• Court of Appeal Rules on South Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Voter Initiative (Measure T)

    June 23, 2023

                We live in a wonderland. That much is true. Tahoe Blue. Living the dream. The secret is out and the masses want a piece. Can’t blame ‘em. And if you can’t beat ‘em, cater to them.             That is precisely what many a regional [...]

  • Serial ADA Lawsuit Filer Scott Johnson Sentenced for Tax Fraud

    June 9, 2023

                Americans with Disabilities Act plaintiff Scott Johnson was sentenced weeks ago by the U.S. District Court in Sacramento to 18 months of home detention and $250,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return. Judge Mendez added a fine of $50,000.             The federal judge indicated [...]

  • Give the Corporate Director a Serpent Deflector: Reinforcing an Absolute Right to Inspection under the California Corporations Code

    June 2, 2023

    By: Ethan J. Birnberg, Esq., Porter Simon, P.C., Truckee, California [Article originally published in the Vol. 45, No. 3 of The Writ (Washoe County Bar Association)]              California is no stranger to litigation between corporations and their board of directors. Directors are provided the tools and ability to meaningfully participate [...]

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    Very Funny Quotes About Aging

    May 19, 2023

                I seldom reprint online articles in the Law Review but found this funny enough, at least if you are old like me, to re publish, so with apologies, here goes.             “To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” Oscar Wilde [...]

  • The Shoveler on the Roof and Homeowner Liability

    April 28, 2023

    Spring has sprung. Maybe. Cautiously optimistic here. Fingers crossed that a surprise spring storm does not bring feet of Sierra Cement to the region. Good for the water situation, no doubt. But for the school children, the lower backs, and the roofs…oh the roofs, please, no more. The rooftop snow shoveler may disagree though. So [...]

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    Fox News knew “The Big Lie” was a big lie

    April 17, 2023

                Well, the $64,000 question has been answered. Fox News (Fox Propaganda is more like it) and its pundits and broadcasters, all the way to owner Rupert Murdoch, knew that the falsehoods they pushed and continue pushing to this day – that Joe Biden “stole the election” – are false. [...]

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    The Skier Collision Decision

    March 31, 2023

                Breaking ski legal news. You heard it here first, no doubt. The Goddess of Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, is currently embroiled in a personal injury lawsuit with a certain Terry Sanderson for allegedly crashing into Sanderson while skiing in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is a famous, one-time actress turned new-age [...]

  • Gavel, Scales, Law Books

    A Real Oscar Snub

    March 17, 2023

                The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was held this week. Yes. Movies are still being made and movie theaters still exist. Had to double check. The cultural coup of the television show is nearly complete. Binge until your eyes bleed.             For those antiquated feature-film few, the Citizen Kane denying, [...]

  • Bulwer-Lytton 2022 Winners Part Two

    March 3, 2023

                As a reminder: the Bulwer-Lytton Contest is named after novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton who wrote many famous novels including “Paul Gifford” which started with the immortal words (often parodied), “It was a dark and stormy night.”             The Contest rewards rookie writers composing intentionally bad opening sentences to [...]