Recent Articles

          We’ve written about the Good Samaritan law before primarily because I want to encourage people to help others whenever possible without fear of being successfully sued. COSTCO GAS STATION FIST FIGHT             My only minor beef with getting gas at Costco is the price is so cheap there is often [...]

            When I attended Hastings College of the Law in the early 1970s, it was one of the top tier law schools in the country. And still is. I knew vaguely that the name came from Serranus Hastings who was the first Chief Justice of California. We’ve learned more about [...]

            All of us remember cult leader Charles Manson and some of us remember one of his cult followers Leslie Van Houten, who participated in the killing of Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in Los Angeles. That was a day after other members of the Manson Family brutally murdered [...]

            The dog days of summer are here. The mercury malevolently rises, and heat records ignominiously fall world round. But here in Truckee-Tahoe, snow is still on the mind (and on the ground).             The past winter wreaked havoc. So much so that federal and [...]

            In recent years, the highly partisan, conservative Supreme Court has essentially gutted the Voting Rights Act by continuing to allow, if not endorse, racial gerrymandering of congressional districts. A “RED MAP” UPHELD             A bit of recent history.             North Carolina’s Republican Party drew partisan congressional districts in such [...]

            Landlords sometimes need to sell their investment property while leasing to a tenant. When this occurs, the landlord wants to enter the premises; but the tenant is understandably frustrated and concerned about this proposed invasion of privacy. A landlord is not required to wait to sell his or her [...]

            We commonly field questions from landlords and tenants seeking to understand their property rights under leases and California or Nevada law. In California, landlords, owners, and property managers cannot simply enter a house, unit, or property once they have leased possession of the property. They need to have a [...]

            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 [...]

            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 [...]