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You love your faithful furry friend, but chances are your landlord might not share your enthusiasm. Renting generally brings a certain level of stress by way of rental applications, references, and security deposits. The stress is arguably double for renters who are pet owners. While many pet owners say their pet provides companionship, unconditional love [...]

           Jogging is hard. If you have ever competed in, or spectated at the finish line of, an endurance footrace, you know this to be true. Yet many a self-punishing martyr jog for recreational pleasure. For those who jog for fun, and do so on the property of another, a recent [...]

           There are all sorts of reasons to have a will or a trust. You can sometimes avoid probate, you can specify where you want your property to go, you can choose guardians for your children, save taxes, avoid family bickering, and on and on.             At a minimum, if you [...]

           This is a sad case. Nick Brown was a sophomore at Union Mine High School in El Dorado County. He suffered a concussion and traumatic brain injury while playing on the junior varsity football team. He sued the El Dorado Union High School District.             The trial judge was former [...]

           I have this nagging need to share my opinion once again. If I ever write a book it should be titled: “Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion.” As much as I want to say to the really bad guys: “pay the price:  hang, fry or take your lethal injection,” I [...]

            As most of you serious Law Review readers know, April is National Donate Life month.             Nearly 100,000 Americans are in need of an organ transplant. Every day an average of 17 people die waiting for an organ donation.             More than one-third of all deceased donors are age [...]

Written by Traci Mason Baldwin Conflicts are a common occurrence between owners and contractors and California takes the regulation of contractors seriously to protect the consuming public, sometimes strongly favoring the consumer in ways that can be quite penal to the contractor. A contractor failing to adhere to certain California requirements can free other parties [...]

           All builders know they must be properly licensed. Under Business and Professions Code 7031, an unlicensed contractor may not go to court to recover compensation even if the job was fully performed. Worse yet, an unlicensed contractor may have to reimburse the owner for monies previously paid under the contract. [...]

           I’m sorry, I just popped a cork. Two weeks ago Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who is white, arrogant, privileged, and filthy rich (estimated $30 million) can now add “racist” to his resume, something we have known for years.             President Biden nominated a brilliant, experienced and highly credentialed lawyer [...]