Article, Civil Litigation
Use of Requests for Admissions and Requests for Genuineness of Documents A sometimes underused discovery tool is Code of Civil Procedure §§2033.010 et seq., otherwise known as Requests for Admissions (RFA) and Requests for Genuineness of Documents. How Many May Be...
Article, Civil Litigation
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Analysis What is the definition of “dangerous property” in a legal context? If you represent a public entity, how do you advise them of the myriad of factors that must be analyzed? Here we discuss four main...
Article, Civil Litigation
Property Owner Liability for Third Party Criminal Act – Reasonably Foreseeable? Imagine you own a strip mall property – you have tenants who own various businesses on the property, perhaps a nail salon, a liquor store, a small gym, a bike store, and an...
Article, Blog, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning
Everyone Has Their Own Way of Looking at Things Chacun voit midi à sa porte. -French proverb By Sophia Cizmarik Everyone has their own way of looking at things, especially when it comes to your health care decisions. Further, your own view may change depending on what...
Article, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, wealth preservation
PROTECTING MY LIFE’S WORK: CHOOSING THE PROPER FORM OF BUSINESS ENTITY “I’m a business owner (or soon to be one) what type of entity should I choose?” At McDowall Cotter, we make two classi cations: “non-asset protection” and “asset protection” entities. General...
