reignited in the United States beginning in November of 2020. Although the curve, thankfully, is now rapidly trending down, the massive increase in cases has highlighted the question of the legal standing of employers who want their employees vaccinated.…
PROPOSITION 19 AND PROPERTY TAXES: HOW IT WORKS, WHAT IT MEANS Download a PDF of the article here California Proposition 19, which became law in November of 2020, went into effect on February 15th. As of that date, significant changes to California property tax law, particularly concerning parent-child exclusions, go into effect. The change also affects transferring property to yourself.…